Bhubaneswar, October 6, 2026: As unpredictable weather increasingly threatens paddy cultivation, farmers in Dhenkanal’s Kamalanga and Mangalpur panchayats are embracing climate-resilient farming practices to improve crop health, reduce risks and secure their livelihoods. The two panchayats, where GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) operates a 1,050-MW thermal power plant, are witnessing a gradual shift in farming…
Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj: Allegations of large-scale irregularities in road construction work have surfaced in Ichinda Ward No. 11 under Rairangpur Municipality in the Bamanghati subdivision of Mayurbhanj district. According to local residents, a road was constructed for about 50 metres from near advocate Muna Das’s residence towards advocate Pradip Das’s residence, allegedly without any sanctioned…
Baripada, September 18, 2026:.Patients and their attendants visiting PRM Medical College and Hospital and Baripada Medical are facing numerous problems, prompting concern among members of the Social Welfare Forum. To seek solutions to these public grievances, a delegation led by Biswajit Nayak, Secretary of the organisation’s Core Committee, submitted a memorandum to the District…
New Delhi, 23/8: Fresh guidelines issued to Delhi Police by a central agency advise personnel to remain calm during protests, avoid rising to provocation and being pictured as “villains” by the demonstrators filming them, police sources said on Sunday.The guidelines come in the backdrop of the allegations of police excesses during the Cockroach Janta Party…
Srinagar,, 23/08: More than three decades after terror murders plunged the Kashmir Valley into a cycle of violence and trigger the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, the state is reopening some of the Valley’s most prominent unsolved cases — including the killings of judge Neelkanth Ganju, BJP leader Tika Lal Taploo and 23 Pandits at Wandhama…
Washington DC, 23/8: US President Donald Trump has again said that the Strait of Hormuz is “American territory”, while separately claiming the United States has escorted more than 1,000 ships through the strategically important waterway. Trump made the claim on Truth Social, where he reshared an image showing the Strait of Hormuz marked as “NEW…
New Delhi, 23/8: Senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, stated that 80 per cent of women, the country’s biggest asset, face harassment and that systemic violence is actively used by society to hinder their progress.Addressing students at his party’s youth outreach programme, ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’, in Pune…
New Delhi, 22/8: Passengers flying out of Indian airports will no longer be required to carry a physical boarding pass as immigration authorities have decided to do away with the stamping of this document from September 1, officials said on Saturday.Instead, passengers travelling abroad will have to produce an e-boarding pass on their smartphones for…
New Delhi, 22/8: Senior MP Deepender Hooda’s remarks hailing anti-Sikh riots case convict Sajjan Kumar following his death has triggered a controversy with several Sikh leaders and members of families affected by the 1984 pogrom on Saturday staging a protest outside Rahul Gandhi’s residence seeking apology.
Chennai, 22/8: Aimed at strengthening the party at the grassroots by giving ample opportunities to youngsters and new faces, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday (August 22) announced sweeping organisational changes, introducing fixed tenures and strict age limits for those holding posts from village to district levels.Announcing the changes following recommendations from a 38-member…
