From maid to mentor: Kendujhar girl’s inspiring football journey
MANAS MOHANTY, OP Joda: Determination and perseverance have helped Nishi Bodra, 24, a domestic helper from Azad Basti in Joda block of Kendujhar district, overcome hardship and emerge as an inspiration to hundreds of girls by fulfilling her long-cherished dream...
ABVP assured victory before Odisha approved student union polls: Majhi
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said his government gave the go-ahead for students' union elections across colleges and universities in the state only after the ABVP assured him of victory. Majhi made the remarks while addressing a...
Odisha rewards Payal Nag with Rs 10 lakh for Asian Para Games silver
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday felicitated para-athlete Payal Nag with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for winning silver in the women's compound doubles event at the 5th Asian Para Games-2026 held in Japan. Bhupendra Singh Poonia, secretary of...
Kendrapara court sentences man to 20 years for acid attack
Kendrapara (Odisha): A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attacking two neighbours, including a woman, with acid following a domestic dispute earlier this year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Bidyadhar...
Odisha signs friendship agreement with Japan’s Tottori Prefecture
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday signed a friendship agreement with Japan's Tottori Prefecture to strengthen cooperation in economic development, tourism, culture and people-to-people exchanges, officials said. The agreement was signed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Tottori Governor Shinji...
Hijack threat note found on Air India flight, aircraft isolated
Kolkata: A hijack threat note found in the washroom of a Mumbai-bound Air India flight before take-off Wednesday morning prompted security officials to park the aircraft in an isolation bay of the airport here, an official said. The flight was scheduled to depart at 10.20 am. The note threatening that...
Read moreDetailsAssam train derailment: Viral video shows loco pilots struggling to stop train
New Delhi: A viral video purportedly capturing events inside the engine cab of the Kolkata-Sairang Express just before its derailment Wednesday morning at Digaru Railway Station near Guwahati in Assam shows that both the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot applied all brakes and struggled to stop the train, but failed. Neither the authenticity of the video could be independently verified, nor did the Northeast Frontier Railway issue any statement on...
Read moreDetailsAmul, Mother Dairy hike milk prices
New Delhi: Leading dairy brands Amul and Moth er Dairy have hiked milk prices by Rs2-4 per litre, effective Thursday, due to higher input costs, including higher farmer procurement rates and increased fuel expenses. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GC MMF) and Mother Dairy, leading milk suppliers, last increased retail milk prices in May this year. Last month, Karnataka’s popular dairy brand Nandini raised prices of its products. The increase in...
Read moreDetails‘Bundle of lies’: Sirsa slams Sonia Gandhi’s memoir over 1984 riots account
New Delhi: Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Wednesday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of attempting to whitewash her family's image through her newly released memoir, claiming that it misrepresented the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and omitted the names of Congress leaders accused in the violence. Calling the book a bundle of lies and not a journey of love but a journey of hate, Sirsa said Gandhi wrote about the sufferings of her...
Read moreDetailsTerrorist attack kills 10 police personnel in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: At least 10 police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a sub-inspector, were killed Wednesday when terrorists attacked a police team during an operation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a media report. The attack occurred in Kohat's Gambat area, the Express Tribune newspaper said. The police team was heading to conduct a raid against illegal gold mining when it came under fire in the Darbokach Jalandhar...
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From maid to mentor: Kendujhar girl’s inspiring football journey
MANAS MOHANTY, OP Joda: Determination and perseverance have helped Nishi Bodra, 24, a domestic helper from Azad Basti in Joda block of Kendujhar district, overcome hardship and emerge as an inspiration to hundreds of girls by fulfilling her long-cherished dream of becoming a football coach. Nishi, with support from Tata Steel Foundation (TSF), has transformed herself from...
Assam train derailment: Viral video shows loco pilots struggling to stop train
New Delhi: A viral video purportedly capturing events inside the engine cab of the Kolkata-Sairang Express just before its derailment Wednesday morning at Digaru Railway Station near Guwahati in Assam shows that both the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot applied all brakes and struggled to stop the train, but failed. Neither the authenticity of the video...
Amul, Mother Dairy hike milk prices
New Delhi: Leading dairy brands Amul and Moth er Dairy have hiked milk prices by Rs2-4 per litre, effective Thursday, due to higher input costs, including higher farmer procurement rates and increased fuel expenses. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GC MMF) and Mother Dairy, leading milk suppliers, last increased retail milk prices in May this year. Last...
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Idols of Goddess Shyamakali are taken towards Debigada for immersion in Kataka Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attends the State-Level Chhatraneta Sammilani (Student Leaders’ Convention) at Baramunda Ground in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday Master Crafters exhibition organised by the Craft Council of Odisha inaugurated at Ekamra Haat in Bhubaneswar Book release...
Anirudh shares wedding pictures with Kavya Maran; calls it ‘once in a lifetime’ moment
Chennai: Sharing pictures from his wedding with Kavya Maran, daughter of Sun Group Chairman Kalanidhi Maran and owner of IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad, music director Anirudh Ravichander Wednesday said, "My once in a lifetime, for a lifetime 11.11." The wedding, which took place in Greece over two days, has been the cynosure of all eyes, with several...
ABVP assured victory before Odisha approved student union polls: Majhi
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said his government gave the go-ahead for students' union elections across colleges and universities in the state only after the ABVP assured him of victory. Majhi made the remarks while addressing a state-level conference of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), attended by more than 8,000 delegates. Colleges...
Odisha rewards Payal Nag with Rs 10 lakh for Asian Para Games silver
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday felicitated para-athlete Payal Nag with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh for winning silver in the women's compound doubles event at the 5th Asian Para Games-2026 held in Japan. Bhupendra Singh Poonia, secretary of the department of sports and youth services, presented a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to Nag here...
SC clarifies Oct 11 direction to take down notice board concerning prohibitory order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has clarified that its October 11 direction to authorities to take down a notice board imposing prohibitory orders under the BNSS in and around the apex court, was for the limited purpose of securing unhindered ingress to and egress from the court. Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023,...
Kendrapara court sentences man to 20 years for acid attack
Kendrapara (Odisha): A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attacking two neighbours, including a woman, with acid following a domestic dispute earlier this year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Bidyadhar Prusty convicted Bijoy Kumar Sahoo and imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on him, prosecution counsel...
Centre approves Rs 62,370 crore fertiliser subsidy for rabi 2026-27
New Delhi: The government Wednesday approved a Rs 62,370 crore subsidy on phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for the rabi season 2026-27. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Department of Fertilizers' proposal to fix the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Rabi season 2026-27 (from October 2026 to March 31, 2027) on...
