Rourkela: Armed Maoists on Sunday torched the mobile tower of a private mobile service provider and destroyed costly equipment on Odisha-Jharkhand border. The red rebels reportedly blew up the mobile tower by bombing it in the Kolbhanga area under the Jaraikela Police Station on the Odisha-Jharkhand border. Meanwhile, a state of fear gripped the locality after the…
New Delhi: John Campbell and Shai Hope scored unbeaten half-centuries as West Indies ended day three of the second Test at 173 for 2 against India here on Sunday. Asked to follow on after folding for 248 in their first innings, Campbell (87 batting;145 balls) and Hope (66 batting; 103 balls) showed character with an unbeaten…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued yellow warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning in Odisha for next three days. The weather department said that the thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur in parts of Odisha till 8.30 AM of October 15. Check the…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhadrak Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Rout on Sunday suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sushanta Nayak of Bhadrak Town Police Station on charges of dereliction of duty. According to reports, ASI Nayak had been serving at the Town Police Station for nearly two years. However, his performance was reportedly unsatisfactory throughout his tenure. Despite…
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: A team of Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) may soon visit West Bengal to enquire about the health condition of the medical student, who was allegedly gangraped by some men in the Durgapur area of the neighbouring state. Addressing media persons during a press conference in Bhubaneswar Sunday, Sovana Mohanty, Chairperson of the OSCW,…
Kolkata, 12/10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday made a problematic remark on the alleged gang-rape of a student of a private medical college in Paschim Bardhaman district. The CM said that “girls should not be allowed to go outside (college) at night as they also have responsibilities to protect themselves. While talking…
SUBARNAPUR — Subarnapur district Binika police get big success: Binika police have arrested 8 absconding ganja mafia members who were absconding for a long month and 4 days and produced them in court. Along with this, two cars used by the mafia, 8 mobiles and cash of Rs. 10,000 have been seized. The incident revealed…
Washington DC, 12/10: Diane Keaton, the quirky US actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her endearing performance as Woody Allen’s eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall,” has died at the age of 79, People reported on Saturday ,citing a family spokesperson. A representative for Keaton could not…
New Delhi, 12/10: Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram has said that the Operation Blue Star of June 1984 was a “mistake” and former prime minister Indira Gandhi “paid for it with her life.” Chidambaram was speaking at a discussion on journalist Harinder Baweja’s book They Will Shoot You, Madam, at the…
Srinagar, 12/10: India’s security agencies are keeping a close watch along the Line of Control (LoC) as Pakistan reportedly rebuilds terrorist camps destroyed during Operation Sindoor in May. The developments highlight the continuing threat of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, decades after the insurgency first erupted in 1989
