Galle, 14/8: The intermittent sharp showers and gentle sea breeze sweeping across the Galle International Cricket Stadium offer only temporary relief from the oppressive heat and humidiy. As beautiful as Sri Lanka is, its tropical weather can be unforgiving. The conditions, therefore, could pose as much of a challenge to India as an inexperienced but…
New Delhi, 14/8: The union government on Friday (August 14) notified 40 questions to be asked during the population enumeration phase of Census 2027, including one to record caste – a first in independent India – as provided by the respondent. The questions — as against 29 in the last Census in 2011 — also…
Washington DC, 14/8: The ongoing West Asia conflict has seen the US warning Iran about economic troubles. An United States defense official informed the media that the U.S. military has the capability to maintain a naval presence in the region to enforce its retaliatory blockade of Iran, which has inflicted severe economic damage on the…
New Delhi,, 14/8: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday addressed the nation on the eve of 80th Independence Day, saying India was free from the shackles of servitude on August 15,1947. Murmu said Operation Sindoor demonstrated Indian Armed Forces’ capability for precision strikes against terror networks.
Nayagarh: In a chilling incident reported from Beladwara village under Odagaon police limits in Nayagarh district, a man has been accused of killing his wife over dowry and dumping her body in a pond with her hands tied.The deceased has been identified as Tapaswini Sahu.According to allegations, the accused husband killed her following a dowry-related…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided that Vinaytosh Mishra, DGP, CID, Crime Branch will hold the additional charge of Director General of Police, Head of Police Force, after the retirement of the current DGP Y.B. Khurania on 16 August, 2026.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the proposal. Mishra will continue to hold the additional…
GARIMA Gives Wings to a Dream: Odisha’s First Woman Desludger Rises from Struggle to Dignity Bhubaneswar, 14.08.2026: Some journeys begin with dreams; others begin with the struggle to survive. For one mother, every day once meant cleaning toilets to put food on the table and raising her young son after being left by her husband….
5,422 officials from 2,711 PACS/LAMPCS to be trained- Registration completed; trainingprogramme formally begins todayBhubaneswar, 14 August 2026:In another significant step towards making Odisha’s cooperative sector more modern, technology-driven, transparent, efficient and self-reliant, the IT Proficiency Enhancement Training Programme through OS-CIT for PACS and LAMPCS officials was formally launched today.At the inaugural programme held at the…
In a significant anti-corruption development, *Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of one Former Section Officer, Allotment Section, Bhubaneswar Development Authority ( BDA), Bhubaneswar (Retired), in a bribery case*.Today i.e. on 14.08.2026, Tarini Charan Das, Former Section Officer, Allotment Section, BDA, Bhubaneswar (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2)…
New Delhi, 14/8:The Supreme Court on Friday quashed all FIRs against comedian Samay Raina and four others over the controversial and insensitive remarks directed at persons with disabilities made on India’s Got Latent.The apex court took note of their compliance with its earlier order, which directed them to conduct awareness programmes and contribute towards initiatives…
