Ahmedabad: At least 10 people were killed after a massive fire broke out at an illegal firecracker factory in the Ramol area of Ahmedabad, officials said.The facility, which had been previously sealed by authorities following the expiry of its license, was reportedly being operated surreptitiously when the tragic incident occurred.DCP Mayur Patil on Tuesday said,…
Bhubaneswar: The Principal of Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, Th Rampur in Kalahandi district was apprehended by Vigilance sleuths for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.Accused Sitakanta Rana was caught red-handed while demanding and taking the bribe from a functionary of an SHG. The bribe was allegedly demanded to clear pending bills for cleaning work for…
New Delhi, 22/7: TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee has been suspended for the rest of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session for using unparliamentary language against a woman member. The Lok Sabha passed a resolution on Wednesday, a brief period after Banerjee had a war of words with a few of his former party colleagues and NCPI MPs…
The Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) has drawn up an extensive roadmap to update electoral rolls ahead of the next three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) and Urban Local Body (ULB) elections, with a state-wide door-to-door voter survey scheduled to begin on October 26 and continue until November 7The exercise, announced following a review meeting chaired…
President Droupadi Murmu is set to return to her home state for a three-day visit beginning August 3, with official engagements planned across Bhubaneswar, Kataka, Brahmapur and Taptapani. As preparations gather pace, the Odisha government has begun coordinating security and logistical arrangements after receiving the President’s draft itinerary from Rashtrapati Bhavan. The proposed programme has…
Bhubaneswar: The three majestic chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra have been successfully turned southward (Dakshina Moda) ahead of the Bahuda Yatra.The process, which began on Tuesday, faced significant disruption due to heavy rainfall. While Devi Subhadra’s Devadalana chariot was successfully turned and positioned near the Nakachana Dwara of Gundicha Temple on…
Jharsuguda: A major fire broke out at a shopping mall building in Sarbahal on the outskirts of Odisha’s Jharsuguda town on Wednesday morning.As per reports, locals first noticed thick smoke billowing from the building and informed the Fire Services. Five firefighting teams were pressed into service to douse the flames. However, despite their efforts, the…
Washington DC, 22/7: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, introducing steep duties from August 2028 in a move aimed at shifting pharmaceutical manufacturing to the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said imported generic drugs would continue to attract a zero per cent…
Guwahati, 22/7: Flood water could never enter Nila Gogoi’s residence in Sivasagar in eastern Assam, a district where flood is almost an annual problem. “Sivasagar town is situated on higher land, so flood here has remained unimaginable,” 76-year-old school teacher said. Since Monday, however, an “unprecedented” situation prevailed in Sivasagar and neighbouring Charaideo and Jorhat…
Bengaluru, 21/7: Police on Tuesday discovered the body of an elderly woman found stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped into Ramohalli lake in Kumbalgodu, West Bengaluru. The deceased has been identified as Jayamma (61), a resident of Kengeri. “Police personnel recovered the body. The family has positively identified the woman. We are launching a murder…
