Chennai, 28/7: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter that the reply given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti (Unstarred Question No 876 in Rajya Sabha) dated July 27, 2026 without referring to the the settled law and legal principles in interstate water…
Allegations of illegal hunting have surfaced in Dedara village under Khaprakhol police limits, where a wild boar was reportedly killed by electric wires laid near a farmhouse.Acting on information, a joint team of the forest department, police, and electricity officials raided the farmhouse and seized the carcass of a 60‑kg wild boar. The operation was…
Puri: At least 32 students of Aragada Upper Primary School in Delang block of Puri district fell ill on Tuesday after consuming the school’s midday meal, allegedly contaminated by a gecko.According to preliminary information, the children complained of nausea and vomiting shortly after having the meal. Initial inquiries indicated that a gecko had accidentally fallen…
Dhenkanal, July 28: Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of former Revenue Inspector (RI) Malati Dehury in a bribery case related to a mutation enquiry.The Special Vigilance Judge, Dhenkanal convicted Malati Dehury, who had served as the Revenue Inspector of Kandarasingha Revenue Circle under Parjang Tahasil in Dhenkanal district and was later posted as RI…
Rajnagar: The annual crocodile nesting census in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district has concluded successfully, with officials recording 117 crocodile nests this year.According to forest department data, the highest number of nests were found in the Kanika Range with 106 nests. Apart from that 10 nests were spotted in Rajnagar Range and 1…
New Delhi, 28/7: Reading out a message by an “avowed Hindutva fanatic” Yogi Adityanath at a global conclave on Lord Ayyappa was a “major embarrassment” to the CPI(M)’s secular image and it “adversely impacted” the election campaign in Kerala, leading to an impression that it was “soft towards” Hindutva communal forces, an election review by…
Jaleswar: The water level of Jalaka River has swelled to the danger mark resulting in continuous rainfall and sparking apprehension of flood in some areas of Baleshwar district on Tuesday.The water level is reportedly in a state of continuous rise due to the heavy rainfall in the river’s catchment areas in neighbouring Mayurbhanj district.At the…
Bhubaneswar, July 28: Senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan received a rousing welcome at the Bhubaneswar Airport on Tuesday as he arrived in Bhubaneswar for the first time since announcing resignation as the Union Education Minister.As Pradhan stepped out of the airport, several BJP Ministers, MLAs and leaders circled him and raised “Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad” slogans,…
New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday dismissed as baseless and imaginative media reports claiming that Dharmandra Pradhan had to resign as education minister because the CJP refused to accept the government’s initial proposal to change the minister’s portfolio.Speaking to reporters in the Parliament House complex, BJP MP and spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that the news was…
In June this year, actor Isha Rikhi confirmed her marriage to singer Badshah, referring to him as her patidev. Now, days after fans began speculating that the two had separated, Isha has shared an emotional note about fighting battles that leave invisible scars. In the post, she admitted that she had been living in fear…
