Independence Day celebration: Waterproof tent for officials, students left out in muddy field
Jamankira: While patients battled for their lives, the Jamankira hospital premises under Sambalpur district became the setting for an Independence Day celebration amid mud, stagnant water and unhygienic conditions. Local representatives and government officials stood under a waterproof tent to...
Interim DGP Vinaytosh Mishra assumes charge
Kataka: Senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra Sunday took additional charge as the interim Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha from outgoing DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania at the State Police Headquarters in Kataka. Mishra is currently serving as the Director...
Floods hit 5.15 lakh in five districts: Chief Secy
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Around 5.15 lakh people have been affected, while 2.37 lakh people have been evacuated to safety, during the current floods in five districts – Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar – while the state government Sunday...
100-metre stretch of under-construction NH-53 caves in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Around 100 metres of an under-construction portion on National Highway-53, a key stretch connecting Odisha's Paradip Port with the mineral-rich areas in Jajpur, caved inSunday due to incessant rain, officials said. The incident took place near Nilachal Bazar under...
Odisha Police arrests four in Ganjam dacoity case, seizes Rs 6.92 lakh
Brahmapur: An inter-state dacoity gang was busted with the arrest of four criminals, including three from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Police said Sunday. The police seized Rs 6.92 lakh in cash, recently robbed by them from the Golanthara area in Ganjam...
UGC-NET 2026: NTA schedules re-test for 3 papers after error complaints
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency on Sunday announced re-test for three papers of the UGC-NET examination -- English, Commerce and Sociology -- following complaints about several errors in these papers. The English paper will be held September 9 from 9 am to 12 noon in Shift 1, while the...
Read moreDetails‘Dimagi Naxals’ are those who support Maoists, separatists: Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'dimagi Naxal' remark in his Independence Day speech sparked a war of words between the Opposition and the BJP, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Sunday said the PM was not referring to opposition leaders but only to those who support Maoists and separatists and reject the Indian Constitution. Addressing the nation on the 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Modi Saturday warned the country about 'dimagi...
Read moreDetailsCJP alleges three sets of questions on youth protests were disallowed during Monsoon Session
New Delhi: Three sets of questions concerning the Cockroach Janta Party-led youth protests were disallowed during the recent Monsoon Session of Parliament citing admissibility conditions, CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said Sunday, criticising the decision. In a post on X, Das said Lok Sabha MP Matheswaran V S of the DMK had sought answers from the Union Home Ministry and the Union Education Ministry through three sets of questions, bearing notice...
Read moreDetailsAbhishek Banerjee blames BJP, media for Asish Banerjee’s suicide
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party's Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, Sunday issued a social media post blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the media for the suicide of Asish Banerjee, the former West Bengal Minister and ex-Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly. Referring to the suicide note of the deceased leader, which was recovered this morning along with his body, Abhishek Banerjee claimed that the...
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Moscow: Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones increasingly targeting military industries and energy facilities. It has also increasingly pummeled giant Wildberries depots, burning billions of dollars' worth of merchandise belonging to the Russian online retail giant and...
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Independence Day celebration: Waterproof tent for officials, students left out in muddy field
Jamankira: While patients battled for their lives, the Jamankira hospital premises under Sambalpur district became the setting for an Independence Day celebration amid mud, stagnant water and unhygienic conditions. Local representatives and government officials stood under a waterproof tent to hoist the National Flag, while hundreds of students, members of the public and programme organisers were left...
Interim DGP Vinaytosh Mishra assumes charge
Kataka: Senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra Sunday took additional charge as the interim Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha from outgoing DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania at the State Police Headquarters in Kataka. Mishra is currently serving as the Director General of Police, Crime Branch. Speaking to the media, Mishra thanked the state government for entrusting him...
Floods hit 5.15 lakh in five districts: Chief Secy
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Around 5.15 lakh people have been affected, while 2.37 lakh people have been evacuated to safety, during the current floods in five districts – Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar – while the state government Sunday sounded a high alert for three districts (Baleswar, Bhadrak & Jajpur) as India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast...
100-metre stretch of under-construction NH-53 caves in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Around 100 metres of an under-construction portion on National Highway-53, a key stretch connecting Odisha's Paradip Port with the mineral-rich areas in Jajpur, caved inSunday due to incessant rain, officials said. The incident took place near Nilachal Bazar under Marshaghai police station limits in Kendrapada district, triggering concern among locals. Three trucks parked along the under-construction...
Odisha Police arrests four in Ganjam dacoity case, seizes Rs 6.92 lakh
Brahmapur: An inter-state dacoity gang was busted with the arrest of four criminals, including three from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Police said Sunday. The police seized Rs 6.92 lakh in cash, recently robbed by them from the Golanthara area in Ganjam district, a car, 14 mobile phones along with a wifi device, and eight fake gold pieces from...
Odisha evacuates over 2.37 lakh people as CM Majhi plans flood-hit district visit
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to visit flood-hit Bhadrak and Jajpur districts Monday as the state remains on high alert following an IMD forecast of extremely heavy rain in the wake of the formation of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. The state has evacuated more than 2.37 lakh people...
‘Vande Mataram’ row: Odisha BJP files complaint against Kharge, Rahul
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP's youth wing Sunday lodged a complaint against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at Kharvel Nagar police station here over alleged disrespect to 'Vande Mataram' during an Independence Day programme. BJP Yuva Morcha state president Abhilash Panda said the party sought action against the Congress leaders for allegedly disrespecting and...
UGC-NET 2026: NTA schedules re-test for 3 papers after error complaints
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency on Sunday announced re-test for three papers of the UGC-NET examination -- English, Commerce and Sociology -- following complaints about several errors in these papers. The English paper will be held September 9 from 9 am to 12 noon in Shift 1, while the Commerce paper will be conducted the same...
Gehlot targets Shah over Vande Mataram row, raises questions on Kanhaiya Lal murder case
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah for his remarks against the Congress over Vande Mataram and questioned why he had not spoken about the status of the 2022 Udaipur Kanhaiya Lal murder case during his visits to the state. Addressing a press conference at his residence here,...
Narcotics trade, cybercrime, road accidents major challenges for Odisha Police: DGP Khurania
Bhubaneswar: Curbing the trade of narcotic substances, including ganja, cybercrimes and road accidents are three major challenges before the Odisha Police, outgoing DGP Y B Khurania said Sunday. Addressing a press conference here on his last working day, Khurania said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs' announcement of Odisha as a 'naxal-free' state was the biggest achievement...
























































































