Washington: US President Donald Trump bristled when asked how far he was from a possible attack on Iran. He recently said on social media he would not hit Iran again before the Nov 3 midterm elections. “Do you really think I'm going to tell you if I'm going to do it?" Trump told reporters here on Saturday. “And...

Riyadh/Sanaa: Yemen's Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition exchanged heavy attacks, as the Houthis claimed widespread missile and drone strikes across Saudi Arabia, while intense Saudi-led airstrikes rocked Houthi-held areas in Yemen, causing multiple casualties. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the group launched seven missile and drone attacks targeting airports, oil facilities,...

By Prabhat Panigrahi, OP Khordha: More than 25 students from Madhapur, a tribal-dominated village under Begunia block in Khordha district, risk their lives every day by walking along narrow field embankments to reach school, highlighting the difficulties caused by the closure of their village primary school. Carrying books and dreams of a better future, the children negotiate...

Pottangi: Andhra Pradesh offi cials have reinstalled the Telugu-language signboards within 24 hours of their reported removal by a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation in the disputed Kotia panchayat area of Koraput district. A team of BJD representatives had visited border villages under Kotia panchayat in Pottangi block Friday and removed several signboards installed by Andhra Pradesh...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Instead of concentrating on education and preparing for a brighter future, an increasing number of minors in Odisha are becoming involved in criminal activities. This disturbing trend is putting their future at risk and raising concerns among law enforcement agencies, parents and child welfare advocates. The growing influence of substance abuse and social...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Giving greater priority to passenger safety, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has strengthened enforcement of railway rules in accordance with the Jan Vishwas Act. Between June 19 and October 20, East Coast Railway collected a total fine of Rs 1,00,68,125 from more than 19,388 people for various violations under the Railways Act, 1989. The...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has stepped up measures to safeguard farmers’ interests ahead of cyclone Arnab, which is likely to make landfall on the morning of October 28 along the coast between northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha, with Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo reviewing preparedness for the impending calamity and directing officials to take...

Chhatrapur: Ganjam district administration has stepped up preparations and taken precautionary measures ahead of impending cyclone ‘Arnab’ and probable heavy rainfall. A district-level preparatory meeting was held Saturday at the OSWAN Hall in the Collectorate under the chairmanship of Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall is expected to begin October...

Nilagiri: Two Class X students of Ratnakar Town High School in Nilagiri of Baleshwar district, who went missing October 15, were rescued by their family members from Chennai Saturday morning, bringing relief to their anxious parents after a search spanning over nine-days. The students were identified as Ayush Kumar Pati, son of Babita Mohapatra of Baligohiri village,...

Jayapur: Vigilance officials Saturday arrested a former gram rozgar sevak (GRS) and a village assistant for allegedly misappropriating more than Rs 12.33 lakh government funds meant for development projects in Banuaguda gram panchayat under Kundura block of Koraput district. The accused were identified as former Banuaguda GRS G Shankar and village assistant Laikhana Nayak. Both were produced...