Bhubaneswar, August 11, 2026: The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sansthan (VBSS) successfully organised the ‘Viksit Bharat 2047 Vision Programme’ in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, with Shri Suresh Kumar Pujari, Hon’ble Minister, Revenue & Disaster Management, Government of Odisha, as the Chief Guest. The programme focused on India’s journey towards becoming a developed and self-reliant nation by 2047…
Rourkela/Sundargarh: With Kharif crop sowing and paddy transplantation in full swing, farmers and agricultural laborers are toiling day and night in the fields. Amidst this, a harrowing incident has occurred in Balishankara, under the Talsara police station limits of Sundargarh district. Lightning struck with devastating force, hitting agricultural laborers who were planting paddy. Two female…
Rourkela/Sundargarh: A truck was completely gutted after catching fire on the road near Ranpur under Talasara police station limits in Sundargarh district.According to preliminary information, the truck suddenly caught fire while it was on the road. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.As flames rapidly engulfed the vehicle, the driver reportedly…
As part of its ongoing efforts towards promoting adolescent health and preventive healthcare, the M&HS Department of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), in association with the CSR Department, organised adolescent health awareness camps at Gyan Jyoti Public School, Sector- 19 and Ispat DAV Public School, Sector-16, Rourkela on 6th and 8th August, 2026 respectively.Around 50…
Bhubaneswar: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, have theoretically predicted a new two-dimensional material exhibiting i-wave altermagnetism.The finding could open new possibilities for developing faster, more compact and energy-efficient electronic devices, with potential applications in high-density memory, spin-based transistors, terahertz communication and future quantum technologies,…
Nayagada: A girl student died allegedly after being administered a wrong injection by a doctor at Bhapur Community Health Centre (CHC) in Nayagada district of Odisha today.As claimed by Gopal Behera, the father of the deceased girl- Santoshi Behera- she was suffering from common fever since yesterday. As her health condition did not improve, her…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance on Tuesday arrested former Secretary of Anandpur Service Co-operative Society (SCS) / PACS Banki in Cuttack district, for alleged misappropriation of society funds to the tune of Rs 21,28,058.According to officials, an extensive investigation found that Sarat Kumar Nayak collected loan repayment amounts directly from borrower members of PACS Banki. While he entered…
A gruesome murder has shocked Badhuani village under Bisoi police station limits in Mayurbhanj district, where police recovered a blood‑soaked body from an under‑construction residential house.The deceased has been identified as Shiris Patel, a resident of the same village. Acting on information that a young man was found lying in a pool of blood, Bisoi police…
Sundargarh: Two women were killed, and more than 20 others were injured after lightning struck a group of workers in the Balishankara area under Talsara police station in Sundargarh district on Tuesday.The deceased have been identified as Champa Tirkey and Susheela Tirkey.According to reports, the workers had come from Chhattisgarh and were engaged in paddy…
The Odisha State Crime Branch Cyber Crime Police Station has arrested Rinku @ Suvendra Rout in connection with a Facebook Marketplace fraud case, marking a major breakthrough in tackling online scams.The accused allegedly cheated a prospective buyer by posing as a recovery agent dealing in finance‑defaulted vehicles. He induced the complainant to purchase a Hyundai…
