The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed and closed FIRs registered across India in connection with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protests over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in the 2026 NEET examination.Invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and…
Bhubaneswar: Senior officer of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE), Susanta Kumar Purohit, an IRSEE officer of the 1996 batch, assumed the additional charge of Chairperson of the Paradip Port Authority (PPA) on Tuesday, following an order issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.Purohit, who is currently serving…
Kwena Maphaka, aged 20, could be called upon to lead South Africa’s pace attack in the upcoming Test series against Australia if Kagiso Rabada is unable to play.Rabada injured his right hamstring during training recently and was ruled out of the ODI matches against Australia. His recovery timeline remains uncertain, with South Africa hoping he…
New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked the prices of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 9.50, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines have risen 5.46 per cent or Rs 6.28 per litre, effective from Tuesday.The price of ATF has been raised from Rs 115 per litre to Rs 121.28…
A shocking incident has shaken Kuliadara village under Kantabanji police limits in Balangir district, where a 14‑year‑old boy, Devendra Banchhor, died after leaving home upset over a mobile recharge dispute.According to reports, Devendra, a Class X student at the local government school, asked his father Rudraksh Banchhor for ₹300 to recharge his mobile phone. His…
Odisha’s air connectivity is set for a fresh expansion, with Star Air adding 24 weekly flights from September 4, 2026. The move will bring a direct Hyderabad-Bhubaneswar connection and restore flights between Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda.The new services will operate six days a week, excluding Wednesday. Flights will run on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and…
A man from Bhadrak’s Chandbali area, who was stranded in Nepal amid devastating flash floods, has returned home and recounted the terrifying ordeal that left him fearing for his life and family.Ramesh Das of Nalgunda village in Chandbali block had travelled to Nepal on August 21. However, his trip took a dangerous turn after the…
Authorities at the Hirakud Dam closed two more sluice gates on Tuesday, reducing the number of operational gates to just two — one on the left and one on the right.Earlier in the morning, four gates were open (three on the left and one on the right), but fresh orders were issued to shut two…
Eurasian Stability and Connectivity Take Focus at SCO Gathering.Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially signed a joint declaration alongside fellow member state leaders during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek. Addressing the high-level gathering on Tuesday, he strongly condemned global terrorism, calling for the complete eradication of its entire ecosystem, which includes financing…
Bhubaneswar: Three Odisha government employees, including a doctor, have been convicted by vigilance courts in separate cases, officials said Tuesday.The convicted officials are Jharsuguda District Headquarters Hospital’s retired senior surgery specialist Debendranath Nayak, assistant revenue inspector Durga Prasad Sahu and retired soil conservation officer Kartikeswar Sahu, they said.All three state government employees were convicted Monday.According…
