Bhubaneswar: More than 37.43 lakh people in 26 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the floods this year, while seven people died in the deluge, state minister Suresh Pujari informed the assembly Thursday.Replying to a question from BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister said a total of 37,43,943…
Ahmedabad: An operative of the gangster Goldy Brar gang was arrested in a joint operation by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, Ahmedabad Rural Special Operations Group (SOG), and Delhi Police, the officials said on Thursday.The accused Aarif, alias ‘Pistol’, a notorious operative belonging to the Goldy Brar gang, was held from the Vejalpur area of Ahmedabad,…
Bhubaneswar, September 24: An Inception Workshop on the “Preparation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Transition Plans for Odisha” was organised by the Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank , at Kharavela Bhawan here today. The initiative aims to develop a comprehensive and sustainable urban mobility framework for…
Bhubaneswar, September 24:In view of the Deep Depression and associated rainfall, the Water Resources Department has intensified night patrolling and field-level vigilance at strategic locations across the State. Engineering officers and field staff are maintaining close watch over critical water infrastructure. As part of the ongoing vigilance, the Assistant Engineer, Sorada Section-I, along with…
Indian shooters secure bronze in mixed team skeet finalsShooters Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwaal secured a bronze medal for India in the mixed team skeet finals on Thursday at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Scoring 44 across six series, the Indian pair finished on the podium behind China and South Korea. Chinese…
New-Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a sharp-shooter of the Gogi-Deepak Boxer gang. Police are questioning the accused and gathering information about other members of the gang and their criminal activities.Earlier another sharp-shooter of the Gogi-Deepak Boxer gang namely Ankit Gulia arrested after an exchange of fire. Ankit was wanted in 9 criminal cases….
Bhubaneswar: A brutal murder was reported from the capital Bhubaneswar where a man allegedly killed his wife by hitting her with a frying pan at Nayapalli Gada Sahi. The incident took place on Wednesday evening.The deceased has been identified as Banasmita Sai (26). Police have detained her husband, Sarbeswar Pradhan (28), and seized the pan…
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cross the South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh coasts by Wednesday midnight, said the IMD in its latest weather report.As per the IMD forecast, the deep depression over west-central and adjoining north-west Bay of Bengal is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross…
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Jay Meena on Thursday after the athlete secured India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis by winning bronze in the men’s singles event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.Posting on X, President Murmu described Meena’s success as a “landmark moment for Indian Soft Tennis” and said it would inspire young…
Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Sujata Rout on Wednesday questioned the silence of Odisha’s 20 BJP Members of Parliament on amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, which she claimed would restrict the state’s authority to tax its mineral resources.In a video message, Rout alleged that the MMDR Amendment Act, 2026 undermines Odisha’s constitutional…
