Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to strengthen the implementation of the PM SHRI Scheme in Odisha, the School and Mass Education Department has appointed 30 senior officers as ‘State Reviewers’ to monitor the performance of PM SHRI schools across the state.The appointments were notified through an official order issued on Wednesday.The panel comprises eight IAS…
Berhampur, Jul 31: In a remarkable display of swift coordination and emergency response, Odisha Police and doctors at MKCG Medical College and Hospital saved the life of a 10-year-old boy after creating an 80-km green corridor for his urgent transfer from Puri district to Berhampur.The boy, identified as Prabhudatta Jena, a Class V student, sustained…
Dhamnagar: A 76-year-old farmer was rescued safely by Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel Thursday after spending nearly 24 hours atop a palm tree to escape rising floodwaters in Bhadrak district.The rescued farmer, Trilochan Sahu of Gundicha Sahi under Nadigaon panchayat in Dhamnagar block, had gone to his farmland Wednesday for agricultural work. However, a…
Bhubaneswar: A trader was allegedly beaten to death at Gayatri Basti under the Lingaraj police station limits in bhubaneswar late on Thursday night. Police have launched an investigation into the murder, while the motive behind the crime is yet to be established. The deceased has been identified as Jitu Kandi, who was a local trader. His…
Sambalpur: With heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas, Hirakud Dam authorities in Sambalpur district of Odisha have opened 12 gates of the reservoir to manage the rising water level. At present, 7 gates have been opened on the left side of the bridge and 5 gates on the right side. The discharge is being done in…
Odisha’s flood situation has intensified with multiple rivers breaching embankments and water levels rising dangerously across districts. In Jajpur, seven breaches have been reported in three rivers — four on the Brahmani, two on the Kani (a distributary of the Baitarani), and one on the Nua Mahara of the Kharasrota. Nearly 250 villages are inundated,…
New Delhi, 31/7: Meta finds itself in further trouble in India as cases have been registered against Meta’s India head and operators of several Facebook and Instagram accounts with the cybercrime police in Hyderabad over alleged morphed and objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led NEET paper leak protests. …
Thane, 31/7: At least eight people died while some are feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in the Bhiwandi township of Thane district, around 50 kms away from downtown Mumbai. Bhiwandi is referred to as a power loom town and warehousing hub. A portion of the Kohinoor Building at the Tawre Compound in Gangaram…
Tokyo, 30/7: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan this week has risen to 34, local officials said Thursday, as rescuers braved sweltering heat and raced to find survivors under the rubble two days after the temblor The magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main…
New Delhi, 30/7: The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored the critical need for the Election Commission’s independence, questioning Parliament’s decision to keep the Chief Justice of India out of the selection panel for appointing the Chief Election Commissioners. Observing that the Chief Election Commissioner holds one of the most important constitutional offices in a democracy,…
