Mopping your floors every day doesn't always keep flies away. If flies keep returning despite a clean home, the problem may lie elsewhere. Rotting food, uncovered garbage, pet waste and damp areas are among the biggest attractants. Even moisture left behind after mopping can draw flies indoors. Bright outdoor lights at night may also attract flies and...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday carried out coordinated searches across multiple states in connection with an online terror radicalisation case involving an alleged conspiracy to establish an Islamic state in India through violent jihad and anti-national activities inspired by the ideologies of the terrorist organisations ISIS and AQIS. According to an official statement, NIA...

Bhubaneswar: A recent scientific study by IIT Bhubaneswar has revealed that rapid urbanisation and fast land degradation were major factors behind the intensifying surface heat across Odisha. The study by researchers from the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, has revealed a significant rise in land surface thermal hotspots across...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 33,000 posts are lying vacant in the Odisha Police, Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania said Wednesday. The DGP said the police force is facing a shortage of personnel in proportion to the state's population and has fewer personnel than many other states. He said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has recently...

Cairo: Drone strikes on civilian vehicles headed to social gatherings in Sudan have killed over 20 people in recent days, according to rights groups, as the use of unmanned aircraft becomes increasingly common in the north-eastern African country's war. A drone hit the outskirts of Khartoum, killing 10 civilians, including five women from the same family, as...

Kolkata: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee Wednesday accused the BJP of disrupting her party's protest march over the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur, alleging that the police had acted as an arm of the saffron party, instead of ensuring that the Calcutta High Court's order permitting the rally was implemented. Addressing a gathering at...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will launch the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) for sustainable harnessing of fisheries in the high seas and Odisha Deep Sea Mission document during his visit to Bhubaneswar Thursday, officials said. The Vice President is scheduled to arrive here Thursday morning on a one-day official visit. He will launch the two programmes...

Guwahati: Almost 83,000 hectares of land belonging to Assam are currently being occupied by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, the state Assembly was informed Wednesday. In a reply to a query by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said a total of 82,751.86 hectares of Assam land across 18 districts are...

Koraput: Fresh concerns have surfaced over the alleged incursion of Andhra Pradesh officials into the border villages of the disputed Kotia gram panchayat under Pattangi block in Odisha's Koraput district. Despite reports of the visit, the Odisha block administration has reportedly remained silent, raising questions. According to sources, M. Suresh Kumar, Tehsildar (MRO) of Salur in Andhra...

New Delhi: Nearly seven in every 10 school-going children across the country missed school or routine activities because of extreme heat from May to June this year, according to a new report. The report, based on an assessment conducted by child rights NGO CRY, titled "Feeling the Heat: Children's Voices on Heat, Well-Being and Learning in India",...