Bhubaneshwar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief, Naveen Patnaik, Saturday wrote to Odisha BJP MPs over the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, describing the development as a “black day” for the state and warning that it has “far-reaching implications” for the people of Odisha.Patnaik, who…
A shocking case of alleged medical negligence has stirred public outrage in Nuapada, where a woman reportedly died after being administered a wrong injection.The deceased, Lachhanti Majhi (40) of Pandrapathar village under Komna police limits, was undergoing treatment for mild fever at the district hospital when the incident occurred.According to her family, Lachhanti was admitted…
Kathmandu: The death toll from the flash floods reached 616 on Saturday morning, while hundreds remain missing, local media reported, citing officials.As of 6 a.m. on Saturday, police had recovered 233 bodies in Chitwan, 158 in Nawalparasi East, 48 in Gorkha, 47 in Nawalparasi West, 45 in Dhading, 41 in Nuwakot, 31 in Tanahun and…
Paralakhemundi, Aug 29: A major fire broke out at the Gajapati Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Paralakhemundi on Saturday morning, causing extensive damage to the office and destroying several important government files and other belongings.According to reports, the fire broke out at around 9:30 AM at the RTO office. After receiving information, the Paralakhemundi Fire…
Bhubaneswar: Two women, allegedly part of a lady looter gang, are arrested for looting gold ornaments by swapping fake gold oranamets for real at a jewellery shop in Odisha’s capital city on Saturday. The arrested women are reportedly from Uttar Pradesh. Both of the arrested women repotedly belong to Baranasi.The two women, Lady Looter Laxmi…
Doctors of Nepali Army treating an injured woman at a field hospital in Battar, Nuwakot, after being rescued from Bhotekoshi flood in Nepal on August 28, 2026.The death toll in the Nepal flash floods touched 579 on Friday (August 28, 2026), even as the search for nearly 2,000 missing people continued for the third day…
Bilaspur: A Delhi-Bilaspur Alliance Air flight suffered a tyre burst during landing at Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport in Bilaspur on Friday, with all 37 passengers and four crew members on board safely evacuated from the aircraft.Speaking to ANI, Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport Director B Singh said the left tyre of the aircraft burst during landing,…
A routine visit to his in-laws’ village turned into a nightmare in the forests of Balangir district. Khetra Bag of Chandanajuri village was electrocuted and killed after he and his sister-in-law came into contact with a live electric wire laid as a trap for wild boars.The incident occurred in Guinchadihi forest under Larambha police station…
Rourkela: In a fresh development in the much-talked-about Rourkela Circuit House arms case, suspended BJP leader Prakash Paswan, who was arrested on Thursday, will be taken into police remand for two days for further interrogation.Police had sought four days’ remand from the court, citing the seriousness of the case and the need for detailed questioning….
Paralakhemundi, Aug 28(Tarini Prasad Panda): More than one lakh women in Gajapati district received the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the State Government’s ‘Subhadra’ scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Purnima. A district-level programme to mark the disbursement was organised at the Rural Self Employment Training Institute here…
