Ekta Nagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday attacked the Opposition, saying it had turned into "Avrodh Paksh" (obstructive force) rather than "Virodh Paksh" (opposing group), underscoring that the country needs to stay united. He was addressing a gathering at the Parade Ground in Gujarat's Ekta Nagar on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, marking the 151st birth...

New Delhi: Centre Saturday released additional instalment of tax devolution to state governments totalling over Rs 1.09 lakh crore. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a post on X said the second additional instalment this financial year is supported by stronger economic activity and buoyant tax collections. "The release will help States accelerate infrastructure development, finance welfare programmes...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday that his government will build a prosperous and developed state following the ideals of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Addressing a function organised here to celebrate Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, marking the birth anniversary of the country's first home minister, Majhi said Patel laid the foundation for a vast and powerful...

Malkangiri: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attacking his three-year-old daughter and a neighbouring woman with a sharp weapon in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at R O Colony in Malkangiri police station area. The accused, identified as Aita Kabasi, has been arrested and the injured victims have been...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts, hit by Cyclone Arnab, gradually improved Saturday with water receding from most affected areas and river levels showing a declining trend, even as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directed officials to intensify relief and restoration work. Of the nine southern districts affected by the very severe cyclonic...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to landslides triggered by cyclone Arnab in the state mounted to four Saturday with another death, while search operation was intensified for 12 others who remained missing. Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said that three districts – Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal – have been worst affected due to continuous rain after...

Purushottampur: Angry flood victims allegedly attacked Khallikote MLA Purnachandra Sethy during his visit to flood-hit areas of Purushottampur in Ganjam district Saturday. The incident occurred as residents, struggling with severe hardships following Cyclone Arnab, confronted him over the alleged lack of assistance and delayed response from elected representatives. During the altercation, some people allegedly assaulted the MLA...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Saturday met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Delhi and thanked her for supporting the outfit's youth-led protests, while extending solidarity with the INDIA bloc rally on the "vote chori" charge. He, however, said that the CJP would retain its independent identity and not join the Sunday protest...

Kendrapada: The body of a 20-year-old college student, with her throat slit, was found in a water-filled ditch in Odisha's Kendrapada district Saturday, police said. The incident took place at Jadupur village under Marshaghai police station limits in the coastal district, the police said. The deceased, Sasmita Behera, had been missing since Friday evening, following which her...

New Delhi: Above-normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of India in November, except for some regions along the foothills of the Himalayas where normal to below-normal maximum temperatures are expected, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday in its monthly forecast. It also stated that during the month, above-normal minimum temperatures are expected over most...