Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday appointed Shovana Mohanty of Karanjia, Remuna in Balasore district, as the new Chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Women.A notification issued by the Department of Women & Child Development stated that the appointment has been made under Section 3(1) and Section 3(2)(b) of the Odisha State Commission for Women…
Bhadark : Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited (FACOR), a Vedanta Group company, has launched a dry food meal initiative at Sri Ram Upper Primary (SRUP) School in Ostapal, under its flagship CSR program, FACOR Sathi Siksha Amrut Pariyojana. The initiative aims to provide schoolchildren with daily dry food items such as bread, jam, biscuits, buns, cupcakes,…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a series of ‘Yellow’ warnings predicting thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha between August 5 and August 9, 2025.According to mid-day weather bulletin, the IMD warned of gusty surface winds reaching speeds of 30–40 kmph, along with thunderstorms and lightning, which…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased Keyman of Indian Railways in the Maoists blowing up railway track incident.According to information, CM Majhi expressed his grief over the death of Itua Oram- the Keyman who was critically injured in the blowing up of the…
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain may resume in Odisha from August 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Sunday.ed of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph in several districts of the state for three days.August 3: Yellow warning for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh,…
Mohana: In a shocking incident, a youth was hacked to death on the suspicion of performing witchcraft. The incident happened in Rachaguda village under Mohana police station in Gajapati district of Odisha.The deceased has been identified as Gopal Malika. Merely on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, the villagers killed and threw him in the Harabhanga dam.According…
Bhubaneswar: A tragic accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near Gumma Ghati, 15 km away from Rayagada, where an elderly woman was killed and two others were injured. The incident took place when a tanker rammed into a roadside hut, destroying it along with two nearby shops.According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred due to…
Sundargarh: In a tragic incident, the body of a missing minor girl from the Talsara police station area in Sundargarh district was discovered hanging from a tree in the Lulkidihi forest near the Chhattisgarh border on Sunday.The girl, who had been missing since Friday, was found following an extensive search operation conducted by the Talsara police…
Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of the Balanga victim girl in Odisha’s Puri district will be brought to Bhubaneswar today for her last rites. She died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS New Delhi after battling for 12 days.According to information, her mortal remains will be brought to Odisha after post mortem. Then her last rites will be…
Keonjhar: A woman reportedly attempted suicide after learning of her husband’s death in an elephant attack at Govindpur village under Banspal block of Odisha’s Keonjhar district.According to reports, Debadhi Barik, a resident of the village, was attacked by a tusker on Saturday night when a herd of seven elephants strayed into the area and began…
