In ongoing DA searches today against Sri Kartikeswar Behera, PEO by officers of Odisha Vigilance, *Cash Rs.2.98 Lakhs* unearthed from his residential house at Kandagada and seized. Searches continuing. Further report follows.
Sano (Japan): India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Japan in their rain-truncated historic one-off T20I against Japan in Sano Tuesday.The contest was reduced to a 5-overs-per-side affair after wet outfield owing to heavy overnight rain delayed the start of play. Teams:India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan,…
Deep depression brings extreme rainfall threats to coastal OdishaIndia Meteorological Department officials have issued severe weather warnings for southern Odisha as a well-marked low-pressure system intensifies into a deep depression. This active weather system currently lies over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, moving steadily west-northwestwards. It is positioned approximately 310 kilometers southeast…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday requested the Centre’s response to a petition challenging the requirement to sing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram at public gatherings. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, directed Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to take the paper book…
Odisha’s misty highlands could grow tea. That was the clear message Assam’s top tea researchers gave a visiting team of Odisha journalists in Dibrugarh this week. The climate is suitable, they said. What is missing is a formal request from Bhubaneswar.The visit, organised by the Press Information Bureau, Bhubaneswar, took the media group to Dibrugarh…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, will launch the expanded Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Breakfast Scheme at the Greater Chennai Corporation Middle School in Gandhigram, Thiruvanmiyur, on Tuesday.Preparations were under way across the state, with workers cooking breakfast in government and government-aided schools ahead of the inauguration.The expansion will bring students from Classes VI to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly’s Monsoon session commences today with the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act issue likely to stir things up in the House.Yesterday, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) had requested the Speaker, Surama Padhy to table a motion in the House regarding the MMDR issue. The Congress too is prepared to corner…
Bhubaneswar: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has discovered natural gas in a deepwater well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin, around 43 km off Konark on the Odisha coast, marking the first well drilled by the company in the basin under its ongoing Samudra Manthan deepwater exploration campaign.The discovery was made on September 18…
Today i.e on 22.09.2026, on the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets( DA) by Kartikeswar Behera, PEO, Katabhal G.P and I/c PEOs of Firingimal G.P & Gourenmunda G.P, all under Gaisilet Block, Dist.Baragada beyond his known sources of income, simultaneous house searches are being conducted by Odisha Vigilance led by 5 DSPs, 8 Inspectors, 2…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed profound grief over the demise of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the brother of the Dubai Ruler, while praising his dedicated contributions to society. In a public message, the Prime Minister extended his sympathies to the Royal family and citizens of Dubai.“Deeply saddened by the…
