Keonjhar: In a shocking incident, a wild elephant created panic at Saharapada in Keonjhar district early this morning. The elephant was spotted near Draupadi Hudi. According to the reports, the elephant was seen roaming around the area when it suddenly moved towards a parked motorcycle and crushed it completely. Visuals of the incident has been shared…
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has granted bail to Basant Kumar Behera, a former contractual AC operator at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, who was arrested in 2021 for allegedly leaking sensitive defence-related information to a Pakistani woman. Justice Gaurishankar Satapathy, heading the single-judge bench, passed the order…
Jharsuguda: A total of 444 individuals suspected to be illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have been detained across Jharsuguda district as part of an extensive verification drive ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), senior police officials announced on Tuesday. Addressing the media, Inspector General of Police (Northern Range), Himanshu Kumar Lal, stated, “444 suspected individuals have…
Nuapada: As many as two women died while a small child is ciritcal after a wall collapsed in Lakhana village Nuapada district on Sunday. According to information, a tragic incident happened as the wall of a poultry farm collapsed due to heavy rains. A woman and her grandmother-in-law died while her daughter is critically injured….
Cuttack: The Hirakud Dam in Odisha’s Sambalpur district today opened a total of 20 sluice gates and released season’s first floodwaters, which is expected to reach the Mundali barrage in Cuttack tomorrow late night. Cuttack Collector Dattatreya Bhausahe Shinde informed that the district administration has taken all possible measures to receive season’s first floodwaters from…
Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted that heavy to very heavy rain will continue in different districts of Odisha.The weather department issued orange warning saying heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two…
Cuttack: Tension prevailed after irate locals staged an agitation following death of a woman home guard who was mowed down by a speeding truck in Odisha’s Cuttack district today. The tragic mishap was reported from Taladanda road stretch in Cuttack city’s Chhatra Bazar in the morning. As per preliminary reports, Manorama Panda, a home guard deployed at Malgodown…
Boudh: A tragic turn of events unfolded after a man and his wife died in a road mishap while going to attend the last rites of his father in Boudh district of Odisha on Wednesday. The accident took place near Nuapada village on NH 57 connecting Khurda-Balangir late in the night. The deceased, identified as Raj…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida today conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Balasore district to assess the extent of damage caused by the recent heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers.According to her statement, the flood has impacted as many as 154 villages across six blocks of the district — Bhogarai, Baliapal, Basta,…
Puri, 2.07.2025: The Rath yatra of Puri is not just a festival; it is a symbol of faith, service, and devotion for Eastern India. Millions of devotees gather each year to catch a glimpse of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra during this grand event. In a heartwarming initiative, Adani Group and ISKCON have joined hands…
