Bhadrak: In a tale of survival, a man who went missing after being swept away by the floodwaters of the Pochara River was rescued Tuesday after he spent five days clinging to a palm tree in Odisha's Bhadrak district, officials said. The survivor, identified as Sunanda Behera, a resident of Balipatana village under Arjunpur Gram Panchayat in...

New York: US President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to take over the Strait of Hormuz, posting Tuesday a map of the crucial artery for global energy supplies showing it as “New US Territory”. After posting the map on Truth Social a day after the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran imploded, he said: "The...

New Delhi: Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai (IAS) are among six persons arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the Delhi Jal Board, an officer said Tuesday. The other accused arrested are Ankit Srivastava,...

Bhubaneswar/Nayagada: At least 30 people were injured Tuesday after a bus carrying them plunged into a paddy field following a collision with an unauthorised concrete speed breaker on the Nayagada bypass, police said. The accident occurred around 2am when the Bhubaneswar-bound bus lost control after hitting the structure, a senior police officer said. “The bus, carrying 40...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday reviewed plans for a permanent solution to the growing traffic congestion in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, while stressing the need to improve their overall appearance and infrastructure. A high-level review meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhavan to assess the Twin City Traffic Decongestion Plan. The Chief...

Ayodhya: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has given a clean chit to former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai and former Trust member Anil Mishra. Both Rai and Mishra had stepped down from their respective positions June 27 after allegations of...

Lanjigada: In what has once again highlighted the lack of all-weather roads in remote pockets of the state, a woman and her newborn daughter had to be carried on a stretcher for nearly half a km to reach the ambulance waiting at a distance in the tribal-dominated Lanjigada block of Kalahandi district Tuesday. The incident occurred at...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has come to the aid of flood-hit villagers in Pattamundai block of Kendrapada district, directing the state government to ensure the immediate deployment of an adequate number of power and manual boats to restore connectivity for residents cut off by floodwaters, official sources said Tuesday. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a special project aimed at the integrated tourism development of the heritage village of Raghurajpur. Speaking on the occasion, Parida said, “Raghurajpur is the heart of Odisha’s art and culture. This project will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the...

Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday said the US has no planned talks with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains "open and operating," despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway. Trump wrote on social media that a US blockade there remains "in full force and effect," and asserted that all...