Bhubaneswar: As many as ten passengers were injured as the tourist bus they were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway 16 near Subalaya Square under Rambha police station area in Ganjam district on Thursday morning.The accident occurred when the bus, returning from a pilgrimage to Uttar Pradesh and heading to Andhra Pradesh,…
Washington DC, 29/5: American software giant International Business Machines (IBM) has announced plans to lay off approximately 8,000 employees worldwide. Most of the affected workforce are from the Human Resources (HR) department. Recently, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, said that the company has significantly invested in Artificial Intelligence…
Paralakhemundi: A physical examination for Home Guard recruitment in Odisha’s Gajapati district turned tragic on Thursday when a candidate died and seven others were hospitalised after collapsing during the running test. As per reports, the incident occurred on a 2-kilometre stretch between Ranipenth and Padmapur, where candidates were undergoing a physical fitness test as part of…
Rourkela: In a tragic mishap, a five year-old boy drowned in an open water tank in a Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) unit in Rourkela in Odisha’s Sundargarh district here today. The minor boy was identified as Serun Badaik, son of Rohit Badaik, a resident of Chhend Bidyut Colony in the Steel City. As per reports, after…
Today i.e. on 29.05.2025, a short while ago, Sri Suraj Prasad Jaiswal, DAO (Divisional Accounts Officer), and Sri Naresh Pattanaik, Sr. Assistant, Both of O/o Supdt. Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Gajapati, while demanding and taking bribe of Rs.30,000/- (each taking Rs.15,000/-) from a Contractor (complainant) in lieu of passing of pending bills towards execution of works…
Bhubaneswar: There will be dedicated breastfeeding rooms or facilities in public places like malls, railway stations and bus stands across Odisha, informed Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida. “The plans are afoot to establish breastfeeding rooms in public places in two or three months, so that women during their travel can breastfeed their babies without any hesitation,”…
Kochi: The scientists of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have embarked on a two-week-long outreach programme to directly engage with fish farmers and fishermen across the country as part of the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ programme of the Central government. ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ is a nationwide campaign by the Ministry of Agriculture and…
Berhampur: In a bizarre incident a rare incident has been witnessed in Ganjam district of Odisha lately. In the incident, that seems like the plot of a film, a letter was found along with a stolen bike in Berhampur in which the thief not only apologized for stealing the bike but also said that theft was…
New Delhi, 29/5: A man was beaten by some people for allegedly selling cow meat at his grocery shop in the Vijay Nagar area of northwest Delhi, police said on Thursday. They said meat samples collected from the shop have been sent for forensic examination. According to police, the complainant in the case is a…
Washington,29/4: A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other US trading partners, finding in two cases that he vastly overstepped his ability to issue those expansive duties under federal law. The ruling, by the US Court of International Trade, delivered an…
