Rayagada, August 24, 2026: Gudari Notified Area Council (NAC) has recorded a significant 92% growth in Own Source of Revenue (OSR) collection, earning a state-level honour for its performance in strengthening municipal revenue.The NAC’s OSR collection rose from ₹36.45 lakh in 2015-16 to ₹70.20 lakh in 2024-25, marking an increase of about 92.6% over the…
Barbil: The Parmanand Pandey Memorial Cup – 1st All Odisha JKA Karate Championship–2026, organised by JKAWF INDIA Odisha, successfully concluded at St. Mary’s School, Barbil, bringing together karate practitioners from different parts of Odisha for a two-day celebration of Japanese Karate Association (JKA) Karate. The championship featured a specialised training camp for senior students, a…
Mumbai/Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday issued orders to the health administration to conduct a high-level inquiry into the death of three newborn babies in the fire that broke out at the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati.In his post on X, CM Fadnavis said, “The strictest possible action will be taken against those…
A 24-year-old lab technician working at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Monday, August 24.Police have launched an investigation after reportedly recovering an injection from his pocket, which they suspect could be linked to his death.The deceased has been identified as Suryakant Sahu, a native of Astaranga in Puri…
New Delhi, Aug 24: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday raised concerns over unemployment among youth, saying there was “unrest, disappointment and frustration” among them due to lack of job creation and challenges in the education system.She said the lack of focus on manufacturing, MSMEs and policies affecting small businesses had impacted job creation…
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lankan bowler Asitha Fernando have been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following an on-field incident during the opening day of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, part of the ICC World Test Championship.According to the ICC, both players breached Article 2.12 of the…
Mumbai: Akshay Kumar has begun filming for ‘Samuk’, an ambitious sci-fi survival-action thriller that marks a new genre foray for the Bollywood superstar and brings together an international technical team for the project.Directed by Kanishk Varma and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Aashin A Shah, ‘Samuk’ is being made in association with Cape of…
More than a dozen flights from Delhi Airport were rerouted as heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed Delhi-NCR on Monday, while airlines issued advisories urging passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.New Delhi: More than a dozen flights from Delhi Airport were rerouted as heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed Delhi-NCR on Monday,…
New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing Monday for a two-day visit to attend the 25th Round of Special Representatives’ Talks on the India-China Boundary Question.NSA Doval, India’s Special Representative (SR) on the India-China Boundary Question, travelled to Beijing at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. NSA Shri Doval…
Gunupur: The body of a 20-year-old BTech student was recovered from a rented house in Barun Nagar Lane-1 under Gunupur Municipality in Odisha’s Rayagada district on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Kaushik Mahapatra, a second-year Civil Engineering student at Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology (GIET) University. He was reportedly a native of the…
