Kalahandi DM’s probe exposes Ayushman card fraud
Bhawanipatna: Serious allegations of fraud have surfaced against Sri Balaji Nursing Home in Kalahandi district after it allegedly collected money from a patient despite the availability of free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Sources said the nursing home allegedly...
Reprimanded by parents, two minors commit suic*de in Odisha
Keonjhar/Hatadihi: Two heartbreaking incidents of minors committing suic*de over parental reprimand were reported from Keonjhar district Monday, raising concerns over the declining emotional resilience among children and adolescents. The twin incidents have sparked concern among the denizens with children taking...
Kalahandi girl Anwesha shines at Glam India ’26
Bhawanipatna: Anwesha Mishra, a 13-year-old girl from Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district, has brought laurels to the district by excelling in the prestigious Glam India competition. Anwesha emerged as the second runner-up in the preteen category and also won the Talent...
Mayurbhanj sand mining row: NGT defers DSR case hearing to Aug 20
Baripada: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has deferred the next hearing in a case challenging the legality of the District Survey Report (DSR) prepared for sand mining in Mayurbhanj district to August 20. Hearing Application No. 6/2026/EZ, a bench comprising...
11 gharial hatchlings born in Satkosia
Bantala: In a positive development for wildlife conservation, 11 gharial hatchlings emerged from eggs at Baladamara in Satkosia gorge of the Mahanadi river in Angul district Sunday night. According to forest officials, the Satkosia Wildlife Division has been implementing several...
US military says it carried out strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
Washington: The US military said Monday that it carried out "self-defence" strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations with Tehran were "proceeding nicely." The strikes were done "to protect our troops from threats...
Read moreDetailsOver 300 tourists rescued after Gulmarg Gondola stalls in heavy rain
Srinagar: Over 300 tourists were left stranded mid-air for hours inside 65 cabins of the famous Gulmarg Gondola cable car after a major technical snag halted Asia's highest ropeway, causing panic among the holidayers before they were rescued. A massive, multi-agency rescue operation that lasted seven hours ensured the safe evacuation of all passengers, some of whom were trapped in cabins dangling nearly 500 ft above the ground, officials said. Operations...
Read moreDetailsIranian minister, Foreign Secretary Misri discuss regional developments, bilateral ties
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Monday received a call from Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Majid Takht Ravanchi, during which they discussed the ongoing developments in the region and also reviewed the bilateral cooperation. “Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri received a call from the Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs of Iran, Majid Takht Ravanchi. Discussions focused on recent developments in the region and a review of bilateral cooperation,”...
Read moreDetailsCriminal law can’t be set in motion against every relative of husband on omnibus allegations: SC
New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said criminal law cannot be permitted to be set in motion against every relative of the husband in a matrimonial dispute merely on the basis of omnibus allegations lacking a specific factual foundation. The top court said that while safeguarding the rights and dignity of victims of domestic violence remains of paramount importance, the courts are simultaneously required to ensure that the rigours of criminal law...
Read moreDetailsRanveer Singh lands in trouble as cine body issues non-cooperation directive
Mumbai: The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) Monday said its more than four lakh members would not work with Ranveer Singh following his last-minute exit from Farhan Akhtar's Don 3, which had been in the making for three years. Akhtar and his partner Ritesh Sidhwani had filed a complaint against Singh before the Indian Film & Television Directors' Association (IFTDA), which then referred the matter to FWICE for further...
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US military says it carried out strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
Washington: The US military said Monday that it carried out "self-defence" strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations with Tehran were "proceeding nicely." The strikes were done "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," but the military...
Odisha reschedules Eid-ul-Zuha holiday from May 27 to 28
Bhubaneswar: The state government Monday officially rescheduled public holiday on account of Eid-ul-Zuha from May 27 to 28. The Revenue and Disaster Management department issued a notification stating that the change has been made following the expected visibility of the moon. All government offices and Magisterial Courts (Executive) across the state will now remain closed May 28,...
Odisha’s Mahendra Mishra receives Padma Shri
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu conferred Padma Shri on Odisha’s eminent educationist, linguist and folklorist Mahendra Mishra during the fi rst phase of the civilian investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Mishra received Padma Shri Monday for his outstanding contribution to education, language preservation and tribal cultural studies. Mishra has devoted over four decades to preserving endangered...
Five from Odisha to showcase art in national exhibition
Bhubaneswar: Five artists from Odisha will showcase their works at a national art exhibition scheduled to begin May 26 at Nehru Art Centre in Mumbai. The selected artists include principal of Dhauli College of Art and Craft and painter Panchanan Samal, national award-winning sculptors Chandan Kumar Samal and Narottam Das, sculptor Himanshu Mahanta and painter Sophia Yasmin....
Kalahandi DM’s probe exposes Ayushman card fraud
Bhawanipatna: Serious allegations of fraud have surfaced against Sri Balaji Nursing Home in Kalahandi district after it allegedly collected money from a patient despite the availability of free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Sources said the nursing home allegedly charged Rs 41,378 from a patient after claiming that Ayushman card facilities were unavailable at the hospital....
Reprimanded by parents, two minors commit suic*de in Odisha
Keonjhar/Hatadihi: Two heartbreaking incidents of minors committing suic*de over parental reprimand were reported from Keonjhar district Monday, raising concerns over the declining emotional resilience among children and adolescents. The twin incidents have sparked concern among the denizens with children taking life-threatening decisions in the heat of the moment. A 9-year-old boy allegedly consumed poison after being scolded...
Kalahandi girl Anwesha shines at Glam India ’26
Bhawanipatna: Anwesha Mishra, a 13-year-old girl from Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district, has brought laurels to the district by excelling in the prestigious Glam India competition. Anwesha emerged as the second runner-up in the preteen category and also won the Talent Craft title. The Glam India 2026 competition was held recently at a hotel in Bhubaneswar. The event...
Mayurbhanj sand mining row: NGT defers DSR case hearing to Aug 20
Baripada: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has deferred the next hearing in a case challenging the legality of the District Survey Report (DSR) prepared for sand mining in Mayurbhanj district to August 20. Hearing Application No. 6/2026/EZ, a bench comprising Justice Arun Tyagi and Expert Member Ishwar Singh accepted an affidavit filed by the Odisha State Pollution...
11 gharial hatchlings born in Satkosia
Bantala: In a positive development for wildlife conservation, 11 gharial hatchlings emerged from eggs at Baladamara in Satkosia gorge of the Mahanadi river in Angul district Sunday night. According to forest officials, the Satkosia Wildlife Division has been implementing several conservation measures over the years to increase the population of gharials in the region. The efforts have...
When volatility is good politics
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan The US-Israeli war with Iran has revealed how instability can become a powerful political instrument. Leaders can exploit crises to maintain supporters’ loyalty, even while imposing costs on them, and extract concessions from domestic and foreign adversaries through coercion and manufactured unpredictability. In a forthcoming paper, Canadian economist Ronald Wintrobe calls this dynamic...























































































