Bhubaneswar: The surplus rice (from the procured paddy) of Odisha will reportedly been evacuated by the Food Corporation of India (FCI). Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra informed this on Thursday. As per reports, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra, after discussions with Union Minister for Consumer Affairs,…
Rayagada,10/7; Utkal Alumina, a unit of Hindalco Industries under the Aditya Birla Group, has received the prestigious 5-Star Rating Award for its Baphlimali Mines. This recognition was given during the annual programme of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The award was presented by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines,…
Lords, 10/7: England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first in the third match of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. The five-match series is level at 1-1 after England won the first match at Headingley before India won a Test for the first time at Edgbaston. As expected…
New Delhi. The US space agency NASA is going through a major transition these days. It is reported that NASA is preparing to lay off about 2145 of its employees. American media outlet Politico has given information about this. It has been told that the layoff of employees is part of the plan to cut the…
Vadodara, 10/7: In a sad piece of development, the death toll in the collapse of a bridge over the Mahisagar river in Gujarat’s Vadodara district has gone up to 15 with the recovery of four more bodies,according to the official. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a portion of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting…
Udhampur: As many as seven passengers were injured after the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred near Highway School, Sunetar, in Ramnagar tehsil. Locals of the area informed officials and assisted in the rescue operations. “A passenger bus…
Jaipur: Last rites of Flight Lieutenant Rishiraj Singh Devda (23), a native of Pali, who lost his life in the Indian Air Force’s Jaguar fighter jet crash, will be held on Thursday. His mortal remains will be brought to his native village, Khinwandi, located about 70 km from Pali district headquarters and the last rites will…
Bhubaneswar: The investigation committee led by Development Commissioner Anu Garg will record witness statements today in connection with the stampede incident that occurred near the Gundicha temple during the Rath Yatra in Puri. People who witnessed the incident are requested to provide their testimony between 3 pm and onwards at the Circuit House in Puri….
Kathua: A goods train travelling from Jammu to Punjab derailed in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J-K) Kathua district on Thursday morning following heavy rainfall and a landslide, officials said. The incident occurred near the Lakhanpur area of Kathua after debris from a landslide fell onto the railway track. “Due to the rain, a landslide occurred, and all…
Bhubaneswar: As many as 22 jawans had a close shave when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Mandimera village of Gajapati district early Thursday morning. According to reports, the accident occurred at around 5 am near Mandimera village. Hailing from Koraput, the jawans were returning from Puri after completing the…
