New Delhi: Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulphate particles — components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) — can worsen asthma and lead to hospitalisation, according to a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, showed that for each decile increase in the pollutant mixture, asthma hospitalisations increased…
New Delhi, 31/8: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a strategic initiative that allows verified employers, including central government and private organisations, to connect with top talent from India’s most competitive examinations, officials saidon Thursday. UPSC’s ‘Pratibha Setu’, which was earlier known as Public Disclosure Scheme (PDS), provides access to the details of…
Priya Marathe, a promising Indian stand-up comedian and television actress, died on August 31, 2025, in Mumbai following a long struggle with cancer. She was only 38 years old. Priya Marathe was born on April 23, 1987, in Mumbai. She had established a reputation for herself in the showbiz world with her excellent performances in…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorm activity with lightning over various districts of Odisha from August 31 to September 3. A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal around September 2, which may exacerbate the weather conditions.The districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamal,…
Cuttack, 31/8: In a sad piece of news, renowned music director and singer Abhijit Majumdar unwell.He is admitted to a private hospital in CDA.His condition is said to be critical.
Angul: A 42-year-old woman died after being struck by lightning while working in a farmland in Odisha’s Angul district on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Sumati Behera of Majhimunda village under Bagedia police limits.According to reports, Sumati had gone to her farmland with her sister-in-law around 9.30 am to clear grass in the cultivated…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, lauded Odisha’s canoeing player Rashmita Sahu for her remarkable journey in water sports and her recent success at the Khelo India Water Sports Festival held at Dal Lake, Srinagar.Highlighting the country’s first-ever water sports festival, the Prime Minister said over…
Hyderabad: A gas cylinder exploded at Asbestos Colony in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad this morning, leaving seven people from Odisha critically injured.According to reports, the blast occurred while the victims were asleep inside their house. The sudden explosion triggered flames that quickly engulfed the room, leaving the occupants with critical burn injuries.Among the injured…
Bengaluru, 31/8: Citizens will have to pay more during property transactions as the registration fee has been hiked from 1% to 2%, a move estimated to generate an additional Rs 2,500 crore for the cash-crunched government. The hike will come into effect from August 31, the government announced on Saturday.
Gopeshwar, 31/8: A motorable bridge on the Jyotirmath-Malari highway in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district got washed away due to heavy rains, severing connectivity to more than a dozen villages in the border area of the Niti Valley. Heavy rains in the upstream swelled the seasonal Tamak stream, and its gushing waters damaged the bridge around 2…
