New Delhi, 18/8: The controversial PM-CARES fund collected Rs 1,162.92 crore as donation from within and outside the country in 2023-24 and 2024-25 but spent just Rs 16.47 crore during this period, according to audit reports. In 2024-25, the fund collected Rs 479.97 crore as donations while it spent just Rs 87.85 lakh on children…
New Delhi, 18/8: The BJP on Monday announced a fresh social media team, headed by Deepak Mhaskey and dropping Amit Malviya in a massive organisational reshuffle. However, hours after the announcement, the X handles of the five leaders have either been deactivated.made private or the posts have been deleted, giving rise to curious questions.While, the…
Raighar police in Nabarangpur district arrested four persons while they were attempting to smuggle ganja from Malkangiri to Chhattisgarh.During patrol on State Highway‑40 near Jodinga Hirapara, police intercepted two bikes and discovered the contraband. Acting on intelligence inputs, a team led by Umerkote SDPO Subhendu Kumar Sabar and Raighar IIC Tikichand Bahubal Khatua seized 22.3…
Bhind(MP): At least eight people were killed and 22 others injured after a loading vehicle carrying migrant labourers collided head-on with a truck on National Highway 719 in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district.The accident took place around 1 am near Chhimka village on the Bhind-Gwalior National Highway.As per reports, the labourers were returning to their village…
Mumbai, August 18: Actor and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday visited Mumbai’s revered Shree Siddhivinayak Temple and Mumba Devi Temple.Kangana shared moments from her spiritual outing on social media, posting pictures and updates from the temple visits.https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLAj-qAv-p/?img_index=1For the temple outing, Kangana opted for a traditional look. She wore a vibrant red-orange-toned silk saree,…
Paralakhemundi: A 48-year-old farmer died after being bitten by a snake while working in his agricultural field in Odisha’s Gajapati district, sources said Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Banamali of Singipur village under Gurandi police limits.Banamali was cutting grass Monday evening in his half-acre farmland when the snake bit him, according to reports. He returned…
Bhubaneswar: Floods have affected seven districts of Odisha, impacting a large number of livestock, informed Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik.According to the Minister, a total of 88 blocks of seven districts Bhadrak, Jajpur, Baleshwar, Kendujhar, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj and Kendrapada have been affected. As many as 2,92,194 cattle and buffaloes, 1,61,983 goats and…
Washington DC, 18/8: US President Donald Trump has cited India’s election system to renew his push for American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. Trump, recalling India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asking the US administration how elections in America can be held without a valid photo identification card, highlighted the need for mandatory photo IDs…
Hindola: In a bizzare incident, a man died of a heart attack after seeing an elephant in Kumurushinga village under the Hindola forest range in Dhenkanal district of Odisha.The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Purnachandra Dehuri of Kumrushinga village, Khajuriakata section.According to sources, Purnachandra came out of his house after hearing a ruckus about…
Kataka: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from the Jobra Anicut in Kataka Tuesday morning, prompting police to launch an investigation.Locals spotted the body floating near gates 41 and 42 of the anicut and alerted the authorities. A fire services team reached the spot, recovered the body and handed it over to police.Police sent the…
