Bhubaneswar: Engineer-in-Chief (EIC) of the Odisha Water Resources Department, Dillip Kumar Rout, on Sunday clarified that the recent flood situation in the state was caused by exceptionally heavy rainfall in a short period.Odisha.Addressing the media after reviewing the flood situation, Rout said there is currently no flood threat from the Mahanadi or other major rivers….
Bhubaneswar, August 2: Maintaining that every youngster lost to addiction is a “national loss”, Odisha Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati on Sunday called upon the youth to shun narcotics.Addressing the ‘Nasha Mukta Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyaan,’ an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video-conferencing today to create a drug-free India, at…
New Delhi: An unexpected incident took place in which three people lost their lives, 21 injured after a bomb carried by a woman explodes in Moscow’s restaurant.The location of this incident is said to be Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow.The victims of this bomb explosion incident are identified as three people who lost their lives, and…
Washington 2/8: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States is holding fresh attacks on Iran despite having locked targets, provided a deal is agreed upon with Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries. The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of…
Mysuru, 2/8: Karnataka on Saturday released around 10,000 cusecs of water from the Kabini reservoir towards Tamil Nadu following heavy rainfall in its catchment area, including Wayanad in Kerala and Kodagu. Till Saturday afternoon, the officials managing the Kabini dam, located in Mysuru district, were releasing only 4,000 cusecs of water. However, with the inflow…
Bengaluru, 1/8: The Karnataka government may decide to take back the sites allotted from various societies and the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) if the allottees fail to construct houses within five years of allotment.Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, referring to poor maintenance of vacant sites, said that such vacant sites are usually not maintained well…
Hyderabad, 1/8: NDA partners in Andhra Pradesh, the TDP and Jana Sena, came out in strong support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership on Saturday amid the controversy surrounding the Gen Z protests. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, at the top of his voice, declared that in his entire political…
Odisha Vigilance today arrested Debadyuti Nanda, former Junior Assistant of the office of the Block Education Officer (BEO), Baliapal, for allegedly misappropriating government funds worth Rs37.32 lakh. Nanda, currently posted as Junior Assistant at Padmalochan Government High School, Jagai, Baliapal, was taken into custody for preparing forged arrear pay bills between 2022 and 2026.According to Vigilance sources, Nanda fraudulently inserted his own forged arrear bills into the arrear DA bills of other employees under the BEO office, taking advantage of his position as bill clerk‑cum‑accountant. The manipulation allowed him to divert government money into his own account.A case has been registered at Baleshwar Vigilance PS Case No. 13/2026 under Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1(a) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 and Sections 467, 468, 471, 477‑A of the IPC. The accused is being forwarded to court today.Officials said the arrest underscores Odisha Vigilance’s continued drive against financial irregularities in government offices and its focus on digital transparency and accountability.
Udala: In a tragic incident at least three youth were killed in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Saturday after their bike fell off a culvert and crashed into a wall. The accident took place near Kuamara Post Office under Khunta Police Station limits in Udala area.The deceased have been identified as Sahadev Singh, Shakti Singh,…
Lucknow, 1/8: A case was registered in Varanasi against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and two other MPs on Saturday for allegedly insulting Sanatan Dharma. The case was filed on them for enacting a play in Parliament premises on Friday in in a symbolic depiction of ‘fund theft’ at Ram Temple in…
