Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said his government is focused on generating employment opportunities for local people through tourism development by promoting the “Orange Economy,” or a culture-based economy, in the state. CM Majhi was speaking at a special event at the shrine of the Lord Lingaraj Temple here, on the…
Bhubaneswar, May 11: The Crime Branch has intensified its probe into the Balipatna brutality case. On the second day of investigation, the team will visit the spot and record statements of eyewitnesses along with family members of deceased Soumya. Earlier, investigators collected detailed information related to the alleged mob killing from Balipatna police.Crime Branch DG…
Nachuni police in Khurda district achieved a major breakthrough by arresting four traffickers and seizing ten grams of brown sugar along with the vehicle used in the smuggling operation.Acting on intelligence from Khurda SP Vivekanand Sharma, Balugaon SDPO Sanjay Kumar Pattnayak, and Nachuni IIC Bibhuti Bhusan Mahapatra supervised the raid. A police team led by…
New Delhi, 11/5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for measures to be taken by citizens, including judicious use of petrol and diesel, to tackle West Asia crisis has attracted Opposition criticism on Monday with the Congress saying he is “lecturing” the the country only after elections and the “compromised PM” is no longer capable of…
Jharsuguda: Police have busted a racket engaged in illegal manufacture of diesel exhaust fluid in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district by arresting eight people, including one from Rajasthan and another from Chhattisgarh, an official said Monday.Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is used in modern diesel vehicles to cut harmful emissions by breaking down nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and water….
Chennai, 11/5: The recent election defeat of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu’s assembly polls resulted in the brewing of an internal rift within the party, as MLAs stand divided over extending support to the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). Many signs pointed against party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami…
New Delhi,11/5: Fresh allegations of irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 examination have surfaced, with the Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) launching an investigation into claims that questions sets resembling the actual paper were circulated before the exam. The development comes just days after NEET-UG 2026 was conducted on…
A low-pressure area developed over the southwest Bay of Bengal near the north Sri Lanka coast early Monday, raising attention among meteorologists and residents across coastal regions.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed that the system formed at 5.30 am on May 11 under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over the Gulf of…
Kolkata, 11/5: Just after completing his task as the Returning Officer in Bhabanipur in Kolkata in the just-concluded elections, bureaucrat Surajit Ray has now been picked up to serve at the office of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated Mamata Banarjee. Ray has been posted as the senior deputy secretary at the office of Adhikari,…
Tehran, 10/5:Iran has delivered its response to a US-backed proposal aimed at ending the more than two-month-long regional war through Pakistani mediators, according to Iranian state media on Sunday. Tehran had formally conveyed its position to Washington as diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf continue, according to the IRNA news agency.
