Kathmandu: The death toll from last week’s devastating floods in Nepal has crossed 1,300, as piles of dead bodies collected in different districts continue to pile up.According to the latest data released by the Nepal Police, as many as 1,344 bodies swept away by the Bhote Koshi River had been recovered as of 8 a.m….
Cuttack: More than 20 buffaloes were swept away in the strong currents of the Mahanadi River near Gate No. 77 of the Jobra Anicut in Cuttack on Saturday.The herd was reportedly seen struggling in the fast-flowing waters of the river. The Cuttack Fire Services personnel have reached the spot and launched an operation to rescue…
Puri: A court in Puri district has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for abducting a minor girl and forcing her into prostitution, officials said.The Additional Sessions Judge, Puri, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on convict Sangram Baliarsingh of Khuntia Banpur under Gadishagada police limits.In case of non-payment of the fine,…
New Delhi, The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has received a representation from Shri Tarun Chugh, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), regarding the alleged non-implementation of the reservation policy in the recruitment of Lecturers in the Punjab Education Department.The representation complains that Scheduled Caste candidates have been denied the benefits of reservation in the…
Bhubaneswar,: A significant milestone in advanced vascular and interventional treatment in Odisha has been achieved with the unveiling of the state’s first AngioJet Thrombectomy System at SUM Ultimate Medicare here. AngioJet is an advanced and minimally invasive technology used to rapidly remove blood clots from blocked blood vessels. Instead of performing major open surgery, an…
Koraput : Reinforcing its commitment to a safer electricity distribution network, TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has established a dedicated Safety Innovation & Testing Hub in Koraput in partnership with Jayco Safety Products Pvt. Ltd. The facility will enable in- house testing and certification of electrical insulating rubber hand gloves and other equipments used…
Selected officers to serve in their respective states for the first 12 years, creating quality careeropportunities for local talent and deepening grassroots banking Bhubaneswar: Bank of Baroda, one of India’s leading public sector banks, has announced a major recruitment initiative to appoint 2,482 Local Bank Officers (in Grade JMG/S-I) on a regular basis across 20…
Nuwakot: Amid catastrophic flash floods that have claimed at least 1,344 lives, the Nepalese Army and international teams are mounting massive Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations to reach isolated communities in the Himalayan nation.In Nuwakot district, military engineering units are constructing a rope bridge over the swollen Tadi River to restore ground connectivity…
Bhubaneswar: Kalinganagar police in Jajpur district on Saturday arrested two men for allegedly raping a woman after luring her to an abandoned house near Chandikhol on the pretext of taking her to her ailing husband.The accused were identified as Ramachandra Sahu, alias Kanhu, of the Badachana police station area and Chhabindra Tarai of the Jenapur…
Actor Arjun Rampal has concluded filming for Imtiaz Ali’s film O Saathi Re, which also stars Aditi Rao Hydari and Avinash Tiwary. On Friday, Rampal met with Ali and Hydari to spend time together, sharing photographs from their meeting on Instagram and expressing his enthusiasm about the project.In his post, Rampal wrote, “Wrapped something very…
