Odisha has received 17% more rainfall than the seasonal average so far this month, prompting authorities to intensify flood preparedness as swollen rivers and waterlogging affect several districts, with Balangir and Baleshwar identified as the areas facing the highest flood risk.According to Water Resources Department Engineer-in-Chief Dillip Kumar Rout, the recent spell of heavy rain…
Balasore, July 18: A 38-year-old engineer from the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Balasore just hours after attending his wife’s birthday celebration. While the incident was initially reported as a case of suicide, the deceased’s family has alleged that he was murdered over an alleged extramarital affair and…
Bhubaneswar: Four students of Udala Gurukul Vidya Mandir in Mayurbhanj district were allegedly beaten up by a teacher for leaving the hostel without informing anyone to watch the Rath Yatra.According to reports, four students staying in the school hostel went to see the Rath Yatra without informing the authorities. Angered by this, a teacher allegedly…
Banaigada (Sundaragada): Two persons, including a man and a woman, died in separate snakebite incidents in Sundaragada district on Saturday.The first incident was reported from Teldiha village under Banaigada police limits, where Parshuram Kisan was bitten by a snake after stepping outside his house to answer nature’s call early on Saturday. Family members rushed him…
New Delhi, 18/7: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has begun an indefinite hunger strike after Delhi Police moved activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on Saturday. The Delhi Police said that the move was carried out on the directions of the Delhi High Court and after expert medical advice. In a statement, police said…
New Delhi, 18/7: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has been shifted to a hospital after his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, with Delhi Police saying the move was carried out on the directions of the Delhi High Court and on expert medical advice. Wangchuk joined the…
New Delhi17/7: Amid concerns over the large-scale denial of welfare benefits to those affected by Special Intensive Revision and Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s caution that it may affect such excluded voters, the Supreme Court on Friday.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi, and V Mohana was considering a…
Lords, 17/7: Amidst growing rumours that the the third One-day International (ODI) against England at Lord’s on Sunday (July 19) will be Rohit Sharma’s final international outing, the team management has thrown its weight behind struggling opener. Rohit has already quit Test cricket and T20 Internationals. The 39-year-old managed a laboured 26 off 47 balls…
New Delhi, 17/7: Activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose hunger strike seeking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation entered 20th day, on Friday (July 17) said he is “weak from outside but very strong inside” and would “stay alive till July 20 at any any cost” when they are set to march to Parliament.His comments came on a…
Mumbai, July 17: ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ fame Sana Saeed has opened up about having the eating disorder ‘bulimia’.In a video shared on Instagram, Sana shared how she would be constantly worried about hiding and eating or having someone find her overeating in her room.”I didn’t know I had an eating disorder for years. Not…
