What began as a protest has quickly turned into a full-blown transport crisis. For the second consecutive day, popular online cab services Ola, Uber, and Rapido remain completely offline across the Odisha capital, leaving thousands of passengers scrambling for alternatives. At Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar Railway Station, and major bus stands, harried travellers are…
With online cab services like Ola, Uber, and Rapido remaining suspended for the second consecutive day, the Comprehensive Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has launched the Ama Bus Shuttle Service to ease commuter woes across the capital. The service connects Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar Railway Station, and Baramunda (BSABT) Bus Stand, ensuring passengers can travel…
Filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan has opened up about a more personal side of motherhood, revealing that her daughters, Anya and Diva, sometimes struggle with insecurities about their appearance. Farah made the candid revelation during a recent episode of her YouTube vlog featuring Lock Upp 2 contestant Akanksha Choudhary. The conversation turned to self-confidence and…
Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff have received show-cause notices from the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over their participation in an advertisement for Vimal Elaichi. The notices, issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, question whether the campaign could amount to surrogate or indirect promotion of pan…
Anupama Parameswaran has opened up about a deeply distressing past relationship, saying the emotional turmoil affected her mental and physical health and left her struggling with anxiety, panic attacks and significant weight loss. Actor Anupama Parameswaran has spoken candidly about a difficult relationship from her past, describing what she experienced as “narcissistic abuse” and detailing…
During a review meeting on the Traffic Decongestion Plan for the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi emphasised the need to develop the connecting roads between the twin cities, along with their surrounding areas, in a cleaner, more organised and aesthetically appealing manner. Bhubaneswar: During a review meeting on the…
Chennai, 19/8: The Tamil Nadu government has asked education authorities to take steps to ensure that school and college students, as well as young people, do not participate in protests or agitations organised by Left parties and the Tamil Nadu Cockroach Janata Party. The direction was issued by the Department of Collegiate Education in an…
Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: In view of the prevailing flood situation and incessant rainfall, the Bhadrak district administration has ordered the closure of Anganwadi centres across six blocks on August 19 as a precautionary measure. According to an official order, Anganwadi centres in Tihidi, Bhandaripokhari, Chandbali, Basudevpur, Dhamnagar and Bhadrak blocks will remain closed on Wednesday. The decision has been taken keeping…
Former Lanjigarh MLA Sibaji Majhi died at his native village Danarguda in the Bijepur area late Tuesday night. He was undergoing treatment for chest pain. Majhi was initially admitted to a hospital in Bhawanipatna after complaining of chest pain and was later shifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. After receiving treatment, he was discharged…
Talcher ; NTPC Talcher Thermal, in collaboration with Usha International Limited has launched a 25-day Advanced Sewing and Stitching Training Programme for 35 women) of Brajnathpur Gram Panchayat under the Skill Development initiative TTPS. The programme was formally inaugurated by Smt. Vibha Agrawal, President, Sagarika Ladies Club, NTPC Talcher Thermal, in the presence of Shri Naresh Kumar…
