BMC observes NCAP 2026 week

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) organised a City-level awareness meeting, tree plantation drive and rally near the Hatiasuni Resource Centre Sunday as part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)-2026 Week. BMC Mayor Sulochana Das, Deputy Mayor Manjulata Kanhar,...

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Iran to announce ‘restricted zone’ near Hormuz Strait in coming days: Mohsen Rezaei

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Tehran: Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has said that his country would announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days and place any ship attempting to transit the area on Tehran's sanctions list. In an interview with state-run IRIB TV, which was broadcast Sunday night (local time), Rezaei said that the zone would extend from "the line where the US naval blockade begins...

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5 killed, five injured after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport

5 killed, five injured after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport

Miami: Five people were killed and five others injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway and crashed at Miami International Airport in the US state of Florida, authorities have said. The accident occurred at 1:58 p.m. local time (1758 GMT) Sunday, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz told a press conference. Five people were hospitalised with injuries, according to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Video footage showed thick smoke...

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North Korea commissions new 5,000-ton destroyer Kang Kon, calls it part of nuclear deterrence system

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Seoul: North Korea has commissioned its new naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media said Monday, as the country pushes to modernise its naval assets and sharpen its combat readiness at sea with nuclear-capable vessels. Leader Kim Jong-un attended the commissioning ceremony held a day earlier at the eastern port city of Wonsan, where he called the new 5,000-ton destroyer "essentially an offensive destroyer" and part of "the state nuclear counteraction system,"...

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Sergio Gor meets Shubhanshu Shukla, highlights US-India space cooperation

Sergio Gor

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, Sunday met Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station and said his journey showcases US-India space cooperation. "Enjoyed meeting Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station. From training at NASA to piloting Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission, his journey showcases US-India space cooperation at its best," Gor said on social media platform...

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814 Buildings issued fire safety violation notices

814 Buildings issued fire safety violation notices

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sent 814 notices to several buildings in 2026 for violations of fire safety norms. The notices included 258 residential buildings, 110 educational institutions, 114 other establishments, 34 assembly halls, 68 commercial establishments, 32 business establishments, 63 industrial units, 16 storage buildings, 26 hazardous buildings, 13 group-occupancy buildings and 172 hotels. Odisha Fire...

CITY RSC, JSW Foundation launch Mobile Science Exhibition: Experiential learning to reach 60K rural students

CITY RSC, JSW Foundation launch Mobile Science Exhibition: Experiential learning to reach 60K rural students

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with JSW Foundation, Sunday launched a Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) programme aimed at taking experiential science education to students in rural and underserved areas of Odisha. The MSE van was flagged off by department of Science and Technology Additional Secretary and Odisha Bigyan Academy Secretary Sibani Mohanty, in presence...

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BMC observes NCAP 2026 week

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) organised a City-level awareness meeting, tree plantation drive and rally near the Hatiasuni Resource Centre Sunday as part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)-2026 Week. BMC Mayor Sulochana Das, Deputy Mayor Manjulata Kanhar, BMC Commissioner Chanchal Rana, Odisha State Pollution Control Board Member Secretary Manoj V Nair, BMC ambassador and...

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Prevention must be at centre of juvenile justice: Harish Tandon

Bhubaneswar: Prevention must be at the heart of juvenile justice. We must address vulnerabilities at the grassroots so that children do not come into conflict with law or enter institutional care, said High Court of Orissa Chief Justice Harish Tandon while addressing a state-level stakeholders’ consultation on ‘Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: A...

32ND GKCM Award Festival: Sarod recital, Odissi steal show

32ND GKCM Award Festival: Sarod recital, Odissi steal show

Bhubaneswar: The second evening of the five-day 32nd Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival unfolded at Rabindra Mandap  Sunday with a captivating confluence of classical music and dance. Renowned Sarod maestro Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar mesmerised the audience with his recital, while acclaimed Odissi dancer Lipsa Satpathy presented an evocative solo performance. The festival is being organised...

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Deprived Schools: Teacher shortage, unsafe rooms plague historic school

Kendrapada: Kendrapada Town High School, one of the district’s oldest educational institutions, is struggling with inadequate infrastructure, a shortage of teachers and staff and poor basic facilities despite its 163-year history. The institution began as a Middle Vernacular School in Kendrapada in 1863 and was converted into the district’s first High English School in 1883. Started under...

 

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