Angul: A 42-year-old woman died after being struck by lightning while working in a farmland in Odisha’s Angul district on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Sumati Behera of Majhimunda village under Bagedia police limits.According to reports, Sumati had gone to her farmland with her sister-in-law around 9.30 am to clear grass in the cultivated…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, lauded Odisha’s canoeing player Rashmita Sahu for her remarkable journey in water sports and her recent success at the Khelo India Water Sports Festival held at Dal Lake, Srinagar.Highlighting the country’s first-ever water sports festival, the Prime Minister said over…
Hyderabad: A gas cylinder exploded at Asbestos Colony in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad this morning, leaving seven people from Odisha critically injured.According to reports, the blast occurred while the victims were asleep inside their house. The sudden explosion triggered flames that quickly engulfed the room, leaving the occupants with critical burn injuries.Among the injured…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: KIIT-DU today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to facilitate higher education opportunities for serving and retired personnel of the IAF, as well as their wards in both engineering and medical programmes. The agreement was formalized between Air Vice Marshal Harjit S Sidana, VSM, Assistant Chief of…
The East Coast Railway convened the inaugural meeting of the 11th Zonal Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) today in Bhubaneswar, chaired by Shri Parmeshwar Funkwal, General Manager, with the Principal Heads of various ECoR departments in attendance. Twenty-three ZRUCC members participated, including Hon’ble Members of Parliament Smt Aparajita Sarangi (Bhubaneswar), Shri Sujeet Kumar (Odisha), Shri…
SUBARNAPUR — Operation Garuda has been intensified to prevent smuggling of ganja through Subarnapur district, informed IG of Northern Zone Police Himanshu Lal at a press conference held at the district police headquarters. IG Shri Lal further said that between 1st and 25th of this month, 10 ganja cases were registered in various police stations…
Cuttack: A seven-month pregnant woman died under mysterious circumstances at Nuapatna village under Tigiria police station in Cuttack.The deceased woman identified as Kalpana Dutta was married to Dipak Dutta nine years ago. The couple had a seven-year-old daughter and Kalpana was 7 months pregnant. On learning that Kalpana was unwell and hospitalized, her family members…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department has issued a forecast indicating that Odisha is likely to experience heavy rainfall in September, with two low-pressure systems expected to form over the Bay of Bengal.According to the regional weather department’s prediction, the first low-pressure system may develop around September 3 over the northwest Bay of Bengal and move…
Bhubaneswar: A youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Badagada Brit Colony of Odisha’s Capital City, Bhubaneswar, on Thursday afternoon.As informed by sources, the body of the youth, who is identified as Subham Panda aka Guddu of Kuakhia village in Jajpur district, was found hanging inside a house in Badagada Brit Colony. However, under what circumstances,…
Bhubaneswar/ Rayagada : Utkal Alumina International Ltd. (UAIL), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco, has executed multiple developmental projects in Raulighati village under Kashipur Block of Rayagada district, making a tangible difference in villagers’ quality of life.For years, the absence of proper road connectivity had kept the village cut off from the outside world….
