Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure that no statutory or administrative clearances are granted to Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project without the consent of co-basin states, expressing concern over a reported site inspection conducted by Union government officials at the proposed project site.In…
Nabarangpur: Intensifying their anti-liquor campaign, around 300 women allegedly stormed a long-closed, government-licensed country liquor unit at Baripadar village in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district and set fire to its equipment on Friday.The incident took place under Dangariguda gram panchayat in Dabugaon block. A video purportedly showing the women setting the materials ablaze has gone viral on…
Bhubaneswar, November 7 : Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, has called upon all officers and employees of the Department to accord the highest priority to transparency, integrity, sensitivity and public service, while remaining honest, sincere and committed to their duties and responsibilities. In a letter addressed to…
The principal of a government ITI college in Bolangir was caught by Odisha Vigilance on Friday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. The accused has been identified as Suresh Dalabehera. Vigilance officials also recovered Rs 5.16 lakh in cash from his residence during subsequent searches.According to the allegations, Dalabehera had demanded bribes from…
New Delhi: In a shocking and gruesome incident, seven members of a family were allegedly murdered and dumped by a man in Bengaluru’s Srirampura locality, with police suspecting a prolonged domestic dispute behind the killings.The accused, identified as Indushekar, allegedly killed his wife Sunita and six members of her family, including his mother-in-law Roopavati, two…
Poor visibility due to dense fog led to a road accident in Odisha’s Sonepur district after a passenger bus operated by the state-run transport service rammed into a tractor carrying a paddy harvesting machine on Friday morning.According to reports, the accident took place near Kulipali Chowk on National Highway 57 in the district. The passengers…
Baripada: Odisha government has suspended the headmistress of a residential school in Mayurbhanj district for alleged dereliction of duty after a Class 10 student gave birth to a baby recently, an official said Friday.The incident took place at a Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Dhanpur.A student of the institute Tuesday complained of stomach pain…
Koraput, Nov 6: Koraput District Collector has reacted to the panchayat elections conducted by Andhra Pradesh in the disputed Kotia region, alleging that misleading information was being circulated by the neighbouring state to create confusion among voters.According to the Collector, voter turnout in Kotia Gram Panchayat was a maximum of 10 per cent, contradicting claims…
Designer Manish Malhotra hosted a star-studded Diwali celebration in Mumbai on Thursday evening, November 5, 2026, drawing top Bollywood celebrities including Akshay Kumar and Madhuri Dixit.However, it was the joint appearance of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan that became the undisputed highlight of the red carpet.Red Carpet Chemistry & Paparazzi Moments.Arriving hand-in-hand, the couple…
Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to visit flood-affected areas of Ganjam district on November 7 to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent floods.During his day-long visit, Patnaik will tour Sheragada, Hinjilicut, Aska and Sorada to take stock of the situation and interact with…
