Bhubaneswar: Three students of Bahumagheri School under Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district were injured after a portion of the school veranda collapsed, on Friday.According to reports, the incident occurred when students were celebrating Teachers’ Day. As a result, two students identified as Shubhashree Kala and Shakuntala Mandal of Sishu Batika and Srabani Kala of Class…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will soon operate around 1,000 electric buses to promote eco-friendly transport and curb vehicular pollution, Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra said today.At present, the state has 400 e-buses in service. The government is in the process of adding 200 more, while another 400 e-buses will be provided to Odisha under a central…
Sambalpur: Heavy inflow of water from the upper catchment areas of the Mahanadi has prompted the authorities of the Hirakud Dam to release more water on Friday morning. Four additional gates were opened, taking the total number of open gates to 20.According to the dam authorities, out of these 20 gates, 13 are on the…
Ireland, 5/9: Irish martial artist Conor McGregor— best known for his victories in MMA— is now set to make his mark in the political arena. On Thursday, McGregor formally declared that he will be running for president in the elections later this year. While announcing his presidential bid, McGregor also launched a scathing attack at…
Washington,5/9: US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War,” a White House official said on Thursday, a move that would put Trump’s stamp on the government’s biggest organisation. The order would authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department and subordinate…
Bhubaneswar, ,4/9: In a major development,former minister Snehangini Chhuria was appointed the president of the BJD women’s wing Thursday. Snehangini Chhuria, a prominent Dalit leader, would function as the president of the Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) with immediate effect, it said. BJD president Naveen Patnaik also appointed 15 leaders as senior general…
New Delhi, 9/4: Indian cricket fans, who love turning up for IPL matches across the country, will have to shell out more for tickets next season with government raising the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on admission to these games from 28 per cent to 40 percent. According to a Ministry of Finance release issued…
Mumbai, 9/4: To defuse the crisis involving the Maratha abnd OBC reservation issue, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who had boycotted the Cabinet after the BJP-led Maha Yuti decision accepted the demand of Manoj Jarange-Patil to accept Marathas of Marathwada region as Kunbis based on records of Hyderabad Gazetteer….
Paradeep : An On-Site Emergency Mock Drill was successfully conducted at IFFCO Paradeep Unit on Thursday, 4 th September 2025, reaffirming the organization’s commitment to industrial safety and emergency preparedness. The drill focused on a simulated ammonia gas leak scenario originating from a weld joint on the ammonia header line between Train B and Train…
Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Afghanistan again on Thursday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.As per the statement, the earthquake struck at a depth of 135km.In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.8, On: 04/09/2025 10:40:56 IST, Lat: 34.38 N, Long: 70.37 E, Depth: 135 Km,…
