The long-awaited Puri International Airport project has received a major boost, with the Central Government granting Stage-I (in-principle) approval for diversion of forest land, paving the way for its development. According to an official notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the proposal submitted by the Odisha Government has been…
A tragic road accident near Bhandaripadi under Dhamnagar police limits in Bhadrak district claimed two lives and left one critically injured.The collision occurred when a bike hit a tractor head-on while entering the village road.Three youths riding the bike sustained severe injuries. Locals rushed them to Bhadrak District Medical. Doctors declared Sek Arman and Sek…
Sambalpur: Railway police seized Rs 40 lakh in cash from a youth at Kesinga Railway Station under the Sambalpur Railway Division and detained him for questioning, officials said.Acting on a tip-off that a youth was carrying a large amount of cash in a bag, the Titlagarh Railway Police conducted a search operation at the station Friday….
Kendrapara: Rajnagar police have detained two persons in connection with the death of a seven-year-old girl at Badhinakolha village under Rajnagar block in Kendrapara district on Friday.The accused have been identified as Benucharan Das and his son from the same village. They were picked up by police late last night and are currently being interrogated….
Puri: The second phase of the historic inventory of the Puri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar will begin on April 8, 2026, informed the Chief Administrator of the temple, Dr. Arvind Padhi. The inventory process will continue as usual except for Sundays and days marked to observe important rituals.A 20-member team will carry out the inventory…
Mumbai, 4/4: Anil Ambani, one of India’s most prominent businesspeople, was eager in the early days of the first Trump administration to figure out where India might fit into the new president’s national security strategy. In 2017, that led him to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender whose fat Rolodex of politicians, diplomats and policymakers…
Bengaluru, 4/4: The LPG crisis in Bengaluru is deepening, with nearly half of the city’s gas stations shutting down. Total Gas has shut down all its outlets, while stations run by Surya Gas and Super Gas are running dry as early as noon. Even outlets operated by Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum were seen turning…
Chennai, 3/4: The Congress party on Friday announced their list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Congress state chief K Selvaperunthagai is set to contest from Sriperumbudur assembly constituency and former MP Dr A Chella Kumar has been given the Krishnagiri constituency. In Tamil Nadu, Congress are in alliance with the…
Bengaluru, 3/4: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has asked the state government to reconsider the decision of replacing marks with grades for the third language subject in the Class 10 exams. In a letter to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, the Lok Bhavan has said that the government should have this decision “comprehensively examined”.
Washington DC, 3/4: A US fighter jet was shot over Iran on Friday and a search operation was underway for survivors was underway, an official told Reuters. Meanwhile, Iran deployed its own troops and also offered a bounty to find the pilot, according to Iranian media Military forces have launched a search operation to find…
