Jajpur: Alleging no government relief has reached the flood-hit residents in Jajpur district despite widespread damage, hundreds of affected villagers confronted Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida today.Tensions escalated when Parida visited the breach site in Dhobabil Patana under Dasarathpur block to assess the situation. Locals claimed the Deputy Chief Minister arrived much later than scheduled…
Delhi, August 4: Veteran Actor Anupam Kher on Tuesday called on Amit Shah at the Home Minister’s Res. office in Delhi.Following the gracious meet, Anupam Kher took to X and wrote, “I had the good fortune of meeting the Honorable Union Home Minister of India, Shri Amit Shah Ji, at his residence. I am deeply…
Lucknow, 4/8: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that there was no ‘involvement’ of seers in the alleged ‘embezzlement’ of offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The interim report of the SIT has not found involvement of seers in the matter (fund theft) …. Those who were seen on camera stealing…
New Delhi, 4/8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions to curb the rising menace of “digital arrest” scams, ordering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to formally adopt a standard operating procedure (SOP) for banks within four weeks and tasking an inter-departmental committee with examining a shared liability and victim compensation…
Patna, 8/4: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may be baying for the BJP’s blood ever since Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor romped home from Bankipur defeating the BJP candidate in the saffron stronghold in the heart of Patna. But more than the BJP, Prashant’s victory could ring an alarm bell for the RJD as its…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has directed all police establishments across the state to immediately stop the unauthorised use of electricity from office buildings for residential quarters, barracks and other personal purposes.In an official communication issued on August 1, 2026, the State Police Headquarters stated that instances of electricity supply being extended from office buildings to…
A shocking incident unfolded in Rayagada block’s Shesakhala police limits when the body of an unidentified youth was recovered from the Nagavali River near Gururajguda.Local residents first spotted the body floating around 9 AM and immediately alerted the police. Shesakhala police, accompanied by Fire Services personnel, a DFSL scientific team, and the Executive Magistrate, retrieved…
Jharsuguda: Two persons were arrested with banned cough syrups worth Rs 1 crore in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district, officials said Tuesday.Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a truck near Tumbekela in Badmal Monday and recovered the cough syrup packed in 197 cartons, police said.The consignment comprised 23,640 bottles of 100 ml each, containing codeine…
Baleshwar: In a disturbing incident, over seven children were hospitalised after a dead lizard was allegedly found in the food served at an Anganwadi centre in Baleshwar district. The affected children have been admitted to Simulia hospital for treatment.The incident occurred at the Anganwadi centre in Badagahama village under Maitapur panchayat in Simulia block.According to…
4/8: In a statement issued to disappointed Congress MLAs threatening to resign as they were left out in the Karnataka cabinet expansion, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said that the party is important; if they resign, it will be accepted within a few minutes. “I have said whatever I have to… resignations keep happening in…
