Bhubaneswar, June 6: A fierce Kalbaisakhi storm lashed Bhubaneswar on Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail in several areas, causing widespread disruption to normal life in the state capital.The weather took a dramatic turn around 3:30 pm when dark clouds rapidly covered the city, followed by intense showers accompanied by thunder…
Mullanpur, 6/6: Riding on centuries from K L Rahul and skipper Shubman Gill, India made 368 for three after opting to bat first on the opening day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mullanpur.Rahul (100 off 165 balls) showed the value of defence while skipper Gill (103 batting…
New Delhi, 6/6: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday vowed to intensify its protest by holding one next weekend if Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan fails to resign by then, as hundreds of students and quite a few parents and teachers joined the demonstration here.Its founder Abhijeet Dipke flew down from Boston and joined the ‘GenZ’…
Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested a TPCODL employee while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹15,000 from a farmer for work related to the replacement of a damaged electricity pole in Cuttack district.The accused has been identified as Dharma Niranjan Chaudhury, Line Man-A of the Narsinghpur Electrical Section under TPCODL, Cuttack.According to Vigilance officials, an 11…
Angul: In two separate incidents, two people died from snake bite in Odisha’s Angul district on Saturday.According to sources, one woman died from venomous snake bite in Sandhachhak Sahi in Pokatunda. In another incident, a young man died from snake bite in Betara village in Saradhapur panchayat.The bodies have been sent for postmortem at the…
Mumbai,6/6: , Shreyas Iyer has taken over the reigns of the India’s T20I team from World Cup winning captain Suryakumar Yadav as the BCCI looks ahead at the 2028 World Cup and the Olympics. Yadav does not feature in the 15-memeber squad announced by the BCCI for the Asian Games in Japan scheduled from September…
A gang of 12 armed robbers allegedly decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 25 lakh from a house in Kendrapara district on Friday night.The incident took place around 9 pm at the residence of Dhaneswar Rout in Khandiapatana village under Aul police station limits. The accused allegedly entered through the rear entrance and…
The deceased, identified as Durga Madhab Jena, had worked in the Energy Department as a contractual employee for nearly 18 years. He climbed a pole in Bhaliasahi under Dumakumpa panchayat to restore electricity supply when he suddenly fell ill around 1 p.m.Co-workers immediately rescued him and rushed him for treatment. They first transported him in…
Kendrapara, June 6: A 27-year-old youth was found hanging inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises on Saturday, triggering allegations of administrative harassment over a land dispute. The deceased has been identified as Srichandan Das alias Kalia, son of Bharat Das of Basulai village in Kendrapara town.According to police, Kalia allegedly hanged himself using a gamucha from…
Deogarh: Forest officials Saturday recovered carcass of a male elephant calf from the Kundheigola Forest Section under Reamal Forest Range in Deogarh district.After receiving information, forester Manmath Behera, Forest Guard Bahan Behera and other personnel rushed to the spot.According to source, a herd of elephants had entered the area from neighbouring Angul district Friday afternoon….
