Around Odisha Bureau

Badminton stars Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap announce separation

New Delhi, 14/7: Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal and husband Parupalli Kashyap, who is also a top former shuttler, have announced their decision to part ways mutually. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Saina shared the personal update that has taken the sporting world by surprise. “Life takes us in different directions sometimes. After much thought…

Read More

Drone attacks on ULFA(I) camps along Myanmar border? Defence officials deny

Guwahati, 13/7: Banned insurgent group ULFA (Independent) on Sunday claimed that attacks by Indian security forces using drones and missiles on their camps inside Myanmar killed three of its leaders and injured more than 20 others. Army spokesperson based in Nagaland and Assam, however, said they did not receive any information about such developments.  

Read More

Tripura girl missing in Delhi for 6 days: What makes the case mysterious

Tripura, 13/7: A 19-year-old female student from Tripura has been missing in Delhi since July 7. Identified as Sneha Debnath, a student of Delhi University’s Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, reportedly had a telephonic conversation with her family last Monday. While her family has issued a public appeal for information on her, Tripura CM Manik…

Read More

10 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims injured in bus collision in Jammu and Kashmir

Kulgam: At least 10 pilgrims returning from Amarnath Yatra were injured after the bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The group, all residents of Madhya Pradesh, was on its way to Vaishno Devi after completing the Amarnath pilgrimage.. One of the injured…

Read More

Seven TN Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy, Another Boat Damaged In Mid-Sea Collision

Chennai: In yet another mid-sea confrontation, seven Indian fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Sunday for allegedly crossing the International maritime boundary line (IMBL), police officials said. Their mechanised trawler was also seized. According to the police, the arrested fishermen were on a…

Read More

Odisha CM orders high-level probe into five-year-old female elephant’s death

Bhubaneswar: Taking a serious note of the death of a five-year-old female elephant in the Nakati Deula forest area in Sambalpur district, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ordered a probe. Apart from expressing his deep sorrow, the Odisha CM termed the incident tragic and unacceptable and assured that action will be taken against those responsible…

Read More

Kota Srinivasa Rao dies at 83: Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, and Prakash Raj visit the late actor’s residence to pay their respects

Hyderabad: The Telugu film industry and fans across the country were left heartbroken on Sunday morning with the news of veteran actor and former MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao’s death. He was 83. Soon after the news of his death broke, several political leaders, film stars, and close friends began arriving at his residence to pay their…

Read More

Govt has taken the incident “very seriously:” Odisha CM on Fakir Mohan college student’s self-immolation attempt

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has taken the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College student’s self-immolation attempt case “very seriously,” said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after meeting the student and enquiring about her health condition at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar. While speaking to the newsmen, the CM informed that a medical team has been assembled…

Read More