Betnoti: Amid rising cases of human-animal conflict, another youth lost his life in an elephant attack in Betnoti area of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Thursday. The incident took place in Deunchapada village which comes under Betnoti forest range late in the night. The deceased was identified as Babul Marndi,a daily wage labourer from Angaria village…
Baranga: Minister of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Krushna Chandra Patra had a close shave after his vehicle met with an accident at Sandhapur square. According to information, he was going from Athagarh to Bhubaneswar when his vehicle collided with a cement mixing vehicle. As a result of the impact, the right side headlight of his…
Puri: In a significant operation, the Puri Police have dismantled an illegal arms smuggling and supply syndicate with the arrest of six persons in a special drive led by the Puri Superintendent of Police. The operation was carried out after receiving a specific tip-off about the illegal activities. Six accused individuals, including members of the…
Mr. Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Ltd., has lauded the Uttar Pradesh Government’s progressive move to privatize two state-run electricity distribution companies – Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. (PuVVNL) and Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. (DVVNL). Taking to his official handle on X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Agarwal called the move a “very good step,” emphasizing that…
Bhubaneswar: The number of Covid positive cases patients in the state has reached 30. Currently there are 23 active cases. It is worth mentioning here that seven people have recovered. The Covid positive patients are undergoing treatment at home, said Nilakantha Mishra the Director of Public Health of Odisha. Discussions have been held with the Center…
UP, 6/6: In a sad piece of news,Piyush Chawla, the former India leg spinner, has called time on a professional career that spanned over two decades. Chawla, 36, played three Tests, 25 ODIs and seven T20Is, with his last appearance for India coming back in 2012 at the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. …
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking case of impersonation and extortion, a person claiming to be an employee of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) allegedly extorted Rs 2 lakh from a superintending engineer in Bhubaneswar by threatening to transfer him to Malkangiri. According to the complaint filed by Pratap Kumar Haripal, superintending engineer of the Roads and…
Srinagar, 6/6: Calling India’s precision airstrikes on May 6 a “nightmare for Pakistani terrorists,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir had finally been freed from the grip of terrorism. He was addressing a public rally in Katra during his first visit to the Union Territory since the April 22 terror…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to formulate a department-wise roadmap for the development of Kotia in Koraput district, a long-disputed border region between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Chairing the first meeting of a specially formed committee for Kotia’s development, Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari today directed all departments to submit their respective action plans…
Bengaluru, 6/6: Defending the suspension of Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and other police officials for the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said, prima facie those who have not fulfilled their responsibility properly have been suspended. While speaking to reporters, he accused BJP and JD(S) of…
