Bangladesh bowlers target shaky Indian batting in Dubai heatBangladesh enter Thursday’s high-stakes knockout clash in Dubai determined to exploit lingering frailties in India’s middle order with their disciplined bowling unit. While India have triumphed in eight consecutive head-to-head fixtures, Bangladesh previously caused major shocks by restricting their neighbours to 102 for 9 three years ago…
Balangir: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested the former Secretary of Juba Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) Ltd. under Belpada block in Balangir district for alleged misappropriation of over Rs 14.22 lakh.The accused has been identified as Chintamani Mallick.According to Vigilance, Mallick allegedly committed systematic financial fraud involving government and society funds to the tune of…
Umerkote police have cracked the major paddy theft case that took place in Umerkote town of Nabarangpur district.Due to the police’s prompt investigation, four minors along with an adult accused have been apprehended in connection with the incident. In addition, 100 bags of paddy, one autorickshaw and one bike have been seized.According to sources, paddy…
The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 on Thursday as authorities recovered more bodies from the affected districts, while search and rescue operations continued for more than 5,000 people still missing., reported PTI.According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 364 bodies have been recovered from Chitwan,…
A tragic incident was reported from Odisha’s Rayagada district where a tusker was killed in a train collision in the early hours of Thursday.The accident took place between Bissamcuttack and Therubali railway stations, near Brundabadi. According to preliminary information, the elephant was hit by a train while crossing or moving near the railway track.The particular…
Bhubaneswar: Five orangutans, who were recently rescued from Odisha’s Baleshwar district and kept at a zoo here, have been displaying a range of emotions, from momentary mood swings, playful actions to anxiously clinging to each other.On Thursday, they were taken out of their quarantine cell for a sunbath to keep them “stress-free”, a senior official…
Rourkela: The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has continued its drive to remove illegal constructions and encroachments made near sewerage lines, electricity poles, roads and drains in the steel city. However, an RSP employee was allegedly attacked while carrying out an anti-encroachment drive in Sector-2 on Wednesday.The injured employee, identified as Srikant Sarangi, has been admitted…
Rayagada /Muniguda, September 10:Muniguda police have seized nearly 300 kg of copper wire and other copper materials, suspected to be stolen, from a Honda Amaze car during vehicle checking near New Hope on SH-06 on Wednesday evening. One person has been arrested in connection with the seizure.According to police, the seizure was made in Muniguda…
Gandhinagar: The opening of the Gujarat Assembly’s Monsoon Session was marked by a controversy over the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ on Wednesday, after Congress MLA Imran Khedawala was accused by the State Forest and Environment Minister Pravin Mali of sitting down after the national song began. Mali said the proceedings of the Assembly traditionally begin…
Bhubaneswar: Excise officials seized a total of 520 litres of country-made liquor from a car in Samapur Chowk of Bhubaneswar and arrested a man on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Gauri Sankar Mahanta.Acting on a tip off, a team of excise officials conducted a raid and intercepted a Hyundai Aura car with a…
