Lok Sabha elections 2024: SP announces first list, Dimple Yadav to contest from Mainpuri

UP, 30/1: Taking a lead over his rivals, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday declared its first list of 16 candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, which are barely a few months away. The first list of the party, which would be contesting the LS polls in alliance with other I.N.D.I.A…

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Utkal Alumina Hosts Blood Donation Camp at Baphlimali Mines

Tikiri/Kalahandi/Rayagada: Demonstrating its commitment to community welfare and social responsibility, Utkal Alumina, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group organised Blood Donation Camp at Baphlimali Mines premises on 7 th May 2024 under its CSR initiatives. The camp was conducted for the 1 st time and a total of 101 units collected…

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10-Foot Bronze Statue Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Unveiled In Cuttack

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated the statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Bellevue Square in Cuttack.The statue, sculpted under the expert guidance of artist Sanjib Biswal, was crafted by 18 skilled artisans in just 35 days.The event also saw the presence of…

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Malkangiri Watershed DD Santanu Mohapatra arrested in DA case

Malkangiri: Tightening the noose around the neck of corrupt officials the Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested Santanu Mohapatra, the Deputy Director and Project Director of Watershed in Malkangiri district of Odisha for possession of properties disproportionate to his Assets. He was arrested in the DA case while his four accomplices were also arrested. As per reports,…

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Four-Year-Old Boy Dies Of Snakebite In Sundargarh’s Kutra

Bhubaneswar: A four-year-old boy died after being bitten by a poisonous snake at Kandeimunda Pahadatoli village under Kutra block of Sundargarh district.The deceased has been identified as Samarat Bilore, son of Keshab Bilore.According to family members, Samarat was sleeping on a cot with his parents on Monday night when a venomous snake bit him around…

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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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Bhubaneswar records nearly 100 mm rain; waterlogging disrupts normal life

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar Thursday, with water entering houses in several low-lying areas, officials said.Heavy rain continued throughout the night, from 11 pm to early Thursday morning. The city recorded a rainfall of around 100 mm. While Madhusudan Nagar recorded 107 mm of rainfall, the Nayapalli area received 97.2 mm, IMD…

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Four landraces of finger millet (ragi) released under seed system.

  Bhubaneswar :The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment of Government of Odisha has releasedfour landraces of finger millet (ragi) under seed system. After the approval of Minister, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resource Development, Sri Ranendra Pratap Swain, the landraces/farmer varieties namely Kundra Bati, Laxmipur Kalia, Malyabanta Mami and Gupteswar Bharati shall…

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Infiltration threat grows as Pakistan rebuilds terror camps after Operation Sindoor

Srinagar, 12/10: India’s security agencies are keeping a close watch along the Line of Control (LoC) as Pakistan reportedly rebuilds terrorist camps destroyed during Operation Sindoor in May. The developments highlight the continuing threat of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, decades after the insurgency first erupted in 1989  

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