New Delhi: India's peak power demand soared to a record high of 256.11 GW Saturday as the heatwave intensified across the country, which forced both domestic and commercial consumers to step up the use of air conditioners and other cooling devices, data compiled by the Power Ministry showed. The peak power demand Saturday shot past the previous...

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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the special session of the Odisha Assembly convened by the state's BJP government to discuss women's participation in politics April 30, Opposition BJD Sunday demanded immediate implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adiniyam Bill passed in 2023. The BJD, which had fully supported the Bill in 2023, made such a demand at a press...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday announced the postponement of the Chief Minister’s public grievance hearing programme, scheduled to be held Monday, owing to the prevailing severe heatwave conditions across the state. The General Administration and Public Grievance Department of Odisha made the announcement Sunday through an official statement. The department further stated that applicants who had registered online...

Islamabad: Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad again Sunday as Pakistan's political and military leadership scrambled to reignite ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington. Abbas Araghchi had left Pakistan's capital late Saturday, creating confusion around an expected second round of talks, but he returned to Islamabad before continuing on to Moscow, Iranian state media said. He had...

Bhubaneswar: The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest place in Odisha Sunday at 44.8 degrees Celsius, even as heatwave conditions swept through the western region of the state, IMD said. Seven places in Western Odisha recorded temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius and above. Jharsuguda (44.8) was followed by Sonepur (43.7), Titlagarh 43.6, Bhawanipatna 43.4, Bolangir 43.1,...

Kendrapara: Burnt body of a newly married woman was found near her house in Odisha’s Kendrapara district Sunday. Family members alleged that her in-laws "killed her after setting her on fire using kerosene." The victim, identified as Tapoi Mandal (28), was found dead near her house in Benakanda village under Tantiapala Marine police limits of Mahakalpada block....

Jajpur: Odisha Police in Jajpur district have arrested a former banking correspondent of a nationalised bank for allegedly misappropriating around Rs 27 lakh of depositors' money, officials said Sunday. The accused has been identified as Prakash Rana, a resident of Abhayapur in the district's Dharmasala block. Police said Rana was working as a banking correspondent for a...

Berhampur: A man was allegedly stabbed to death during a marriage procession in Odisha's Ganjam district over playing a particular music demanded by him, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Akash Jena (25), the younger brother of the groom, Rinku Jena. The incident took place at Balighai village under Polasara police station limits Saturday night,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Sunday announced the postponement of the Chief Minister’s public grievance hearing programme, scheduled to be held Monday, owing to the prevailing severe heatwave conditions across the state. The General Administration and Public Grievance Department of Odisha made the announcement Sunday through an official statement. The department further stated that applicants who had registered...