Bhubaneswar: A 30-foot breach in the Kani River, a tributary of the Baitarani River, has unleashed floodwaters into the low-lying areas of Jajpur district in Odisha adding woes to residents of nearby villages. According to reports, a 30-foot-wide breach opened near the Muslim Sahi dargah close to Ahiyas-Kaspa under the Dasarathpur block at around 4:50…
Today i.e on 25.08.2025, a short while ago, Sri Jagaa Bariha, S.I of Police of Bijepur P.S, Dist-Bargarh has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe of Rs.7,000/-from a scrap dealer (Complainant) to allow him to run his business smoothly and not to lodge any case against him. Accused S.I Sri Bariha…
Bengaluru, ,24/8: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday attacked the Karnataka Congress government over the Dharmasthala controversy, calling it a “sponsored attack on Hindu faith” and accusing the state of “reckless governance.” In a strongly worded post on ‘X’, Joshi alleged that the incident surrounding the famous Dharmasthala temple was deliberately amplified to tarnish the…
MumbaiI/New Delhi, 24/8: Indian fantasy sports platform Dream11 has initiated talks with the country’s cricket board to exit its 3.58 billion rupee ($41 million) jersey sponsorship deal, the Economic Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The move followed the central government ban on real-money online games, including fantasy sports, under the…
Noida, 24/8: The mother-in-law of a woman, who was set ablaze in Greater Noida over a dowry demand of Rs 36 lakh, was arrested on Sunday, police said. The victim’s husband, Vipin Bhati, was nabbed on Saturday, they said. Earlier today, Bhati was being escorted for a routine medical check around 1.30 pm when he…
Bhubaneswar: A man sustained critical injuries after his SUV fell from the first floor of the Jagannath Ballav multi-level car parking facility in Puri on Sunday.The driver is a resident of the Dhamara area.According to reports, the driver lost control of the vehicle while reversing into a parking space. The SUV, which was in reverse gear,…
Bhubaneswar: Incessant rainfall has triggered floods in two major rivers of Odisha — Subarnarekha and Baitarani — the Water Resources Department informed on Sunday.Engineer-in-Chief Chandra Sekhar Padhi said that Subarnarekha has crossed the danger level, marking its fifth flood this monsoon. The river is now flowing 0.5 metre above the danger mark and may rise further…
Sambalpur: A Class IX girl went missing in the Mahanadi River on Sunday morning after reportedly jumping off the Chaurapur bridge in Odisha’s Sambalpur district.Eyewitnesses said the girl arrived at the bridge on her bicycle, left her school bag and mobile phone there, and then leapt into the swollen river.The girl has been identified as…
New Delhi, 24/8: After Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP on Sunday announced that it will not join the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills seeking removal of top political executives if in custody for 30 daysclaiming the purpose of the proposed laws were not to end corruption but to topple…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorm activity till August 28 under the influence of a fresh low pressure, which is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal off OdishaThe intensity of rain in the state is likely to increase from August 25, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
