Man found dead in Chandaka forest, police begin probe
Bhubaneswar: Police Monday found the body of a man from the Chandaka forest area near here, officials said. Local residents, who first spotted the body near Godibari village, informed the authorities. A police team reached the spot soon and seized...
Anganwadi workers protest in Bhubaneswar seeking employee status, pay hike
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of anganwadi workers staged a protest here Monday, demanding government employee status and a pay hike. The workers, under the banner of All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers Association, staged a demonstration near the state Assembly building ahead of...
IIT Bhubaneswar, ILS sign pact to commercialise new TB vaccine
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), along with the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), have joined hands for the technology transfer and future commercialisation of a novel TB vaccine, officials said. The...
Odisha CM Majhi mourns Dharmendra, calls his passing end of an iconic film era
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday condoled the death of veteran actor Dharmendra, and said his legacy will continue to inspire generations of artistes and cinema lovers. Dharmendra died in Mumbai Monday, police confirmed. He was 89. “Deeply...
Minor ‘gangraped’ in Khurda district
Bhubaneswar: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Monday. The minor's parents had initially lodged a missing persons complaint November 19, as she did not return home from school the previous day, they...
Experts call for collaborative action
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Dharitri Youth Conclave-2025, organised by the leading Odia daily Dharitri to mark its 52nd anniversary, brought together over a thousand student activists, climate leaders, and environmental enthusiasts at Hotel Swosti Premium here Monday. This year’s conclave focused on fostering collaboration between environmental leaders and the...
Read moreDetailsIIT Bhubaneswar, ILS sign pact to commercialise new TB vaccine
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), along with the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), have joined hands for the technology transfer and future commercialisation of a novel TB vaccine, officials said. The three organisations signed a quadripartite license agreement (QLA) with TechInvention Lifecare Ltd, Monday, for the technology transfer and future commercialisation of ‘HSP Subunit Vaccine in Adjuvant (DDA) Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis'. The...
Read moreDetailsVeteran actor Dharmendra passes away at 89
Mumbai: Veteran Hindi film star Dharmendra, aged 89, has passed away. Sources close to IANS confirmed the news. The octogenarian November 12 was discharged from Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and was said to be in a stable condition and recovering well at home. At that time Dr. Rajiv Sharma from the hospital told IANS that the legendary star has gone home “fully satisfied” after receiving the required treatment. Sharing an...
Read moreDetailsJustice Surya Kant sworn in as new CJI, PM Modi congratulates
New Delhi: Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark judgments, was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) Monday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings and conveyed best wishes for his tenure. PM Modi took to his social media platform ‘X’ and said, “Attended the oath-taking ceremony of Justice Surya Kant as the Chief Justice of India. Best wishes to him for his...
Read moreDetails2nd Test Day 3: India reach 102 for 4 at tea
Guwahati: Four Indian wickets tumbled in the opening session of the third morning as they reached 102 for 4 at tea in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 489 in the second Test here Monday. Stand-in captain Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja were at the crease on 6 and 0, respectivel,y at the break. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 58 off 97 balls while his senior opening partner KL Rahul and...
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Experts call for collaborative action
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Dharitri Youth Conclave-2025, organised by the leading Odia daily Dharitri to mark its 52nd anniversary, brought together over a thousand student activists, climate leaders, and environmental enthusiasts at Hotel Swosti Premium here Monday. This year’s conclave focused on fostering collaboration between environmental leaders and the youth, providing a space for discussions on...
Man found dead in Chandaka forest, police begin probe
Bhubaneswar: Police Monday found the body of a man from the Chandaka forest area near here, officials said. Local residents, who first spotted the body near Godibari village, informed the authorities. A police team reached the spot soon and seized the body. They also found a scooter nearby. "We have registered an unnatural death case and started...
Anganwadi workers protest in Bhubaneswar seeking employee status, pay hike
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of anganwadi workers staged a protest here Monday, demanding government employee status and a pay hike. The workers, under the banner of All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers Association, staged a demonstration near the state Assembly building ahead of the winter session to press for an 11-point charter of demands, including higher salaries, monthly pensions, and...
IIT Bhubaneswar, ILS sign pact to commercialise new TB vaccine
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), along with the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), have joined hands for the technology transfer and future commercialisation of a novel TB vaccine, officials said. The three organisations signed a quadripartite license agreement (QLA) with TechInvention Lifecare Ltd, Monday, for the technology transfer...
India demands action after Arunachal-born woman mistreated at Pudong airport
Beijing/New Delhi: India had made a strong demarche with the Chinese side, both in Beijing and in Delhi, after an Indian-origin UK resident from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly detained and harassed by the Chinese immigration authorities at the Shanghai Pudong Airport recently on "ludicrous grounds", sources confirmed Monday. Prema Wangjom Thongdok, who was travelling from London to...
Trinamool Congress forms 10-member panel to lead ‘anti-SIR’ protest in Delhi
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress, Monday, constituted a 10-member team of party MPs for spearheading a movement in Delhi against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal. The team was constituted at the virtual organisational meeting of Trinamool Congress earlier in the afternoon, which was chaired by the party's General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee....
Four UK police officers face misconduct charges in Harshita Brella murder case
London: Four police officers in the UK have been accused of misconduct Monday over their handling of abuse allegations reported by Harshita Brella, the Delhi woman later found dead in a car boot with her husband, Pankaj Lamba on the run as the main suspect. The UK's Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) concluded that the Northamptonshire...
Four Choksi-linked Mumbai flats transferred for liquidation, says ED
New Delhi: In a significant step towards recovering assets linked to the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has handed over four residential flats in Mumbai, attached in the case involving fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, to the liquidator for monetisation, the ED said Monday. The properties, located in Project Tatva, Urja – A...
Three children die after rocket propellant explodes in Sindh
Karachi: Three children, aged between 8 and 12, were killed when a rocket propellant they were playing with exploded in Kashmore district in Pakistan's Sindh province, police said Monday. The incident took place near Kandhkot town in the district. The children were playing with the propellant they apparently found in the fields near their village. Deputy Superintendent...
SC adjourns plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention to December 8
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday adjourned to December 8 the hearing on a plea filed by the wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, terming his detention under the National Security Act as illegal, and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria deferred the matter after...
























































































