Bhubaneswar: The Ganjam district administration has declared a comprehensive No-Flying Zone (including a complete ban on drones) in preparation for the Hon’ble President of India’s three-day visit to the state, which begins today.The restrictions apply to the President’s entire travel route from Brahmapur Railway Station to Taptapani, covering Gosaninugaon, Andhapasara Road, Haridakhandi and Digapahandi Road…
Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at a cotton factory and cloth godown in Patrapada under Tamando police limits in Bhubaneswar today in Khordha district of Odisha.According to the received information, after getting alerted about the fire mishap, personnel from Tamando Fire Service Department were immediately reached the spot and started dousing the flames.Apart from that…
Dasharathpur (Jajpur): Even as floodwaters continue to inundate villages under Dasharathpur block in Odisha’s Jajpur district, residents are now battling another serious threat—snakebites and encounters with other venomous reptiles.Flooding caused by the overflowing Baitarani River and its tributary, the Kani River, has submerged village roads, marketplaces, temples and homes across the block. Household belongings are…
New Delhi, 3/8:Former MP and chief of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Singh on Monday was acquitted by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in the sexual harassment case filed by multiple women wrestlers. The court also acquitted another accused, suspended assistant secretary of WFI, Vinod Tomar
New Delhi, 2/8: A major scuffle broke out at Independent MP Pappu Yadav’s residence, when a man threw a shoe at him while he was addressing a press conference in Delhi, on Sunday. This incident comes a day after an FIR was registered against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and MPs Pappu…
Belgrade, 2/8: Two firefighting helicopters collided while fighting wildfires west of Athens on Sunday. A search and rescue operation for the crews is under way in the Psatha area, Greece’s fire department said.
New Delhi, 2/8: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh on Sunday said a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow has assured the Indian contingent that it will correct a map of India displayed on its premises after boxer Lovlina Borgohain pointed out that the Northeast was missing from it.Singh said there was “no confrontation”…
New Delhi, 2/8: Since SAARC’s founding years, the smaller states of South Asia have generally adopted three strategies to deal with India. Some of them (Pakistan) have strategically collaborated with extra-regional powers such as China Others (Bhutan) have developed positive collaboration with India and have regarded it as a regional power offering enormous opportunities. Bangladesh,…
Thiruvananthapuram, 2/8: At least seven persons, including three children, were killed and many injured in rain-related calamities in various parts of Kerala since Friday night.Minor landslides were reported in various parts of Idukki and Kottayam, while many areas of Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Malappuram were flooded.
Jakarta, 2/8: At least five people are dead and 41 are still missing after a ferry caught fire off Indonesia’s Madura island, the country’s search and rescue agency said in a statement on Sunday. Below are the details: * The ferry was carrying 271 passengers and crew members, 225 of whom have been rescued, agency…
