Paradip: JSW Utkal Steel and JSW Foundation have initiated the construction of a Kali Puja Mandap at Nuagaon Gram Panchayat, which is under completion phase. Further beautification and upgradation work has started today. It was a long-standing demand of the local community ahead of the Kali Puja celebrations. Under the leadership of Mr. Anil Kumar…
Prasanna Kumar Patra, Dy. Director, Soil Conservation-cum-Project Director, Watershed, Sundaragada has been placed under arrest by Odisha Vigilance and will be forwarded today to the Hon’ble Court of Spl. Judge, Vigilance, Sundaragada for possession of disproportionate assets. Based on searches conducted on properties of Sri Patra, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets including…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the valedictory session of the two-day National Departmental Summit on Women and Child Development at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, urging a transformative shift toward community-driven governance.Emphasising that Anganwadi Centres should not function as isolated institutions, PM Modi called for making them vibrant hubs of local community participation.He suggested that universities adopt…
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday announced a package of measures to support the Indian rupee, including a special window to supply dollars to state‑run oil marketing companies (OMCs). The special window will open on October 12, 2026 and will remain in place till further notice.On the basis of assessment of…
In a shocking incident that highlights the glaring gaps in healthcare infrastructure and emergency transport services in Odisha, a poor couple from Nabarangpur district was forced to mortgage their family ration card to transport the dead body of their 10-day-old newborn.The heart-wrenching ordeal unfolded when Ambika Nayak and her husband Nakula Bhatra, residents of Daleiguda…
Rajnagar: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 19-year-old Shubhashree Das from Rajapur village under Rajnagar police station limits in Odisha’s Kendrapara district remains unresolved.Fifteen days after the incident, police have yet to establish what happened to her. Authorities are now planning to use an underwater camera to search for her body in the Hansua River.Kendrapara…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir emphasised the need for a more balanced contest between bat and ball in white-ball cricket following the high-scoring second T20 International against the West Indies in Ranchi on October 10.Addressing reporters after the match, Gambhir remarked, “You don’t want a good bat-and-ball competition? What you want to see, that’s also…
Puri, Oct 10: A young man died after being bitten by a king cobra while filming an Instagram Reel with the snake at his home in Puri district, Odisha. The deceased has been identified as Tapan Kumar Pradhan, a resident of Kanthapur village under Puri Sadar police station limits.Tapan was rushed to Puri Hospital after…
Bhubaneswar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to undertake a two-day visit to Odisha from Saturday and interact with the organisation’s volunteers.Bhagwat is likely to reach the western Odisha town of Sambalpur around 4 pm.“He will attend a Swayamsevak congregation at the auditorium of GM University between 6 pm and 8 pm….
New Delhi: Delhi Police remained on high alert on Saturday ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, with security tightened across the national Capital, vehicles being checked at borders and police personnel wearing body cameras to record any untoward incidents.Security arrangements have been strengthened at the residences of Chief Election Commissioner…
