Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged citizens to take precautions ahead of a spell of heavy rainfall expected from Friday to Sunday.Taking to X, the Prime Minister, who’s on his way to the US for the United Nations General Assembly, also cautioned people of thunderstorms, lightning, windstorms and the risk of floods, landslides…
Bhubaneswar: Kutchina, an established Indian kitchen appliances brand, is entering a new phase of growth by expanding beyond its traditional strength in chimneys and building a broader portfolio of kitchen solutions spanning chimneys, cooktops and small kitchen appliances. As part of its expansion strategy, the company is also planning to open 25 new exclusive Kutchina…
Bhubaneswar, September 22, 2026: Mr. Gajanan S. Kale, Chief of Odisha Distribution Business and CEO of TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Times Icons of Odisha 2026’, organised by The Times of India, under the category “Excellence in Energy Leadership & Power sector transformation.”The award was presented to Mr….
RAYAGADA/KALAHANDI, September 23: Tension has resurfaced in Odisha’s Sijimali and Kantamal areas over bauxite mining, with tribal residents alleging restrictions on movement, disruption of access to essential services and intimidation amid heavy deployment of police personnel. The latest escalation comes months after incidents reported on March 2 and April 6, which local residents and…
Bhubaneswar, 21 September 2026: The ICAR–Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, organised a Kavi Sammelan (Poets’ Meet) and Self-Composed Poetry Recitation Competition on 21 September 2026 as part of the ICAR–Reform Utsav and Hindi Pakhwada–2026. The programme was organised with great enthusiasm and fervour.The objective of the programme was to encourage interest in Hindi…
Bhubaneswar, 23 rd September, 2026: Novotel, the global hotel brand that champions Longevity Everyday, proudly announces the opening of Novotel Bhubaneswar, bringing contemporary hospitality to Odisha’s capital city. Marking Accor’s debut in the Temple City, the hotel also becomes Bhubaneswar’s first internationally branded hospitality destination. Strategically located near Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar Railway Station,…
Berhampur: An undertrial prisoner, identified as Shantanu Patra alias Sunil Swain, allegedly died by suicide inside the Berhampur Circle Jail.According to jail authorities, Patra had been lodged in the prison for around a year in connection with a murder case. He was arrested over allegations of brutally killing a woman in the Srima Nagar area…
New Delhi, September 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced the appointment of party in-charges and co-in-charges for several states and Union Territories, with BJP National President Nitin Nabin approving the organisational changes.Senior BJP leader Smriti Irani has been assigned organisational responsibilities for Haryana and Chhattisgarh, while Sunil Bansal has been given charge…
Nagoya: Jay Meena Wednesday bagged India’s first-ever medal in soft tennis at the Asian Games after losing to Takuya Kurosaka of Japan 2-4 in the semifinal in Nagoya.Meena had secured India’s first-ever medal in the soft tennis at the Asian Games after a sensational comeback win over Sherwin Nuguit in the quarter-final, where he was…
Tensions flared on MG Road (Gandhi Marg) on Wednesday as hundreds of activists from the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) staged a massive demonstration, attempting to gherao the Odisha Legislative Assembly.The protesters were demanding the immediate resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over widespread errors and…
