Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Afghanistan again on Thursday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.As per the statement, the earthquake struck at a depth of 135km.In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.8, On: 04/09/2025 10:40:56 IST, Lat: 34.38 N, Long: 70.37 E, Depth: 135 Km,…
Bhubaneswar: In anticipation of heavy crowds and potential traffic disruptions due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Odisha tomorrow, the Revenue & Disaster Management Department has declared a half-day holiday on June 20 for government offices and Revenue and Magisterial courts within the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area. This decision is due to Prime…
New Delhi, 12/10: Twitter has introduced a new feature for its web version. Users can now remove a follower without blocking it. The company named it ‘Soft Block’. The thing to note is that the soft block feature is slightly different from the full block. Because, when you block someone, that user is not able…
Ahmedabad, 12/9: In a major development, Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel will replace Vijay Rupqni as the chief minister of Gujarat with just more than a year to go for elections in the state. Bhupendra Patel, 55, the MLA from Ghatlodia, was named at a meeting of state BJP legislators on Sunday afternoon in the…
Bhubaneswar: New syllabus will be introduced for Class I to VIII in Odisha from 2026-27 academic session. It was informed by Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond. The minister said that the new syllabus will be introduced for class 1 to Class 8 in the 2026-27 academic year. A committee has been formed to…
Puri: In a heartbreaking incident, a college student lost his life after being hit by a Fire Services vehicle on National Highway-316 near the Chandanpur area in Odisha’s Puri district on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Swayam Subham Senapati, a 20-year-old final-year Computer Science student of SCS College, Puri.According to sources, the accident occurred in…
Bhubaneswar: A forest department personnel sustained 70 per cent injuries while dousing fire in a forest near Brahmani hill under the Kuanrmunda range in Sundargarh district today. The injured forest guard is Samar Oram. However, the three other team members, Bisra Oram, Bipin Minz, and Chama Oram had a close shave as they escaped without…
Burla, 23.05.2025: As a part of TPWODL’s commitment towards society, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) function has successfully organised a blood donation camp in association with Marwari Yuva Manch at its Samabalpur East Electrical Division Office, Bhutapada on 23 rd May 2025. In the blood donation camp, Mr. Parveen Verma, CEO, TPWODL addressed the volunteers…
UP, 30/4: Nearly 46,000 unauthorised loudspeakers were removed from religious places and the volume of another 59,000 was set to permissible limits across Uttar Pradesh following a government order, a senior police official said on Saturday. UP’s Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar also said the drive to regulate the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to launch the ambitious ‘Godabarisha Mishra Adarsha Prathamika Vidyalaya Yojana’, aimed at transforming primary education across the state.This initiative, announced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, will see the construction of 6,794 modern primary schools across all panchayats in Odisha.Inspired by the legacy of the ‘Satyabadi Vana Vidyalaya’, the…
