Cuttack: More than 20 buffaloes were swept away in the strong currents of the Mahanadi River near Gate No. 77 of the Jobra Anicut in Cuttack on Saturday.The herd was reportedly seen struggling in the fast-flowing waters of the river. The Cuttack Fire Services personnel have reached the spot and launched an operation to rescue…
Puri: A court in Puri district has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for abducting a minor girl and forcing her into prostitution, officials said.The Additional Sessions Judge, Puri, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on convict Sangram Baliarsingh of Khuntia Banpur under Gadishagada police limits.In case of non-payment of the fine,…
Bhubaneswar: Kalinganagar police in Jajpur district on Saturday arrested two men for allegedly raping a woman after luring her to an abandoned house near Chandikhol on the pretext of taking her to her ailing husband.The accused were identified as Ramachandra Sahu, alias Kanhu, of the Badachana police station area and Chhabindra Tarai of the Jenapur…
Thrissur (Keralam): Eight engineering students from Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul were killed when their car rammed into a lorry parked “illegally” on NH-66 in Thrissur district of central Keralam, police said Saturday.The accident occurred at around 11.40 pm Friday at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam, when the car, which was travelling from Guruvayur towards Kodungallur, collided with the…
Bhubaneswar: In yet another tragic instance highlighting the plight of migrant workers, a labourer from Kalahandi district allegedly died in Kerala while working to support his family.The deceased has been identified as Karuna Majhi, a resident of Kandaguda village under Kokasara block.According to family sources, Majhi was facing severe financial distress and had migrated to…
Odisha has opened the way for 37 industrial projects after the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) approved land allotment proposals across the state.The approvals cover a mix of large industries and smaller enterprises. As reported by The New Indian Express, of the total, 24 projects belong to the large industrial category, while 13 are…
As the clock strikes midnight on Friday, temple bells will resonate across the country, devotional songs will fill the air and thousands of devotees will gather to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. Homes adorned with flowers and lights, beautifully decorated cradles for Bal Gopal and the fragrance of incense will transform the festival into…
Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on black marketing and illegal hoarding of LPG cylinders, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department has taken stringent action across the state.According to the data released by the department for September 5, enforcement squads conducted raids at 3,810 places across Odisha where gas cylinders were being illegally stored for…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards on 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday as the country observed Teachers’ Day on September 5.Among the awardees was Padaraj Umakanta Nayak from Odisha, who is serving at Odisha Government High School, Alipingal, in Jagatsinghpur district. He received the prestigious…
In some places, senior members of the local dairy-producing community have reportedly stepped in to check chhena themselves in the absence of regular official inspections.How much milk is needed to make chhena and paneer?Senior businessman Dilip Behera said that producing one kilogram of chhena requires around five litres of milk, while approximately six litres of…
