Rayagada: In a surprise raid, the Food Safety Department’s 3-member team inspected a shopping mall in Rayagada of Odisha and found several expired food items being sold. The District Food Safety Officer seized expired bhujiya and unsealed pickle bottles from the mall. Following the inspection, a fine of Rs 1 lakh was imposed on the mall…
Delhi: In a tragic incident, as many as six people including two children have been hospitalized and are critical due to suffocation in Delhi the capital city of India on Monday. According to reports, as many as six people including two children, were hospitalized due to suffocation after a fire broke out while an e-rickshaw was…
Mumbai, 19/5: Sebi has threatened two Mauritus-based funds with investments in the Adani Group that they could face penalties and cancellation of licences for not sharing shareholding details despite repeated requests over two years, according to a document reviewed by Reuters. The Adani Group and its 13 offshore investors have been facing an investigation by…
North 24 Parganas: An explosion has been reported in a multi-storied residential building in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal. According to reports, the explosion took place in Bass Bagan area of Ward No. 4 under Titagarh municipality. Reports further said that, police investigation is underway in this regard. DCP IB Jha told, “This morning at…
Bhubaneswar: An elderly man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in a forest near Majuriapada in Sambalpur district on Sunday night. Shyamsundar Pradhan (55), a resident of Chilikama village, encountered a six-member elephant herd near Majuriapada while returning home on his cycle from Nuamunda village. When Pradhan failed to return home, his…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh on May 28 to discuss the Polavaram Project. This will be the first time that the Prime Minister will directly engage in talks with all four states on this matter. The meeting assumes significance…
Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) annual mission ‘Operation Olivia’ helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during February 2025. Conducted annually from November to May, Operation Olivia is an important initiative of the ICG aimed at…
Bengaluru, 19/5: Torrential, likely record-breaking, downpour that Bengaluru received on Sunday night exposed the gaps in the city’s infrastructure, as residents woke to river-like roads and layouts on Monday. According to the IMD, Bengaluru City recorded 105.5 mm of rainfall as of 8:30 am on Monday, with nearly 90 mm of rainfall in the intervening…
Cuttack: In yesterday’s drowning incident of 2 engineers in the Kathajodi River of Cuttack, today another body has been recovered. As per reports, yesterday body of Rutikes Matal had been recovered and today body of Rutik Brijne has been recovered by the NDRF team. It is to be noted that the two young engineers had gone…
New Delhi, 19/5: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday held all high court judges, including additional judges, will be entitled to full pension and retirement benefits. The top court said the former chief justices of the high court will get Rs 15 lakh per annum as pension
