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…
The Jagannath Temple in Puri is set to witness a spectacular celebration of Gamha Purnima, as Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra adorn what are regarded as the world’s largest rakhis.In a moving ritual of divine sibling affection, Devi Subhadra ties rakhis on her brothers’ arms, symbolising love and protection.The Patara Bisoi servitors prepare four special…
Baragada: Three people from Baragada district of Odisha, including a two-year-old girl, are feared missing following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, officials said on Friday.The missing persons have been identified as Gunnam Jayakrishna, Gunnam Sai Bindu Kumari and her two-year-old daughter, residents of Sarla village under Jampali GP of Bargarh district.According to reports, Jayakrishna…
Eight fishermen who had remained stranded at sea for 28 days after their fishing trawler developed an engine failure have been rescued safely. The fishermen were located along with their trawler around 100 km from the Digha estuary, near the Odisha-West Bengal coastal region, sources said on Thursday.The trawler had sailed from Andhra Pradesh about…
Mumbai, August 27: Yash-starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ has created a storm at the box office, with crowds in large numbers thronging cinema halls to watch the film.Though the film received mixed reviews, Yash-starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ has earned Rs 150 crore globally on Day 1 of the release.Sharing the…
Dhusuri: A 100-foot section of the National Highway 20 concrete road near Bodak under Olag panchayat in Bhadrak district caved in Wednesday night following low-pressure-triggered heavy rainfall in the past few weeks. Plying of commercial vehicles was disrupted as a stretch of 1.5 km has also weakened.Incessant rainfall over the past few weeks has affected…
India will look to bring the curtain down on their FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 campaign on a positive note when they take on co-hosts Belgium in the 7th-8th position classification match in Wavre on Friday.The Indian team finished last in Pool E in the second stage after suffering defeats against the Netherlands (1-3) and…
Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested Shabda Swain, the then Branch Post Master of Bonda in Baragada district of Odisha, in a post office savings fraud case.According to the central agency, Shabda Swain during her posting as Branch Post Master of Bonda Post Office during the period 2008 to 2014, misappropriated Rs…
Kathmandu: The death toll from the devastating flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River has reached 177, while more than 800 people remain out of contact, Nepali authorities said on Thursday.Nepal Police said in a notice that the bodies of 177 people had been recovered as of 10 a.m. Thursday, as the death toll from the…
