Lucknow, 15/7: Former Congress president and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday granted bail by an MP/MLA Court here in a case pertaining to his alleged ‘defamatory’ remarks on the Indian Army with regard to the clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh in 2020. Additional chief…
Berhampur, July 2025: In a major step to strengthen power infrastructure and meet the rising demand, TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has successfully upgraded the Bidyutpuri Primary Substation (PSS) in Berhampur. This move directly benefits around 3,000 consumers across Neelachala Nagar, Khodasingi, and Bidyutpuri areas. Previously, the substation had two power transformers of 5…
Burla/Sundergarh, July 15, 2025: TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, is making significant strides in improving power reliability and infrastructure in rural and industrial belts of Sundergarh district. Two major 33KV feeder line projects— one in Subdega and the other in Hatibari with a…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday called for a statewide “bandh” on July 17 in protest against the death of a student of Balasore Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who self-immolated herself in protest over sexual harassment by her teacher. The 20-year-old victim succumbed to burn injuries late last night despite a 60-hour…
New Delhi, 15/7: Five social media influencers, including India’s Got Latent host Samay Raina, on Tuesday appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi recorded the presence of the social media influencers and asked them to…
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, 15/7: Execution of of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse in Yemen has been reportedly postponed. Yemen-based Malayali social worker Samuel Jerome Bhaskaran, who has been involved in the negotiations, told a section of media over phone that the execution could be postponed owing to the intervention of Sheik Abdul Malik Nahia
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, on Tuesday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of a student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore who had attempted self-immolation. Kambhampati termed it a tragic loss, assured that those responsible would face strict punishment. He also offered condolences to the student’s family. In a post on X, Governor…
Washington DC, 16/7: The SpaceX capsule carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission splashed down off the San Diego in California on Tuesday, capping a 22.5-hour journey after an 18-day stay at the International Space Station. It splashed down off the California coast at 3:01pm
Barbil, July 15, 2025: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) hosted the final day of the 42nd Annual Metalliferous Mines Safety Week in Barbil on July 13, 2025. Organised under the aegis of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Bhubaneswar region, the event focused on spreading awareness and enhancing safety standards in the mining…
Bhubaneswar, 15/7: Attacking the ruling BJP in Odisha over the death of the college student who set herself on fire, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged it was nothing less than an “organised murder by the system”. Gandhi alleged that those who were supposed to protect her kept “breaking…
