Preparations are in full swing for Gajalakshmi Puja across Odisha today, with Dhenkanal gearing up for 10 days of festivities. This year, 41 puja pandals across Dhenkanal will worship Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth and prosperity. Thousands of devotees are expected to visit the town to witness the elaborate decorations and celebrations.Police have stepped…
New Delhi: Anti-narcotics operations across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur exposed Rs 100 crore worth of hawala transactions and resulted in the freezing of 1,424 bank accounts, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Sunday.The anti-narcotics agencies conducted coordinated operations across the Northeast under Operation Trident, dismantling an international narco-cartel and arresting 18 people.The Home Minister…
Bhubaneswar: The Khordha district administration has cancelled the leave of all government employees from October 26 to 31 in view of a developing cyclonic system over the Bay of Bengal.According to an order issued by the Khordha Collector, all government officials in the district have been directed to remain at their respective headquarters until further…
Arshdeep Singh creates history, breaks Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record in 2nd T20I against New ZealandNew Delhi: India pacer Arshdeep Singh broke the record of Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the Indian bowler with the most wickets in T20Is in a calendar year on Saturday.However, in claiming his 38th wicket of 2026, Arshdeep overtook Bhuvneshwar’s record of 37…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha today. He will arrive in the city in the afternoon. The Government has deployed 57 platoons of police for his security.During his two-hour visit, he will inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, marking a significant milestone…
Two truck drivers were burnt alive after their vehicles collided head-on and immediately caught fire on the Sundaragada Coal Corridor.The fatal accident took place late last night near Amlabahal Chhak, sending shockwaves through the local community.According to preliminary reports, the sheer impact of the high-speed collision triggered a massive blaze that instantly engulfed both heavy…
Georgia: US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) criticised France’s immigration policies while addressing a campaign rally for Republican candidates in Perry, Georgia.Addressing the rally, Trump said, “France is right now burning down because it opens its borders to people who hate it. These are people who hate it. They hate France. They hate…
Umarkote : An abandoned school bus was completely gutted in a fire near the boundary wall of Swami Vivekananda Government School in the DNK area of Umerkote in Nabarangpur district on Saturday night, raising concerns over public safety and suspected anti-social activities around the school premises. According to preliminary reports, the fire broke out at…
*MISAPPROPRIATED GOVT FUNDS OVER RS 2.60 CRORES SINCE 2023*. *ARRESTED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE TODAY*. In a major crackdown against corruption, today, *Odisha Vigilance arrested Babulu Suna,Sr Assistant-cum-In-Charge, Establishment Section, Office of the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Sunabeda Wildlife Division, Nuapada for embezzling Govt Funds over Rs.2.60 Crores since 2023 by creating false…
Ooty: Heavy overnight rainfall in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts triggered landslides at multiple locations, killing a government bus driver, injuring a conductor, washing away a house in Barliyar village and disrupting road traffic, with landslides reported at more than 10 locations along the Coonoor-Mettupalayam National Highway.The continuous rainfall on Friday night triggered landslides…
