Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to take immediate steps to repair National Highway-55, citing its poor condition and growing difficulties faced by commuters and freight operators.In a letter to Gadkari, Pradhan sought the Union minister’s personal intervention to ensure urgent maintenance of the highway and…
Sindhikela village under Balangir district has been rocked by a series of loot and theft incidents, leaving residents in fear.Masked miscreants have repeatedly targeted homes, threatening families with violence if they report the crimes.Two days ago, a gang stormed a house, looted valuables, and warned the family against approaching police. In the latest incident at…
Bhubaneswar: Two crew members were rescued after Panama-flagged cargo vessel MV Ocean-Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal around 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast on Saturday, triggering a major search-and-rescue operation.The survivors were recovered from two separate liferafts around 8 p.m. by merchant tanker MT AISOPOS, which was diverted to the spot.The vessel…
Riamal: A female elephant was found dead in a protected forest near Jharabereni village under the Kundheigola section of Riamal forest range in Debagada district, forest officials said. The carcass was discovered in the forest under the jurisdiction of Chadheimara gram panchayat.The Kundheigola section forester informed Riamal range officer Niranjan Dharua about the elephant’s death at…
Washington DC, 23/8: US President Donald Trump has again said that the Strait of Hormuz is “American territory”, while separately claiming the United States has escorted more than 1,000 ships through the strategically important waterway. Trump made the claim on Truth Social, where he reshared an image showing the Strait of Hormuz marked as “NEW…
New Delhi, 23/8: Senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, stated that 80 per cent of women, the country’s biggest asset, face harassment and that systemic violence is actively used by society to hinder their progress.Addressing students at his party’s youth outreach programme, ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’, in Pune…
New Delhi, 22/8: Passengers flying out of Indian airports will no longer be required to carry a physical boarding pass as immigration authorities have decided to do away with the stamping of this document from September 1, officials said on Saturday.Instead, passengers travelling abroad will have to produce an e-boarding pass on their smartphones for…
New Delhi, 22/8: Senior MP Deepender Hooda’s remarks hailing anti-Sikh riots case convict Sajjan Kumar following his death has triggered a controversy with several Sikh leaders and members of families affected by the 1984 pogrom on Saturday staging a protest outside Rahul Gandhi’s residence seeking apology.
Chennai, 22/8: Aimed at strengthening the party at the grassroots by giving ample opportunities to youngsters and new faces, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday (August 22) announced sweeping organisational changes, introducing fixed tenures and strict age limits for those holding posts from village to district levels.Announcing the changes following recommendations from a 38-member…
Beijing, 22/8: The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday. The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World…
