An oil-laden truck plunged nearly 80 feet into a gorge at Langalapakhana Ghat near Baipariguda on National Highway 326 on Sunday, leaving the driver critically injured.The vehicle was traveling from Jaypore toward Malkangiri when the accident occurred.Local residents rushed to help and shifted the injured driver to Baipariguda Medical Centre. Doctors later referred him to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati has expressed profound grief over the sudden passing of Rajesh Hansda, a distinguished archer and Archery coach.In a message posted on his X handle, the Governor said: “Deeply saddened by the passing of Rajesh Hansda. His dedication to archery and his role in nurturing young talent will always…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy has dismissed the Opposition BJD and Congress petitions to disqualify the membership of 11 of their MLAs on the charge of cross-voting during the March 16 Rajya Sabha election.While BJD chief whip Pramila Mallik sought the disqualification of eight of its MLAs, Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam…
Qatar, 22/6:54 people were injured while 18 still missing after an explosion at Qatar LNG site of Ras Laffan on Sunday. An incident during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City resulted in an explosion and fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility on Sunday evening, QatarEnergy said in a statement
Belagavi, 22/6: “Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is no Chanakya. Chanakya would never resort to horse trading. The Congress party, which has resorted to horse trading, will be taught a fitting lesson,” Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly R Ashoka told reporters. Ashoka’s remarks come on the back of the crossvoting controversy in the…
Osmanabad, 21/6: Osmanabad (Dharashiv) MP Omprakash alias Omraje Nimbalkar finally confirmed on Sunday that he will exit Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) to join Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. “I will join Shiv Sena and work under Eknath Shinde,” Nimbalkar said. As the decision was announced, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, “Operation is successful” and that…
New Delhi, 21/6: Virat Kohli would rather undersell his newly launched shoe than return to Test cricket to increase its profitability, the Indian superstar said in jest on Sunday when asked about donning the traditional whites again. Kohli is now a one-format player, having retired from Test cricket last year with 9230 runs. He has…
Patna, 21/6: Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar, who is also the son of former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Sunday drew huge flak online as well as offline after his video with yoga poses went viral this morning. Nishant, who was sworn in as Health Minister in the Samrat Choudhary-headed NDA government in Bihar in…
Chennai, 21/6: In a tragic incident, seven women were killed after being affected by a major ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Manjangaranai near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvallur on Sunday, police said. A total of 67 workers were rushed to local hospitals, Thiruvallur District Collector S Kavitha said.
Thrissur/Rayagada: An Odisha native died following a clash at a suspected prostitution centre in Thrissur city, police said Sunday.The deceased was identified as Danpathy Naik (27), a native of Dangasil in Rayagada district of Odisha.His two friends, Makkara Majhi (21) and Trinath Majhi (23), who are also from Odisha, were injured in the incident that…
