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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ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India bags Special Jury Appreciation Award at the ICC Social Impact Awards 2025

Bhubaneswar, March 17, 2025: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), one of the leading steelmakers of the country, won the Special Jury Appreciation Award in Mega Enterprise Category for promoting education by the leading industry body Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in a function organised in Kolkata on March 12, 2025. AM/NS India received the…

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PM Modi to launch Ayushman Bharat Part-2 today, new health insurance cards by financial year end in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Ayushman Bharat Part-2 today. Accordingly, free health services will be available to all citizens above 70 years of age.As per reports, following the launch of Ahushman Bharat 2 by PM Modi, the new health insurance cards will be available in Odisha by the end of this financial year….

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Trade unions postpone national strike against Modi govt to March 28-29

New Delhi, 29/1: The general strike called by ten central trade unions against the Narendra Modi government scheduled for February 23-24 has now been shifted to March 28-29 following the third wave of Covid-19, upcoming Assembly elections and local polls in Odisha and Tamil Nadu. The decision to postpone the general strike “against the anti-worker,…

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers establish communication with trapped workers, food, water being supplied

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), 12/11:  Rescuers who worked overnight to rescue around 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway collapsed here have established contact with them and provided them with food and water. The workers are safe and have asked for food, which is being sent to them, the Silkyara police control…

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Odisha: 505 people killed in road accidents in one month, snakebite claims 1,859 lives in two years

Bhubaneswar: As many as 505 people were killed in road accidents during the safety awareness month, which was held between January 1, 2025 and January 31, 2025 in Odisha, informed Transport Minister Bibhuti Jena. In his reply to a question of Nayagarh MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo at the State assembly today, the Transport Minister said…

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India rolls out e passports for its citizens

Bhubaneswar: Security and safety of Indian citizens has been enhanced by the issuance of e passports. The Indian e-passports are a great combination of electronic passport technology with conventional paper passports. The e-Passport is a combined paper and electronic passport, with an embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip and antenna embedded as an inlay. The main…

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143 Students Achieve Digital Literacy Milestone Through Kaushalyan around Tata Steel’s operation at Bamnipal

Bamnipal, October 23, 2024: 143 students at Government High School, Tomka, Bamnipal, completed a three-month digital skilling course under the ‘Kaushalyan Project’, a collaborative initiative by Tata Steel Foundation, HP, and Society for All Round Development (SARD). The initiative aims to empower students from rural and tribal communities with essential computer skills, equipping them for…

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