Odisha government issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Thursday for timely payment of maintenance allowances and alimony awarded by competent courts, including a provision to deduct the ordered amount directly from the salaries of government employees.The move follows the government receiving information that certain employees were not paying court-ordered maintenance and alimony on time….
Odisha’s weather could see a significant shift over the coming days as a cyclonic circulation over north Thailand is likely to move into the North Andaman Sea, according to the latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The upper-air cyclonic circulation, which persisted over north Thailand at 5:30 am IST on September 18, 2026, extends…
Bhubaneswar: The health condition of five orangutan babies rescued from Bhogarai in Baleshwar district is normal, according to the health bulletin issued by the Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities on September 17, 2026. The infants, currently under specialised care at the zoo, were found to be in apparently stable condition during their clinical assessment….
The Delhi High Court has ruled that an appeal under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act is maintainable against an order by a Special Court under Section 25(6) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) confirming the seizure or attachment of property allegedly linked to proceeds of terrorism.A bench comprising Justices Navin…
New Delhi: India and Nepal reviewed a wide range of trade, transit and connectivity issues during the meeting of the India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee (IGSC) on Trade, Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade held in New Delhi on September 16-17, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary,…
Record-breaking batting by Abhishek Sharma secures a series whitewash.Opening with blistering dominance, Abhishek Sharma shattered records during his 34-ball 108 to secure a complete series sweep for India against Afghanistan in Delhi. Reaching triple digits in just 30 deliveries, he registered the quickest T20 International century against a Full Member nation and the third-fastest globally….
Kolkata: New names and symbols for the two factions in Trinamool Congress — the “original but minority” faction led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, and the “rebel but majority” faction led by expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee — are expected to be revealed Friday after the Election…
Kendrapara: Miscreants allegedly stole Rs 1 lakh from the storage compartment of a scooter parked in front of Jagannath Jewellery at Korua Market under Kudanagari police limits.According to reports, a retired bank employee, Durgacharan Sahu of Korua village, had withdrawn ₹1 lakh from the local SBI branch and kept the cash inside his scooter’s storage…
Bhubaneswar: A woman has gone missing after being swept away in the Ib River in Sundaragada district on Thursday. The mishap has been reported from Kanhakonda tourist spot, also known as the Grand Canyon Of Odisha, under Talsara police station limits.Search operations by ODRAF and the Fire Department entered the second day on Friday, but…
West Bengal Police arrested Asim Mandal, alias Akash, the last surviving central committee member of CPI (Maoist), from Polerhat on Kolkata’s eastern fringes Thursday afternoon.Mandal, 64, had evaded law enforcement for over 15 years across inter‑state forest belts. He faces 17 cases in Jharkhand and a dozen in West Bengal, and carried a Rs 1‑crore…
