Five school students, including two girls, drown in Odisha
Koraput/Baripada: Five school students, including two girls, drowned in separate incidents in Odisha's Koraput and Mayurbhanj districts Saturday, police said. Three Class X students drowned in the backwaters of Kolab reservoir near their school in the afternoon. They had completed...
Odisha: Teacher detained after girl flees school following alleged sexual harassment
Bhadrak: Odisha Police Saturday rescued a girl of a central government-run residential school in Bhadrak district after she ran away following alleged sexual harassment by a teacher, officials said. The Class-VII student reportedly escaped by scaling the boundary wall of...
UPSC 2025: Odisha CM felicitates Sattwik Devta on securing rank 100
Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday felicitated Sattwik Satyakam Devta, who secured the 100th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Accompanied by his parents, 29-year-old Sattwik, a native of Hatadihi block in Keonjhar district, met CM Majhi...
Odisha weather: Thunderstorms, gusty winds likely across these districts
Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds are likely to affect several districts of Odisha during the next three days due to prevailing atmospheric conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. According to IMD, thunderstorms accompanied by...
Three killed as truck hits motorcycle near Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Three people were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a truck on the outskirts of the state capital Saturday, police said. The incident took place near Anantapur Square under Pahala police station area this morning. The three people...
Trump warns more Iranian officials may become war targets
Doral: US President Donald Trump warned in a social media post Saturday that more Iranian officials would become targets in the war, writing Today Iran will be hit very hard! Trump made the comments on his Truth Social website, noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the...
Read moreDetailsMurmu calls Mamata younger sister, seeks reasons for venue shift of tribal meet in North Bengal
Siliguri: President Droupadi Murmu Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the low turnout at a tribal community event held near Bagdogra airport, questioning the decision to shift the venue from Bidhannagar, and also noted the absence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her ministers during her visit. "Generally, when the President is coming, the CM should be welcoming, and other ministers should be present. But she did not come. The Governor...
Read moreDetailsRSP’s Balen Shah beats Oli by wide margin
Kathmandu: Mar 7 (PTI) RSP's Balendra Shah Saturday defeated four-time PM K P Sharma Oli by a huge margin and set to form the next government in Nepal, decimating traditional political parties in the first general elections since last year's violent Gen Z protests demanding generational change and a corruption-free regime. Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen,' the prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) defeated Oli, the chair of Nepal's...
Read moreDetailsWest Asia crisis: Govt provides certain relaxations to exporters to meet obligations
New Delhi: The government has granted certain relaxations to exporters in fulfilling their export obligations, as the trading community is facing difficulties in the movement of goods due to the ongoing West Asia crisis, according to a notification. "In view of the prevailing geo-political developments affecting international shipping routes and global supply chains, and with a view to facilitating exporters, the export obligation (EO) period/block wise EO period in respect of...
Read moreDetailsIsrael hammers Beirut, Tehran as Iranian president apologises to Gulf neighbours
Dubai: Iran's president rejected a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender Saturday and apologised for Iran's attacks on regional countries, as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. Gulf countries say they have intercepted more ballistic missiles and drones launched from Iran. Saudi Arabia said it stopped four drones attacking the country's massive Shaybah oil field, the second attack within hours. Flights...
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Murmu calls Mamata younger sister, seeks reasons for venue shift of tribal meet in North Bengal
Siliguri: President Droupadi Murmu Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the low turnout at a tribal community event held near Bagdogra airport, questioning the decision to shift the venue from Bidhannagar, and also noted the absence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her ministers during her visit. "Generally, when the President is coming, the CM should be...
Five school students, including two girls, drown in Odisha
Koraput/Baripada: Five school students, including two girls, drowned in separate incidents in Odisha's Koraput and Mayurbhanj districts Saturday, police said. Three Class X students drowned in the backwaters of Kolab reservoir near their school in the afternoon. They had completed their Class X board examinations and were waiting for their parents to come and take them home....
SKM calls nationwide protest day against US-Israel-Iran war
New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint platform of Central Trade Unions and independent Sectoral Federations/Associations have called for a nationwide "protest day" March 10 to oppose the military conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran. In separate statements issued Saturday, the organisations also voiced strong opposition to recent India-US interim trade deals. The Samyukt Kisan...
Ukraine offers drone defence tech as geopolitical bargaining tool
Kyiv: As the war in the Middle East strains US missile stocks, Ukraine is hoping it can turn a wartime innovation - low-cost interceptors designed to shoot down Russian attack drones - into geopolitical leverage. Now one of the world's leading producers of interceptors, Ukraine is offering that expertise to the United States and its Gulf partners...
RSP’s Balen Shah beats Oli by wide margin
Kathmandu: Mar 7 (PTI) RSP's Balendra Shah Saturday defeated four-time PM K P Sharma Oli by a huge margin and set to form the next government in Nepal, decimating traditional political parties in the first general elections since last year's violent Gen Z protests demanding generational change and a corruption-free regime. Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen,' the prime...
West Asia crisis: Govt provides certain relaxations to exporters to meet obligations
New Delhi: The government has granted certain relaxations to exporters in fulfilling their export obligations, as the trading community is facing difficulties in the movement of goods due to the ongoing West Asia crisis, according to a notification. "In view of the prevailing geo-political developments affecting international shipping routes and global supply chains, and with a view...
Odisha: Teacher detained after girl flees school following alleged sexual harassment
Bhadrak: Odisha Police Saturday rescued a girl of a central government-run residential school in Bhadrak district after she ran away following alleged sexual harassment by a teacher, officials said. The Class-VII student reportedly escaped by scaling the boundary wall of the school, taking shelter at the house of an elderly woman in a nearby village within Kasia...
UPSC 2025: Odisha CM felicitates Sattwik Devta on securing rank 100
Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday felicitated Sattwik Satyakam Devta, who secured the 100th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Accompanied by his parents, 29-year-old Sattwik, a native of Hatadihi block in Keonjhar district, met CM Majhi at the Lok Seva Bhawan. Congratulating him, CM Majhi wished Sattwik success in life and said his...
PM Modi congratulates Nepal govt, people for successful polls; reiterates India’s vow to work closely
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday congratulated the people and government of Nepal for the successful conduct of elections in the Himalayan nation, and said the historic milestone is a proud moment in Nepal's democratic journey. Modi also said that as a close friend and neighbour, India remains steadfast in its commitment to working closely with...
Trump warns more Iranian officials may become war targets
Doral: US President Donald Trump warned in a social media post Saturday that more Iranian officials would become targets in the war, writing Today Iran will be hit very hard! Trump made the comments on his Truth Social website, noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighbouring nations over Tehran's attacks....

























































































