The Odisha Finance Department has extended the deadline for refunding small depositors affected by the chit fund scam to March 31, 2026, giving thousands of families more time to claim their money. The earlier deadline was January 31, 2026.The extension covers two categories of depositors:Those who deposited up to Rs. 10,000 and were recommended by…
Rourkela: In a shocking incident, a Class X minor girl was killed in Rourkela, in Sundargarh district of Odisha yesterday. The deceased’s parents have claimed that she has been murdered following sexual abuse. The incident took place under Bishra Police Station limits.As per the police complaint, the minor girl student had gone to the school…
Chennai, 6/2: Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by actor-politician Vijay challenging an order of the Income Tax Department directing him to pay Rs 1.5 crore penalty. The matter pertains to alleged non-disclosure of additional income derived by the top-rated star during the financial year 2015-16.
Cuttack: The Cuttack District Judge Court and Phulbani Court in Odisha are on high alert after receiving bomb threat emails, prompting evacuations and intense security checks. The emails, sent from unknown IDs, claimed bombs were planted in the court premises.In Cuttack, authorities evacuated the District Judge Court and deployed bomb squads, sniffer dogs, and additional police…
Punjab, 6/2: leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Jalandhar on Friday. The deceased was identified as Lucky Oberoi, a local AAP leader. According to initial reports, multiple shots were fired at Oberoi outside the gurdwara in Model Town and five bullets struck him while he was…
Bengaluru, 6/2: Doctors at Victoria Hospital are asking patients to buy medicines from a few select private pharmacies, patients allege. This has raised doubts about a possible nexus between the doctors and pharmacists. More than five private pharmacies are located opposite the Victoria Hospital gate. Besides verbally telling patients, doctors reportedly write the pharmacist’s name…
Vadodora, 5/2:Smriti Mandhana anchored the run chase with a swashbuckling innings to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore to a thumping 6 wicket win over Delhi Capitals for their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) crown. Chasing a target of 203, RCB romped home by with 2 balls to spare.
Vadodara, 5/2: Skipper Jemimah Rodrigues led from the front with a blistering unbeaten 57 off 37 balls as Delhi Capitals (DC) made 203 for four after being put into bat by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Smriti Mandhana in the final of the Women’s Premier League. Chinelle Henry blazed away to a 15-ball 35 while…
Meghalaya,5/2: At least 16 workers died in an explosion inside a “rat hole” coal mine in Meghalaya–once again exposing the hilly state government’s failure to stop the long problem of illegal and haphazard coal mining. Police in Meghalaya said 16 bodies were recovered on Thursday morning from a coal mine at Thangsko village in East…
Cuttack: The Choudwar Police have successfully cracked a gold chain-snatching case and unearthed a wider criminal network involved in multiple robbery incidents across Cuttack and Bhubaneswar Urban Police Districts, officials said on Thursday.The case relates to Choudwar Police Station Case No. 629 dated October 18, 2025, registered after a 50-year-old woman, identified as Sandhyarani Pati, was…
