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Police resort to lathi-charge to disperse agitating dismissed teachers

Kolkata, May 15 (UNI) Baton-wielding police on Thursday night resorted to lathi charge to disperse agitating dismissed teachers from around Bikash Bhavan, the headquarters of the state Education Department at New Town in the city, official sources said.
Thousands of dismissed teachers had laid siege to Bikash Bhavan since this afternoon, denying the government staff from coming out and demanding reinstatement to their respective posts.
Police used batons after several requests to vacate the area failed to yield any result.
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ECoR Yatra mobile App launched for Puri Rath Yatra pilgrims

24 Jun 2025 | 9:40 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 24 (UNI) The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched a dedicated mobile application, ‘ECoR Yatra’, to offer real-time, reliable, and accessible railway services to the lakhs
of pilgrims attending the Puri Rath Yatra.

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Odisha Governor appreciates one-year success of Mohan Majhi Government

24 Jun 2025 | 9:22 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 24 (UNI) Odisha Governor Dr Haribabu Kambhampati today paid a courtesy
visit to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at his residence.

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Odisha emerging as a leading state in Eastern India’s healthcare sector: Kambhampati

24 Jun 2025 | 9:19 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 24 (UNI) Odisha is steadily emerging as a leading state in Eastern India’s healthcare sector, thanks to focused planning, good governance, and increased investment, Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati today said.

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Bihar Government increases social security pension to Rs 1100 per month

24 Jun 2025 | 8:45 PM

Patna, June 24 (UNI) Bihar Government on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase social security pension to Rs 1100 per month under various categories, which is being considered as an attempt to woo voters in next Bihar assembly elections slated for October-November this year.

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Police arrest four suspects for hurling bomb that killed minor girl in Kaliganj

Police arrest four suspects for hurling bomb that killed minor girl in Kaliganj

24 Jun 2025 | 8:43 PM

Kolkata, June 24 (UNI) Police have arrested four youths, suspected of hurling a crude bomb during a frenzied TMC poll victory celebration in which a minor girl was killed in West Bengal's Nadia district, officials said on Tuesday.

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