Kendujhar: Landslides triggered by heavy rain from a low-pressure system disrupted traffic on National Highway 49 in Kendujhar district, with debris blocking sections of the road at Kanjipani Ghat under Kanjipani police station and Judia Ghat under Sadar police station Friday night.Mud and rocks fell onto the highway, bringing traffic to a halt. Vehicles were…
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in north Odisha districts, which has affected five lakh people, remained grim Monday even as the IMD has forecast more rains after the low-pressure system formed in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, officials said.Keeping in view the gravity of the situation, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is likely…
The kidnapping case of Balangir businessman Narendra Sahu alias Gunda has taken a dramatic turn with police arresting Sub‑Inspector Sneha Manjari Sahu and journalist Sanjay Jena in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.Police sources revealed that Sneha Manjari Sahu, sister of prime accused Kshitij Sahu, and journalist Sanjay Jena played crucial roles in the abduction, with investigators now…
Lakhisarai: At least seven people were killed, and more than 12 were injured in a stampede outside the Ashok Dham Temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday.The incident triggered chaos at the temple premises as a large number of devotees had gathered to offer prayers and perform rituals on the third Monday of the holy…
Sambalpur, August 17: The water level of the Hirakud reservoir continues to rise, prompting authorities to open five more gates of the dam to release excess water.Earlier, water was being discharged through two gates. With the opening of five additional gates, a total of seven gates are now releasing water—five on the left side and…
Puri: Odisha interim DGP Vinaytosh Mishra visited Puri on Monday and offered prayers to Lord Jagannath at the Srimandir. This was his first visit to the pilgrim town after assuming charge as the interim Director General of Police of Odisha.On his arrival at the 12th-century shrine, he was welcomed by the Srimandir administration. He then…
A fire broke out at a garage in Anand Vihar near Nakagate in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in the early hours of Monday, gutting eight vehicles. The blaze reportedly started while an electric vehicle (EV) was being charged, with a short circuit suspected to have triggered the fire.The vehicles inside the garage included one CNG car, five…
A tragic incident struck Kapasuda village under Jaleswar police station on Sunday night, when the wall of a neighbouring house collapsed amid flood conditions, killing an elderly woman and her grandson and leaving several others injured.According to reports, Radhika Jena (65) and her grandson Jyoti Prakash Swain (18) died instantly when the wall of houses…
New Delhi, 17/8: Amid the ongoing row over the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said he never accepted the invitation from the NALSAR University of Law to be the chief guest at their convocation ceremony and therefore the question of attending the event does not…
New Delhi, 17/8: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted the Narendra Modi-led Union government on Monday over re-examination of the UGC-NET, demanding that the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) leadership be held accountable for it.Following the schedule released by NTA, in a post on his X handle, Rahul claimed that “this is no longer an education system….
