Rourkela: In a major accident at Rourkela Steel Plant, as many as five employees including an official were injured due to an explosion at the SMS-1 unit, on Saturday. The workers reportedly sustained severe burns from hot molten steel. Apart from the officer, the injured include two permanent employees and a contractual worker.All the injured…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his heartfelt tributes to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on the occasion of his birth anniversary. Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi said, “Hundreds of salutations to the immortal martyr Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary, who sacrificed his life to protect the self-respect of the motherland.”In a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of Padma Shri Awardee, an organic farmer, Smt Pappammal. Modi said that she made a mark in agriculture, especially organic farming. Prime Minister further added that People admired her humility and kind nature. The Prime Minister said in an X post;“Deeply pained by…
Balasore: At least four persons were killed and over 30 sustained injuries after a tourist bus overturned on NH 16 in the Jaleswar area of Odisha’s Balasore district in the wee hours of Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Kamala Devi Yadav (70), Ram Prasad Yadav (55), Rajesh Kumar Mishra (58) and Shankar Yadav…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi fondly remembered the ‘nightingale of India’ Lata Mangeshkar on her 95th birth anniversary on Saturday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an X post and wrote, “Remembering Lata Didi on her birth anniversary. She will always live on in the hearts and minds of people due to her soulful songs. Lata Didi…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj today informed that the State government will soon fill up over 1500 vacant professor posts in universities in the State.The Higher Education Minister informed about the recruitment of the professors in universities to the newsmen after attending an important meeting held to discuss about the vacancies across the state.Law…
Patnagarh: There has been a 12-hour bandh in Patnagarh on Saturday, the shutdown call from 6 am to 6 pm shall be effected.According to reports, all institutions and services will be closed except for emergency services. There will be a railway track blockade also.The bandh has been called in support of a longstanding demand. Since 2012,…
Bhadrak, 28/9: The Odisha government on Saturday suspended internet services in Bhadrak district for 48 hours in view of violent communal incidents due to certain social media postings, news agency ANI reported. “Messaging platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, X and other such media etc. have the potential to inflame communal tension thereby leading to acts causing…
Kolkata, 28/9: The CBI is awaiting the final report of the 3D laser mapping of the emergency ward building of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital to ascertain the exact location where the trainee doctor was tortured and killed, a senior CBI officer said. The officer, speaking on conditions of anonymity, told PTI…
Bhubaneswar, Sept 27: Renowned educationist, philanthropist, and Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta was awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Institution of Fire Engineers India at the ongoing international conference and exhibition, “Fire India 2024,” in New Delhi today. The fellowship was conferred in recognition of Dr Samanta’s remarkable contributions over three decades in…
