General Manager ECoR Conducts Intensive Safety Inspection of Nayagarh – Jakhapura Section of Khurda Road Division

General Manager, East Coast Railway, Shri Parmeshwar Funkwal conducted a comprehensive safety inspection of the Nayagarh–Jakhapura section under Khurda Road division, to review the safety standards, infrastructure condition and operational efficiency across key railway installations. He was accompanied by Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road Division, Shri Alok Tripathi, along with Principal Heads of Departments from…

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Odisha Follows SC Directive, Enforces Ban On Tobacco-Nicotine Products

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22: In compliance with the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and in the interest of public health, the Odisha government has imposed a complete ban on the production, preparation, packaging, storage, transportation, trade, and sale of gutkha, pan masala, zarda, khaini, and all food products containing tobacco or nicotine across the state.The prohibition…

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Belly Fat Linked To Higher Risk of Psoriasis, Says Major Study

A new study has revealed that excess belly fat may do more harm than just affect appearance-it could significantly raise the risk of developing psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition. Researchers from King’s College London analysed data from over 330,000 individuals in the UK and found a strong link between abdominal fat and psoriasis. the…

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Brij Bhushan touched women wrestlers in sexual manner during training, tourneys: Report

New Delhi, 7/5:The ongoing protest by wrestlers at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is showing no signs of dying down amid various allegations levelled against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers, who have been at the protest site since April 23, have accused Brij Bhushan of multiple incidents of sexual harassment and inappropriate touching and…

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ODISHA HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT AS A DEFENCE MANUFACTURING HUB: DEFENCE EXPERTS

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 5: Tremendous opportunity exists in Odisha for the state to turn into a defence manufacturing hub even as India was marching ahead towards self-reliance in production of equipment and components for use of the armed forces, defence experts said on Saturday. “There is tremendous amount of opportunity in Odisha where a Defence Manufacturing…

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Bharat Bandh: Strikers Resort To Rail And Road Blockades In Parts Of Bengal

Kolkata: The nationwide protest called by 10 central trade unions and their affiliates on Wednesday has affected pockets in West Bengal in the first few hours of the strike, with reports of road and rail blockades surfacing. Reports also surfaced of scuffles between the police personnel and strikers, as the police resorted to force to move…

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