At least 7 dead after truck carrying chemical hits other vehicles, catches fire on Jaipur-Ajmer highway

Jaipur, 20/12: A deadly collision involving a gas tanker and multiple vehicles turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway here into an inferno on Friday morning, killing seven people, injuring more than 35 and engulfing over 30 vehicles in flames as thick black smoke filled the sky. Eyewitnesses reported spotting the flames from nearly a…

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IMD Warns Of Thunderstorms, Gusty Winds In 16 Odisha Districts In Next Three Hours

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (40-60 kmph) in five districts in the next three hours.According to nowcast warning issued by IMD at 12:20 pm, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Kandhamal, and Kalahandi districts will experience moderate thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds within next three hours.Besides, a yellow warning…

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KIIT, KISS & Jhpiego Launches ‘THRIVE’ To Enhance Tribal Health & Youth Empowerment

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3: The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), and Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins affiliate, today expanded their partnership with a new initiative called Tribal Health Research Innovation & Vocational Empowerment (THRIVE). A new tripartite MOU was signed in this regard between KIIT, KISS and Jhpiego in the…

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SC asks Center about what is the national plan against COVID-19

New Delhi, 22/4 (AO bureau): Amid increasing cases of Coronavirus In India in the country, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the current status of Covid-19. After the hearing, the court sent a notice to the central government. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court today that the country is in dire…

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Vedanta Lanjigarh supports government emergency services in averting a risky mishap

Lanjigarh : On the morning of 4th December 22, the Vedanta Lanjigarh fire response team carried out a joint operation with government emergency services to contain a massive LPG leak from a toppled tanker near Pasti Pada in Kalahandi district. Responding to an emergency call from the authorities, a team of fire fighters and a…

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US, Britain to seek Russia’s suspension from UN Rights Council

Washington DC, 5/4: The United States and Britain announced plans Monday to seek Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council following allegations that Russian troops systematically executed civilians in Bucha, Ukraine.     “The images out of Bucha and devastation across Ukraine require us to now match our words with action,” US ambassador to…

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Jindal Foundation Celebrates Raja with Community at Angul

17th June, Angul: Jindal Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel, celebrated the vibrant Raja Festival with great enthusiasm at Jan-Jeevika Kendra (JJK) and Jamunali Village, bringing together more than 1,000 women and girls from local villages. The event celebrated Odisha’s rich cultural heritage, the spirit of womanhood, and the fertility of Mother Earth, while…

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Centre makes RT-PCR report mandatory for flyers from China, Hong Kong, four others

New Delhi,29/12: The Centre has made a Covid-19 negative test mandatory for flyers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from January 1, the health minister said on Thursday.     Travellers from these countries would have to upload their test reports on Air Suvidha portal before their departure, minister Mansukh Mandaviya…

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