Bhubaneswar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) fined 581 individuals and collected a total fine of Rs 1,17,100 from them for spitting and littering at Bhubaneswar Railway Station during March 2025, informed the East Coast Railway. The RPF’s action is part of a sustained initiative aimed at improving cleanliness and maintaining hygiene across railway premises, the East…
Baripada: A horrific case of school ragging has come to light at Basipitha SSD High School Khunta police station in Mayurbhanj district where a sixth-class student was brutally tortured by his senior classmates, leaving him with severe injuries. The father of the victim student lodged a complaint at Khunta police station, based on which police launched…
New Delhi, 3/4: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to relax the ban imposed on the manufacture, storage and sale on firecrackers in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) noting air pollution levels had remained alarming for a considerable time. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said a large section of the population…
Bhubaneswar: A Special Vigilance Court in Cuttack on Thursday sentenced a former Junior Clerk of the office of the Kujanga Tahasildar in Jagatsinghpur district Sukanta Kumar Das to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) after convicting him in a corruption case. Das, who is currently posted as Junior Clerk in Jagatsinghpur Collectorate was charge sheeted by…
Deogarh: A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her sister-in-law over a trivial dispute over firewood at Nilabairni Sahi under Debagarh Municipality in Deogarh district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Jyotsna Bhoj (55), widow of Pradyumna Bhoj. The accused is Geeta Bohoj (45), wife of Pratap Bhoj. As per reports, the…
Islamabad: Pakistan is set to intensify the deportation of Afghan refugees post Eid holidays as the March 31 deadline for refugees, including Afghan Citizen Card holders, to voluntarily return to their home country, has ended, local media reported on Thursday. Reports suggest that the repatriation process could not formally begin due to the Eid holidays. The…
Mayurbhanj: An incident of brutal ragging has come to the fore from a school in Basipitha under Khunta police station in Mayurbhanj district. A Class 9 student has allegedly slit a Class 6 boy’s hand with blade and tortured him as he saw the former while drinking alcohol. According to information, the Class 9 students were…
Mumbai: Actors Akshay Kumar and Ananya Panday, unveiled the much-anticipated trailer for ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ in the national capital on Thursday, offering a powerful glimpse into a poignant chapter of Indian history. The historical drama, which delves into the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, features a gripping courtroom showdown between Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan,…
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday witnessed the Thai version of the Ramayana, Ramakien. Ekkalak Nu-ngoen, alongwith a group of students from the Faculty of Music and Drama, Bunditpatanasilpa Institute, Thailand presented the retelling of the epic through the fusion of two dance forms – Bharatanatyam from India and Khon from Thailand. The timeless epic…
New Delhi, 3/4: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Rajya Sabha, asserting that the proposed legislation is not against Muslims or intended to hurt their religious feelings, but seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address the complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management….
