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NALCO’s QC team ‘Tejas’ wins prestigious gold award at ICQCC 2025

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (UNI) National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, has brought laurels to the nation on the global stage.
The Quality Circle (QC) team ‘Tejas’ from NALCO’s Captive Power Plant, Angul, has bagged the Gold Award at the 50th International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) 2025, held in Taipei, Taiwan, from November 3 to 6.
Team Tejas presented an innovative project titled “Improvement in the Boiler Sealing System,” which resulted in significant annual cost savings for the company. The project highlights NALCO’s continued focus on efficiency, innovation, and sustainable operations.
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Temple under lock and key in CBI office in Meghalaya

15 Jul 2026 | 12:31 AM

Shillong, Jul 14 (UNI) The Khasi Students union (KSU), Shillong Mihngi Circle, one of the prominent and influential pressure groups in Meghalaya, on Tuesday locked an under-construction temple, located inside the premises of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Mawdiangdiang.

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AR pays tribute to slain jawan

15 Jul 2026 | 12:29 AM

Dimapur, Jul 14 (UNI) Assam Rifles today paid tributes to Havildar Md Iqbal at its Training Centre and School at 3rd Mile in Dimapur. He was martyred in an IED blast near Sukhovi in Chumoukedima district on Monday.
Leading the wreath-laying ceremony, Assam Rifles DG Lt Gen Vikash Lakhera paid floral tribute to the fallen soldier.

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Bihar: Veena Manavi cries foul after nomination rejected

15 Jul 2026 | 12:13 AM

Patna, Jul 14 ( UNI) Jan Shakti Janata Dal (JJD) candidate Veena Manavi today alleged that her nomination for the Bankipur Assembly by-election was rejected as part of a "well-planned conspiracy" and announced that she would challenge the decision through legal means.

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Odisha panel clears premature release of Dara Singh, convicted in Staines murder case

14 Jul 2026 | 11:49 PM

Bhubaneswar, Jul 14 (UNI) The Odisha State Sentence Review Board (OSSRB) has recommended the premature release of Dara Singh, the life convict in the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Odisha's Keonjhar district, citing his "good behaviour" in prison.
The recommendation was made during the Board's meeting earlier this month, where it reviewed the cases of eligible life convicts for possible premature release.

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Odisha ready to tackle any COVID resurgence: Minister

14 Jul 2026 | 11:26 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 14 (UNI) Claiming that Odisha is fully prepared to tackle any possible resurgence of COVID-19, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Tuesday said there is no reason for the public to panic as the State has put in place all necessary preparedness measures.

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