Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has said the state government is committed to protecting the interests of common people in the land acquisition process in coal mining areas and announced that a new rehabilitation and resettlement policy will be rolled out soon.Chairing a high-level review meeting in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, Pujari discussed issues…
Berhampur, Ap 29: Berhampur is witnessing fresh developments in the high-profile murder case of businessman Sudhir Patra, as a new audio clip has gone viral on social media. The recording reportedly captures a conversation between Sudhir’s wife, Rashmita, and the alleged kidnappers.In the audio, the kidnappers are heard threatening Rashmita, demanding cash and gold from…
New Delhi, 29/4: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the proposed Great Nicobar project at Campbell Bay is “one of the biggest scams and gravest crimes against the natural and tribal heritage of the country.” The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed the project would lead to the felling of…
Kantabanji: A man of two children has been arrested for kidnapping and sexually harassing a minor girl in Muralibahal police range in Kantabanji of Odisha’s Balangir district on Wednesday.The accused has been identified as Srikant Banachora, who is the father of two children.On April 23, the girl had gone missing after leaving to the nearby…
At least four people died and more than 20 sustained injuries after a bus collided head-on with a truck on National Highway-143 near Musabira in Sundargarh district late Tuesday night.The accident occurred around 9:10 PM when the bus, travelling from Rourkela to Mangalpur in Jajpur district, veered across the divider and crashed into an iron-laden…
Angul: A 50-year-old woman was killed after being struck by lightning in Kanjara village under Jarapada police station limits in Angul district.The deceased has been identified as Basanti Mahar, wife of Subal Mahar.According to reports, the incident occurred late last night during a severe thunderstorms accompanied by lightning. Basanti and her husband Subal were sleeping…
Bengaluru, 29/4: Senior Congress lawmaker K N Rajanna said Tuesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will “sacrifice power” if top party leader Rahul Gandhi asks him to step down. This signals a shift in the stance of the Siddaramaiah camp, which has maintained that there would not, and should not, be any change in leadership
Kendujhar, 28/4: Reaffirming its commitment to community development and quality education, NTPC Limited has strengthened rural education infrastructure at PM Shri G.P. Govt. Higher Secondary School, Raikala under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The upgraded facilities—including desks, benches, chairs, and storage units—were formally inaugurated on 27 April 2026 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister…
New Delhi, 28/4: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday reiterated that India’s Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack last year, demonstrated the nation’s firm resolve that ‘terror epicentres’ are no longer immune to ‘justifiable punishment ” Singh was addressing a conclave of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek and called upon the…
Ahmedabad, 28/4: The BJP on Tuesday emerged victorious in all 15 municipal corporations where elections were held on April 26, officials said. The party made a clean sweep in Morbi and Porbandar Municipal Corporations, bagging all 52 seats in both the local bodies. Of the 17 municipal corporations in the state, elections were held in…
