The “Khelo India Dialogue – Khel Ki Baat PM Modi Ke Sath” was organised at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), Takatpur, Baripada, providing an inspiring platform for young students to connect with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for a stronger, healthier and sporting India.Hon’ble Minister for Housing &…
A shotwhile ago, B.H Umashankar, Jr. Revenue Asst.(JRA), O/o Tahasildar, Patana, Dist. Kendujhar has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs.6,000/-(six thousand) from an applicant for processing their file in a mutation case and to facilitate issuance of ROR in his name and his other coparceners. The applicant had…
Five people were killed and 12 sustained injuries after a speeding sleeper bus crashed into the safety wall of a bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district on Friday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 7 am on the Bhopal bypass bridge in Biaora, an official said. He said that the bus was on its way…
Two days after catastrophic flash floods and mudslides devastated Nepal and Tibet, claiming more than 460 lives, a 5.1‑magnitude earthquake struck China’s Sichuan region on Friday.The quake, reported by the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC), occurred at 1.13 pm local time at a depth of 13 km, with tremors felt in Longchang. Authorities confirmed no…
Bhubaneswar: Suspended BJP youth leader Prakash Paswan (35) was arrested by Raurkela Police in Bihar on Wednesday, 11 days after he went into hiding in connection with the Panposh Circuit House firearm seizure case.According to reports, the arrest was made from Samastipur in Bihar. Paswan had been absconding since August 14.Paswan is alleged to be…
More than 100 farmers from several panchayats in Odisha’s Puri approached Balanga police on Thursday over alleged crop damage caused by bulls and calves. The farmers sought a solution to the problem, stating that the animals damaged vegetable crops as well as paddy fields.The issue reportedly intensified as the number of bulls in the area…
A shocking incident has surfaced in Daspalla police limits where a nine‑year‑old minor girl was allegedly raped by a man from Itamati.According to the complaint filed by the victim’s family, the accused lured the child to the roof of a house in Bhoisahi village and committed the crime.Villagers, upon learning of the incident, immediately alerted…
Bhubaneswar: More than 1.03 crore eligible women beneficiaries under Subhadra scheme will receive the fifth instalment Friday. A 1,03,26,162 beneficiaries are eligible to receive Rs 5,000 each through direct benefit transfer (DBT), involving a total transfer of more than Rs 5,160 crore, an official said.The instalment will be disbursed at a special programme in Nayagada…
Basudevpur: Floodwaters may have cut off roads and homes, but they could not come between sisters and their brothers on Raksha Bandhan.In an emotional display of sibling love, sisters in Jagannathprasad panchayat of Bhadrak district in Odisha waded through waist-deep floodwater to reach their brothers and tie Rakhi on their wrists.With Rakhi, sandalwood paste, flowers,…
Kataka: A data entry operator of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Kataka has been arrested in connection with alleged financial fraud to the tune of Rs 1.40 crore.Sources said the accused was arrested by Mangalabag police following a complaint lodged by the Superintendent of SCB Medical College and Hospital over alleged manipulation of…
