Stay alert, monsoon is not over: Pujari
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha has improved considerably with water levels receding in most rivers, but the state government will continue to remain on high alert as the monsoon season is far from over, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister...
Youth held for abusive remarks on Majhi
Hatadihi: Nan dipada police in Kendujhar district Sunday arrested a 28-year-old youth on charges of posting obscene and derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on social media platforms. The accused, identified as Sushant Das of Ichhapur village under...
Man allegedly cuts off tongue outside Kali temple in Ganjam
Brahmapur: A man allegedly cut off his tongue with a knife outside a temple in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place outside a Kali temple at Hansatuli village within Beguniapada police station limits. The victim,...
Odisha Guv appeals to youths to choose playgrounds over drugs, classrooms over addiction
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Haribabu Kambhampati Sunday urged youths to choose playgrounds over drugs, classrooms over addiction and service over self-destruction and become pillars of nation-building by helping create a drug-free society. Addressing a state-level function at the launch of the...
Odisha govt pledges drug-free state, announces 100-week movement
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday pledged to transform the state into a completely drug-free state, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announcing a 100-week mass movement to eliminate the drug menace. Chief Minister made the announcement during a special programme held...
Odisha floods: Excess water discharged from Hirakud reach Kataka, 10 districts on high alert
Bhubaneswar: The excess water discharged from Hirakud Dam has reached Mundali near Kataka Sunday, further swelling the Mahanadi river, but there was no major flood threat in the delta regions even though 10 coastal districts are on high alert, officials said. The water level at Mundali has increased to 5.73...
Read moreDetailsKerala orders closure of schools in 9 districts due to heavy rainfall as IMD issues yellow alert
Thiruvananthapuram: Widespread rainfall continued to lash Kerala Sunday, leaving several low-lying areas waterlogged and prompting district administrations to declare a holiday for educational institutions in nine districts Monday as a precautionary measure. With rain continuing across large parts of the state, the district administrations of Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta announced that all educational institutions would remain closed Monday. The decision was taken considering the prevailing...
Read moreDetailsTwo firefighting helicopters collide while battling Greece wildfire
Athens: Two firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday afternoon while battling a massive wildfire in Greece's western Attica, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT. The helicopters crashed near the coastal area of Psatha shortly after the collision, prompting a large-scale rescue operation. The pilot of one helicopter managed to contact the Fire Service's operations centre and reported that the co-pilot had been injured. Rescue operations were underway, the ERT reported. There...
Read moreDetailsTehran perceives every ‘enemy’ threat as ‘real and noteworthy’, denies Hormuz reopening deal
Tehran: Iran's Acting Defence Minister Seyed Majid Ebn Al-Reza said Sunday that Tehran perceives every "enemy" threat as "real and noteworthy," rejecting any characterisation of them as mere psychological warfare. "We will neither be surprised nor remain passive. We use threats as a basis to increase our preparedness, strengthen our deterrence, and develop our power," Al-Reza wrote on X after US President Donald Trump said earlier that he had agreed to...
Read moreDetailsIndonesia ferry fire kills five, dozens missing as hundreds rescued
Surabaya (Indonesia): An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing as rescuers and passing vessels evacuated hundreds from the burning ship, officials said. The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was travelling from Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya in East Java to the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi, with 232 passengers and 39 crew...
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Stay alert, monsoon is not over: Pujari
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha has improved considerably with water levels receding in most rivers, but the state government will continue to remain on high alert as the monsoon season is far from over, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Sunday. “Floods are a recurring phenomenon in Odisha during the monsoon. Although the situation...
Youth held for abusive remarks on Majhi
Hatadihi: Nan dipada police in Kendujhar district Sunday arrested a 28-year-old youth on charges of posting obscene and derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on social media platforms. The accused, identified as Sushant Das of Ichhapur village under Kalinga panchayat in Hatadihi block, was arrested less than 48 hours after a complaint was lodged. Police...
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Kerala orders closure of schools in 9 districts due to heavy rainfall as IMD issues yellow alert
Thiruvananthapuram: Widespread rainfall continued to lash Kerala Sunday, leaving several low-lying areas waterlogged and prompting district administrations to declare a holiday for educational institutions in nine districts Monday as a precautionary measure. With rain continuing across large parts of the state, the district administrations of Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta announced that...
Bangladesh issues nationwide alert over possible terror attacks on police vehicles
Dhaka: Bangladesh police has issued a nationwide alert against possible terrorist or extremist attacks on vehicles used by law enforcement agencies, in line with intelligence reports. The Operations Control Branch (OCB) issued the internal directive Saturday without naming or specifying the source of the threat. The directive, however, coincides with the second anniversary of the ouster of...
Two firefighting helicopters collide while battling Greece wildfire
Athens: Two firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday afternoon while battling a massive wildfire in Greece's western Attica, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT. The helicopters crashed near the coastal area of Psatha shortly after the collision, prompting a large-scale rescue operation. The pilot of one helicopter managed to contact the Fire Service's operations centre and reported...
Ukraine drone attacks kill five across Russia, officials say
Moscow: Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Russia's e-commerce giant Wildberries, local officials said. Wildberries, Russia's largest online marketplace, is sometimes described as the country's answer to Amazon. In under two weeks, Ukraine has struck over a dozen of the retailer's depots, part...
At least seven killed in suspected suicide blast at Pakistan peace rally
Peshawar: At least seven persons were killed, and over a dozen injured in an explosion during a peace rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan Sunday, sources said. The blast occurred when the Swat Peace Rally was in progress in Kabal Town in Swat district, district officials said. Initial reports indicate that at least seven people...
Man allegedly cuts off tongue outside Kali temple in Ganjam
Brahmapur: A man allegedly cut off his tongue with a knife outside a temple in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place outside a Kali temple at Hansatuli village within Beguniapada police station limits. The victim, identified as Kiran Patra (36) and a father of two children, works as a labourer abroad and...
Moscow restaurant blast kills three; mayor calls it ‘brutal terrorist act’
Moscow: Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called Sunday a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a brutal terrorist act, but did not say who was responsible. The blast Saturday evening at the Balzi Rossi, an upscale Italian establishment in central Moscow, killed three people, including the woman bomber, Russian state media said, citing...























































































