Kendujhar/Baripada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday laid the foundation stones for three lift irrigation projects worth Rs 120 crore in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj districts, which are expected to provide irrigation facilities to 4,280 hectares of agricultural land. The projects, coming up at Raikala, Satikudar and Jarkani, are targeted for completion by 2028 and will benefit...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Saturday extended greetings to the citizens on the eve of the Diwali festival, urging youth to contribute enthusiastically towards building a 'Viksit Bharat' while being guided by Indian values. She also appealed people to preserve the environment and live with harmony. In her message, the President said: "On the auspicious occasion of...

Kolkata: West Bengal School Education Department Saturday issued a notification authorising the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to provide mid-day meals in all state-run and state-aided schools in the state. Till now, ISKCON had been providing mid-day meals in state-run and state-aided schools within the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). However, as per the...

Bhubaneswar: Exploring opportunities in drone technology, healthcare, sustainability and digital innovation, Israeli delegates interacted with Odisha-based startups at a Business and Innovation Roundtable held at O-Hub in Bhubaneswar recently, aimed at strengthening business ties and technological cooperation between Israel and Odisha. The event was jointly organised by Startup Odisha and the state government’s MSME department. Israeli delegates...

Bhubaneswar: Two murders were reported in Bhubaneswar in a single night, raising concerns over the law-and-order situation. A 22-year-old man was shot dead near Jharpada overbridge under Laxmisagar police limits, while a 40-year-old man was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a cement brick over a suspected extramarital affair in Tarini slum under Saheed Nagar police limits. In...

Bhubaneswar: Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management department, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, has called for strict adherence to ethical standards and a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption, urging officials to place transparency, integrity and public service above all else. In a letter addressed to officers and employees of the department, Padhee expressed deep anguish over the...

Krakow (Poland): Five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a market square in Krakow, Poland, police said. The gunman aimed at random people as he drove by the city's Main Square, Krakow police said. Police officers are among the wounded. The perpetrator was shot and wounded...

New Delhi: The owner of the now-collapsed three-storey building in Delhi's Chawri Bazar area, along with three contractors, has been arrested, with the death toll in the tragic incident climbing to six, police said. Officials said that six bodies have been recovered so far during rescue operations at the site. Five of the six deceased -- Sanjeet...

Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that its aerospace division has established underground missile and drone production facilities and is continuously increasing the range of its missiles. "We managed to rapidly relocated the production of missiles and drones from the surface to underground facilities," IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said at a press conference in...

London: The team behind Gondhal, Marathi film selected as India's entry to the Oscars 2027, was in the UK this week to build up some hype in the lead-up to the coveted Academy Awards in Hollywood next year. Tongues on Fire, behind the annual UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF), came together with the High Commission of India...