Bhubaneswar: The cease work strike by Odisha bus and truck drivers’ association and the nationwide ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by various Trade Unions affected normal life in several parts of the state. Drivers across Odisha continued their cease-work strike for the second day on Wednesday, as different rounds of talks between the state government and the…
Balasore: One died and one sustained serious injuries when a car belonging to West Bengal MLA Goutam Chowdhury collided with a scooter they were travelling in on National Highway 16 near Jamujhadi in Balasore district of Odisha on Wednesday morning. According to reports, the accident occurred around 10:30 am when the MLA’s car, heading towards…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Energy Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo flagged off a Ratha for promotion of the roof top gardening in the city today at Krushi Bhavan. It is funded under State Plan Scheme – Innovative Projects for Promotion of Urban Horticulture being implemented by Central Horticultural Experiment…
Rourkela: In a Maoist crackdown, the security personnel seized Improvised explosive Device (IEDs) in Saranda jungle from the Odisha-Jharkhand border. As many as 16 IEDs weighing around 2 kg were seized by the Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF). The Saranda jungle falls under the investigative jurisdiction of Chaibasa tokel police limits. According to sources, the IEDs…
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…
