Bhubaneswar: A seven-year-old girl died after drowning in Mantei River at Jagannath Prasad panchayat under Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district. The deceased has been identified as Jhili, daughter of Arjun Maiti. According to reports, Jhili had come to her maternal grandfather’s house at Mishrapur with her mother. While playing alone near the river in the…
New Delhi: The Union government has revamped the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). Alok Joshi, a former Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has been appointed as the head of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). Six more members have also been inducted into the board. The members include Former Western Air Commander Air…
Jalna, 30/4: A young man from Jalna city in Maharashtra, who recently returned from Kashmir, has claimed that one of the suspected attackers in the Pahalgam terror case spoke to him a day before the carnage. Hindu ho kya. You don’t look like you are from Kashmir,” said Adarsh Raut, recalling his interaction with a…
Puri: Today is the holy Akshaya Trutiya. As per the tradition, the construction of chariots for the upcoming world famous Rathyatra 2025 will begin today in Puri of Odisha. Also, the 42 day long famous Chandan Yatra will begin in the holy city of Puri today. After the ‘Dwarafita’ (opening of the gates) ritual at 4…
Bhubaneswar: In a push to upgrade healthcare infrastructure, the Odisha government has announced an investment of nearly Rs 9,200 crore to transform four of the state’s key medical institutions. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling. VIMSAR…
New Delhi, 30/4: The Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority verdict, on Wednesday, held that courts can modify arbitral awards under 1996 law on arbitration, conciliation. The majority verdict by CJI Sanjiv Khanna said that the power to modify arbitral awards should be exercised with caution by courts. However, Justice K V Viswanathan dissented, saying…
Bhubaneswar: A couple sustained severe injuries after being attacked by a rogue elephant at Udayagiri village under Telkoi forest range in Keonjhar district. The injured have been identified as Labanya Palai and his husband Jadu Palai. According to reports, as the couple was heading towards the nearby cashew plantation on the outskirts of their village,…
Anandapur: In a tragic incident, a youth was found dead in Keonjhar district of Odisha. It has been suspected that he has been run over by a vehicle that is yet to be identified. His body was recovered from near Bankhidi Chhaka on the State Highway number 53 under Anandapur Police Station limits. The deceased youth…
Bhubaneswar: The youth who had been attacked with knife earlier this week in the capital city of Odisha, succumbed today to the critical knife attack injury on Wednesday. The knife attack victim and now deceased has been identified as Janmejaya alias Bapuni. As per reports, Janmejaya was living with his parents in the Science Park slum…
Bhubaneswar: The CM Kisan money was credited to the bank accounts of about 50 lakh farmers today in Odisha. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi transferred the money to the farmers’ accounts via DBT on Akshay Trutiya today in a special event. As per reports, 50 lakh farmers got Rs 4000 each in their respective bank accounts…
