Thiruvananthapuram, 9/6: A cargo ship caught fire in the sea off the Kannur coast in north Kerala on Monday. As per initial reports, Singapore flag carrier Wan Hai 503 met with the mishap at around 70 nautical miles from the Kannur coast. Of the 22 members in the crew, 18 jumped into the sea. Captain…
Bhubaneswar: International cricket is set to return to Odisha after a three-year hiatus, with the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack scheduled to host the opening T20 International of the India-South Africa series on December 9, 2025. The fixture, confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday, marks a significant update to the…
Bhubaneswar: In a momentous achievement for Indian sports, two Wushu athletes from the Jindal Sports Hostel, Barbil, Prem Munda and Rajkumar Munda, have won gold medals at the prestigious Moscow Wushu Star International Championship 2025, held from June 1 to 7 in Russia. Competing in the Senior Men’s 48 kg and 52 kg categories, Prem and…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a substantial hike in the ex-gratia compensation for death in attacks by wild animals in the state. The state government has increased the ex-gratia compensation in case of death due to attacks by wild animals to Rs 10 lakh from the existing Rs 6 lakh, said…
Rourkela: A large number of highly educated candidates appeared for the Home Guard recruitment test held in Rourkela Police District today, despite the job requiring only a minimum educational qualification of Class-V. For just 107 posts of home guards across 22 police stations, a staggering 9,061 candidates turned up. What’s striking is the level of educational…
Guwahati, 9/6: Police in Meghalaya on Monday said four persons, including the wife of a man from Indore, who was found murdered during their honeymoon near a popular tourist spot in the state recently, have been arrested from Uttar Pradesh. The newly-wed couple was on their honeymoon to Meghalaya and were last seen on May…
Scheduled time was 10.30, reached by helicopter 11.30 AM then proceeded towards Sri Baladevjew temple, Ichhapur and participate in Tiranga rally and visit to temple. Then chair in review meeting at circuit house. Departure Kendrapara towards Keonjhar in afternoon. Mahakalpada MLA Durga prasan Nayak, district BJP president Sasanka Sekhar Sethi,MP representative Kishore Kumar Panda also…
Malkangiri 09/06: IED blast in Konta of Sukma district, Chhattisgarh boarder to Malkangiri. Additional SP Akash Rao Girpunje was martyred when an IED containing the remains of a Naxal exploded. Konta Police Station In-charge (TI) and SDPO were also injured. The incident took place during a patrolling operation by security personnel. After the martyrdom of…
Kalahandi, 9/6: In a major development, Dhiman Chakma (36), an IAS officer has been caught red handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a businessman in Odisha’s Kalahandi district. The Odisha Vigilance Directorate said that Chakma was posted as a sub-collector in Kalahandi district’s Dharamgarh. The officials revealed that he allegedly…
Mumbai, 9/6: At least three to five persons were killed after they fell from a local train between the Diva and Mumbra stations of the Central Railway in the Thane district, which neighbours the financial capital of Mumbai, on Monday. The injured passengers have been rushed to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital at Kalwa. Officials…
