Odisha’s air connectivity is set for a fresh expansion, with Star Air adding 24 weekly flights from September 4, 2026. The move will bring a direct Hyderabad-Bhubaneswar connection and restore flights between Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda.The new services will operate six days a week, excluding Wednesday. Flights will run on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and…
A man from Bhadrak’s Chandbali area, who was stranded in Nepal amid devastating flash floods, has returned home and recounted the terrifying ordeal that left him fearing for his life and family.Ramesh Das of Nalgunda village in Chandbali block had travelled to Nepal on August 21. However, his trip took a dangerous turn after the…
Authorities at the Hirakud Dam closed two more sluice gates on Tuesday, reducing the number of operational gates to just two — one on the left and one on the right.Earlier in the morning, four gates were open (three on the left and one on the right), but fresh orders were issued to shut two…
Eurasian Stability and Connectivity Take Focus at SCO Gathering.Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially signed a joint declaration alongside fellow member state leaders during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek. Addressing the high-level gathering on Tuesday, he strongly condemned global terrorism, calling for the complete eradication of its entire ecosystem, which includes financing…
Bhubaneswar: Three Odisha government employees, including a doctor, have been convicted by vigilance courts in separate cases, officials said Tuesday.The convicted officials are Jharsuguda District Headquarters Hospital’s retired senior surgery specialist Debendranath Nayak, assistant revenue inspector Durga Prasad Sahu and retired soil conservation officer Kartikeswar Sahu, they said.All three state government employees were convicted Monday.According…
Malkangiri: A 22-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after being humiliated at a village meeting over his love marriage in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. The deceased has been identified as Sagar Sarkar of MV-92 village.According to reports, Sagar had fallen in love with a 26-year-old woman and married her before bringing her to the village. Following…
Jajpur: In an inhumane incident, a son-in-law was forced to wear a shoe garland around his neck and face was smeared with paint and was paraded in the market at Kalyanpur under Binjharpur police limits of Jajpur over family dispute.A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, following which the Binjharpur police…
Kathmandu: The Nepalese authorities have provided details of the procedures for identification and handing over of the mortal remains of foreign nationals who died in the recent devastating flash floods in Rasuwa, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said on Monday.In a statement, the Embassy said the Government of Nepal has outlined a series of procedures…
Bhubaneswar: A Baleshwar resident was among seven people arrested by the West Bengal Police for allegedly operating a major cyber fraud racket from Ranibandh in Bankura district of West Bengal, with investigators estimating the total amount involved in the crime at around Rs 72 crore.Bankura district police superintendent V G Satish said on Monday that…
Bhubaneswar, Aug. 31: On an average, 20 people die in India every day while waiting for life-saving organ transplantation amidst a severe shortage of donors. “It is a critical situation and the need is to inform the society about the importance of organ donation which can save lives,” Dr. Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak, Joint Director, State…
