New Delhi, 26/7: The Ministry of Education has issued a directive to all states and Union territories mandating them to conduct audits of safety mechanisms and facilities for children in schools, officials said on Saturday. The Education Ministry has also called for schools to ensure structural integrity of buildings. This comes a day after a…
Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the demands and to clear additional rush of passengers in regular trains running in important routes, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run Special Trains during Holi Festival. Three pairs of Holi Special Trains from ECoR jurisdiction has been planned to run towards Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bengaluru. Besides, services of some…
New Delhi: India batter Shreyas Iyer, who sustained a blunt injury to his abdomen while fielding during the third ODI against Australia October 25, is stable now and has been discharged from the hospital in Sydney Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. Iyer’s awkward fall while taking a catch during Australia’s…
Rayagada, 15 August 2026: Rayagada Division, East Coast Railway, celebrated the 80th Independence Day with patriotic fervour at the Railway Playground. Divisional Railway Manager Shri Amitabh Singhal unfurled the National Flag and reviewed the parade, with contingents of RPF, Bharat Scouts & Guides and NCC Cadets of Central School taking part. Extending greetings to railway…
Thane, 23/9: In a shocking turn of events, Akshay Shinde, the prime accused in the case involving sexual assault of two minor girls in a school in Badlapur, Thane district, died during an exchange of fire with the police on Monday. Assistant Police Inspector Nilesh More, who was part of the escort team, sustained gun-shot…
New Delhi, 6/3: Two Indian Air Force personnel were killed as a Su-30 MKI fighter jet of the IAF crashed in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. In a post on X on Friday, the IAF’s media co-ordination centre acknowledged the loss of lives of Sqn Ldr Anuj and Flt Lt Purvesh Duragkar, who sustained…
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…
New Delhi,7/1: While dissolving a marriage, the Delhi High Court has observed that an essential aspect of marriage is being present in each other’s life, physically and emotionally adding that a marriage where there is neither sharing of emotions, nor of dreams, joys, sorrows, memories — happy or sad, is merely a legal bond. It…
New Delhi, 21/9: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has emerged as the frontrunner to take over as the next president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). With the board’s annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for September 28. The 45-year-old, though never capped for India, was a domestic cricket stalwart. He played…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated a massive drive to reclaim the landed property of Lord Jagannath, both within the state and outside, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan informed on Thursday.According to the minister, over 50,000 acres of land belonging to Lord Jagannath have been encroached upon. Of the 58,000 acres recorded in Odisha and other states,…
