Cuttack: In a shocking incident, a woman reportedly killed her father-in-law Chakragarh Mahula Sahi under Jodum police limits in Cuttack after he came to learn about her extramarital affair in Odisha’s Cuttack district. The deceased has been identified as Panu Behera. Panu was found dead in their house under mysterious circumstances on Thursday morning.Panu’s daughter Sukanti…
Bhubaneswar: For the past two days, life in Odisha districts has come to a grinding halt due to incessant heavy rainfall, disrupting daily life, and posing a significant threat to the state’s infrastructure.The latest victim of the torrential rains is the Panchalingeswar Temple in Balasore district, where the district administration has temporarily imposed a ban…
Puri: Puri experienced heavy rainfall early this morning, leading to significant waterlogging on the iconic ‘Bada Danda’ (Grand Road). Residents woke up to find knee-deep water inundating the area, causing disruptions in daily activities and traffic.The local administration has deployed pumps to drain the water, but continuous rainfall is hampering efforts. Authorities have urged residents…
Bhubaneswar. Mystery shrouds the death of a retired Army man whose body was recovered from a locked house in the Nayapalli area in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Anil Chhotray, a native of Narendrapur area in Banapur of Odisha’s Khurdha district.The police recovered Anil’s body and sent it to Capital Hospital for…
New Delhi: After about four months since the 17th Lok Sabha was formed, the government on Thursday, in a late evening development, announced various department-related standing committees. The Congress has been given the chairmanship of the committeeon External Affairs (Shashi Tharoor), Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports (Digvijaya Singh), the committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry…
New Delhi: In a significant move, the Union government announced a revision in the wheat-rice ratio for ration card holders in Odisha and 8 other state. The new rule will come into effect from October. The move aims to address the changing dietary preferences and demands of people.As per the revised allocation of food grain, 35…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, led by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, will hold its first district collectors’ conference today, focusing on the effective implementation of various government schemes and making administration more people-friendly.The two-day conference, beginning today at 9:00 am at the Lok Seva Bhavan Convention Centre, will be attended by all district collectors, Superintendents of…
Bhubaneswar: In a major decision Odisha government today announced to give maternity leave and paternity leaves to state government employees in case of surrogacy.As per a notification issued by the Finance Department, a maternity leave of 180 days to female Government employees and paternity leave of 15 days to male Government employees have been extended by…
Jammu, 27/9: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday launched searches at multiple places in Rajouri and Reasi districts as part of its investigation into the deadly terror attack in June on a bus carrying pilgrims who were returning from Shiv Khori temple official said. NIA is conducting searches at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir,…
Pune, 26/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers, developed indigenously under National Supercomputing Mission, and asserted that today’s India is carving new opportunities in the infinite sky of possibilities. These supercomputers, built at a cost of Rs 130 crore, have been deployed in Pune, Delhi and Kolkata to facilitate pioneering…
