Schools, anganwadi centres in Odisha’s Khurda dist to remain closed from April 20 to 23
Bhubaneswar: All schools in Khurda district of Odisha will remain closed from April 20 to 23, official sources said Sunday. The closure has been ordered due to prevailing heatwave conditions and a rise in temperatures in the region, with the...
‘Token delay’ forces Bargarh farmer to sell paddy at distress price for treatment
Bargarh: After the “non-issuance” of a token to sell his paddy, a farmer from Ramkhol village under Ambabhona block in Odisha’s Bargarh district said he was forced to sell his produce at Rs 1,600 per quintal -- nearly half the...
Odisha mangrove cover up 16% in decade
Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a 16.6 per cent rise in mangrove cover over the past decade, increasing from 222 sq. km to 259.06 sq. km, according to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) data. Kendrapara district alone has added around...
Headmaster forces students to apply stinging nettle plants on classmates
Kaliapani: Tension prevailed at a primary school in Jajpur district after allegations surfaced that some students were instructed by the headmaster to apply stinging nettle plants on their classmates. Parents and villagers lodged a written complaint at the Kaliapani police...
Goa’s Sadhvi Sail crowned Femina Miss India
Bhubaneswar: Sadhvi Sail from Goa was crowned winner of Femina Miss India 2026 at a glittering grand finale held at KIIT University, Saturday night. With the title win, she will represent India at the prestigious Miss World pageant. Raj Nandini...
Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade, fires on ships
Cairo: The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the US blockade is...
Read moreDetailsSC issues pan-India directions for road safety, says expressways should not become corridor of peril
New Delhi: Observing that expressways must not become corridors of peril due to administrative lethargy or infrastructural gaps, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of pan-India guidelines for enhancing road safety, including a ban on parking of heavy vehicles on such roads. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar pointed out that national highways constitute two percent of India's total road length but account for nearly 30 percent...
Read moreDetailsIran says ‘progress’ in US talks, but ‘far from final discussion’
Tehran: Iran has indicated that there has been "progress" in its ongoing discussions with the United States, though it stressed that a final agreement is still a long way off, with the current two-week ceasefire due to expire on April 22, according to local media reports Sunday. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, said in a televised address on Saturday (local time) that significant differences continue to persist between...
Read moreDetailsVice President Radhakrishnan arrives in Sri Lanka on two-day visit
Colombo: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan arrived Sunday morning on a two-day visit to further strengthen the millennia-old civilisational and people-to-people ties between the two countries. Accompanied by a 49-member delegation, the vice president was received at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage and several other dignitaries. Radhakrishnan's visit is the first ever by an Indian vice president to Sri Lanka, officials said. Later in...
Read moreDetailsGovt comes out with set of FAQs on women’s reservation bill, know what it includes
New Delhi: The government Sunday came out with a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the reservation for women in legislatures following the defeat of a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to provide 33 per cent quota for women in the Lower House and state assemblies. The FAQs came amid the Opposition's claim that in the name of women quota, the government was trying to...
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SC issues pan-India directions for road safety, says expressways should not become corridor of peril
New Delhi: Observing that expressways must not become corridors of peril due to administrative lethargy or infrastructural gaps, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of pan-India guidelines for enhancing road safety, including a ban on parking of heavy vehicles on such roads. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar pointed out that national highways...
Schools, anganwadi centres in Odisha’s Khurda dist to remain closed from April 20 to 23
Bhubaneswar: All schools in Khurda district of Odisha will remain closed from April 20 to 23, official sources said Sunday. The closure has been ordered due to prevailing heatwave conditions and a rise in temperatures in the region, with the district administration shutting all government and private schools as well as anganwadi centres to ensure the safety...
‘Token delay’ forces Bargarh farmer to sell paddy at distress price for treatment
Bargarh: After the “non-issuance” of a token to sell his paddy, a farmer from Ramkhol village under Ambabhona block in Odisha’s Bargarh district said he was forced to sell his produce at Rs 1,600 per quintal -- nearly half the government-fixed minimum support price of Rs 3,100 -- to meet urgent medical expenses. The farmer, Jhadeswar Patra,...
Iran says ‘progress’ in US talks, but ‘far from final discussion’
Tehran: Iran has indicated that there has been "progress" in its ongoing discussions with the United States, though it stressed that a final agreement is still a long way off, with the current two-week ceasefire due to expire on April 22, according to local media reports Sunday. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, said in...
India’s LPG consumption witnesses a surprising change as West Asia conflict drags on
New Delhi: India's cooking gas LPG consumption fell by a steep 13 per cent in March as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict hit availability for both household kitchens and commercial users, according to latest official data. LPG consumption was at 2.379 million tonne in March, 12.8 per cent lower than 2.729 million tonne consumed...
IPL 2026: ‘It looks pretty bad; he will undergo scans,’ says Hussey on Mhatre’s injury
Hyderabad: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Mike Hussey provided an update on its top-order batter Ayush Mhatre, who suffered a hamstring tear while batting against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), saying he didn't know the exact extent of the injury, but it definitely looks bad. Mhatre came in as an impact sub for Gurjapneet Singh in the second...
Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh announce second pregnancy
New Delhi: Actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone announced Sunday that they are expecting their second child. The couple shared a collaborative post on their respective Instagram handles, which featured their first daughter, Dua, holding a positive pregnancy test kit. View this post on Instagram A post shared by दीपिका पादुकोण (@deepikapadukone) Several celebrities went...
Two Indian men shot dead in Italy while leaving gurdwara
Rome: Two Indian men have been shot dead in Italy's Covo in Bergamo province just as they were leaving a warehouse used as a place of worship during a gathering for Vaisakhi festival, local media reported Sunday. The attack occurred Friday, a few minutes before midnight in the square in front of the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur...
Israel great ally of US; courageous and loyal, unlike others: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump called Israel a "great ally of the United States of America" and heaped praise on the country for its "courage" and "loyalty" as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social Saturday (local time), Trump said that Israel has stood by the US in...
Vice President Radhakrishnan arrives in Sri Lanka on two-day visit
Colombo: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan arrived Sunday morning on a two-day visit to further strengthen the millennia-old civilisational and people-to-people ties between the two countries. Accompanied by a 49-member delegation, the vice president was received at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage and several other dignitaries. Radhakrishnan's visit is the...
