Bhubaneswar: At least four workers from Odisha lost their lives in the devastating explosion at Sigachi Industries Limited’s pharmaceutical factory in Telangana’s Sangareddy district, while four others are currently undergoing treatment.The deceased have been identified as Rajnala Jagan Mohan (55) from Ganjam, Lagnajeeth Duari (20) from Tigiria, Manoj Rout from Balasore, and Dolagobinda Sahu from…
Keonjhar: In a major mishap, at least three persons died in a landslide due to incessant rains at an illegal manganese mine in Joda in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Tuesday. The incident occured in Bichakundi forest which comes under Joda police limits, late in the night. The deceased were identified as Kande Munda, Guru Champia and…
SUBARNAPUR, 2/7 — Tarbha police of Subarnapur district have seized a vehicle with 6 quintals of ganja. It is learnt from the incident that the vehicle was being smuggled from Kantamal area of Boudh district to other states through Tarbha, and on receiving information, the Tarbha police chased the vehicle carrying the ganja. As a…
Bhubaneswar, July 1, 2025: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved a robust performance in freight loading during the first quarter of the current financial year 2025–26, registering significant growth over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. From April to June 2025, ECoR loaded a total of 68.19 million tonnes, compared to 62.2 million tonnes during the same…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has sent two officers to Telangana to coordinate the rescue operation for the Odia workers working in the Sigachi pharma company’s factory, where an explosion has killed at least 36 people and left many injured, including several from Odisha.The two officers are Pritish Panda, OSD, Directorate of Odisha Paribar and Dr. Chandra…
Bhubaneswar: Rain in North Odisha is continuing as an impact of the low pressure in Bay of Bengal. The rainfall is likely to continue till July 4.The low pressure developed over the north west Bay of Bengal and adjoining coast of Bangladesh. It will advance towards West and North west direction towards the Gangetic West Bengal…
Bhubaneswar: Taking disciplinary action, Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday suspended five party members for their alleged involvement in assault on a BMC official in Bhubaneswar. The five members included Corporator Aparup Narayan Rout alias Jeevan Rout, Rashi Ranjan Mahapatra, Debasish Pradhan, Sachikant Swain and Sanjeev Mishra. Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal placed them under…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance arrested Soil Conservation and Watershed Development Joint Director Dayanidhi Bagh in disproportionate assets (DA) case following raid yesterday. During simultaneous house searches, the Vigilance officials had unearthed disproportionate assets including 2 buildings, one 3-BHK flat in Bhubaneswar, 84 acres of land comprising 2 farm houses over 48 acres at Nabarangpur, Gold 312 gms, Bank…
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is likely to visit Odisha on a two-day tour beginning July 14 to attend a series of events in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.As per reports, the President will attend the convocation ceremony of AIIMS Bhubaneswar on July 14. The following day, July 15, she will attend the convocation ceremony of Ravenshaw University in…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today held discussions with representatives of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and HDFC Bank at the Lok Seva Bhawan here, urging them to improve loan disbursal under various welfare schemes aimed at benefiting the poor.The performance of these three banks in Odisha was unsatisfactory in schemes such as agricultural loans,…
