Thuamul Rampur(Kalahandi): A grieving family in Odisha's Kalahandi district allegedly had to wait 36 hours and travel to three government hospitals to get a postmortem conducted on the body of a 16-year-old girl who died after a suspected snakebite. According to reports, Madhuri Majhi, 16, daughter of Kalua Majhi of Barsikana village under Sindhipadar panchayat in Thuamul...

Bhubaneswar: The excess water discharged from Hirakud Dam has reached Mundali near Kataka Sunday, further swelling the Mahanadi river, but there was no major flood threat in the delta regions even though 10 coastal districts are on high alert, officials said. The water level at Mundali has increased to 5.73 lakh cusec at 9 am Sunday against...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have rescued 17,590 missing women and children and reunited them with their families during a special drive conducted from January to June this year, an official statement said Sunday. Of the rescued persons, 12,177 are women and 5,413 children. The highest number of women rescued was in Puri district (3,713), followed by Jajpur (820)...

By Arindam Ganguly Bhubaneswar: In a city like Bhubaneswar, emerging as a major education and IT hub, the meaning of friendship is evolving. As demanding careers, digital interactions and changing lifestyles reshape personal relationships, many wonder whether genuine friendships are becoming harder to sustain. While cross-gender friendships are increasingly common in colleges, workplaces and social circles, they...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan Sunday said that eight people have died, an equal number are missing and 13 were injured in the previous day's heavy rains which caused property damage, landslides and waterlogging in many parts of the state. In a statement issued by his office, Satheesan also said that 27 houses were completely destroyed,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said that the commitment of the new generations towards eradicating the problem of drug addiction from society has reaffirmed his belief that the youth of India is "aware, socially conscious, and serious about their duties". He made these remarks during the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyaan'. He...

New Delhi: The first round of counselling for admission to MBBS and other undergraduate medical courses under the All India Quota will begin August 4 and the academic session for the 2026-27 batch will commence September 8. According to the schedule released by the Medical Counselling Committee, the first round of counselling for deemed and central universities...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Sunday suspended an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer over his alleged involvement in the mysterious death of a forest officer in Gajapati district in 2021, an official statement said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ordered the suspension of Sangram Keshari Behera, who is currently posted as director (commercial) in the Odisha Forest Development...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday said the United States had agreed to hold off a planned military attack on Iran after Tehran and several Middle Eastern countries requested a pause, claiming that the framework of a potential agreement had been reached. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US remained fully prepared for military...

Tokyo: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 38, the prefectural government said Sunday. At a disaster response headquarters meeting held Sunday morning, Kumamoto Prefecture Government officials announced that 38 people had died, including those whose deaths are still being investigated to determine whether they were caused by the...