Bhubaneswar: A penalty of Rs 16,17,000 has been imposed as a compounding fine for illegal sand mining and transportation from the Nagavali River bed in Rayagada district during the 2024-2025 period. This was informed by the Commerce and Transport MinisterBibhuti Bhusan Jena in the state assembly on Thursday. In response to a question from Barabati-Cuttack…
Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Afghanistan on Thursday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 180km. In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 5.2, On: 27/03/2025 13:58:21 IST, Lat: 36.32 N, Long: 71.08 E, Depth: 180…
New Delhi: President of Chile, Gabriel Boric Font will pay a State Visit to India from April 1-5 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. Boric will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, members of parliament, senior officials, business associations, media and prominent…
Bhubaneswar: In a good news to the students of schools across Odisha, now hot cooked Mid-day Meal (MDM) will also be served to class IX and X students at the school. Odisha Government has approved this proposal as per a letter issued by the School and Mass Education Department of Government of Odisha. The Odisha…
Bhubaneswar: Tensions flared on Thursday as Congress workers clashed with police during a protest rally in the Lower PMG area, highlighting concerns over women’s safety in Odisha. The confrontation turned violent, leaving several Congress activists and journalists injured amid the chaos.The skirmish erupted when police intervened to halt the Congress workers’ march toward the Odisha…
Deogarh: Odisha CM Mohan Majhi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the family of the deceased candidate during physical test of Home guard recruitment. According to information, a candidate lost his life while appearing for the physical test of Home guard in Deogarh. The physical test was taking place in the Reserve police…
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janta Dal (BJD) protested today in a very unique way by sprinkling Ganga water in order to cleanse the Assembly premises. The leaders cited that amidst the police- MLAs scuffle, the Odisha Assembly has been polluted thus BJD MLAs sprinkled Ganga water. In order to cleanse the polluted Odisha Assembly, the…
SUBARNAPUR, 27/3 — A road accident at Matupali Chhak under Ulunda police station in Subarnapur district has left 3 people dead and 2 seriously injured. According to reports, a speeding Haiwa vehicle coming from Sonepur and a Bolero coming from Sindhol collided head-on. Three electricity workers were killed in the accident. The deceased have been…
New Delhi, 26/3: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday asked Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to follow the rules of procedure to uphold the dignity of the House with the Congress leader describing the remark as “unsubstantiated” while saying he is not being given a chance to speak in Parliament that is being run…
New Delhi, 26/3: Comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday criticised Bollywood studio T-Series, alleging that his stand-up special “Naya Bharat”, which has kicked up a huge controversy over jokes targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, was flagged for copyright violation on YouTube. Kamra on Wednesday dropped a new video from the comedy special, in which…
