People shield themselves against the heat in the city Bhubaneswar: State government has received allegations of ten more heatwave-related deaths across Odisha in the last one week, taking the total number of death allegations this season to 26. However, the government has so far confirmed only three deaths due to sunstroke, according to the latest…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have sent a team to Uttar Pradesh to nab the accused after a minor tribal girl from Dhenkanal district recently alleged that she was raped by several people during the last two years in the Jhansi area of UP. The plight of the girl started after an Odia man sold her to…
Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid, in Bhubaneswar on Thursday Bhubaneswar: Muslims braved the scorching summer heat to come together and offer prayers at different mosques and Idgah grounds across the state to mark Eid.The festival follows the end of the annual Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, is also known as the “Festival…
Rourkela: Test report of the rectal swab and water samples collected from Nuadihi village in Hemgir block of Sundargarh district has revealed presence of E Coli bacteria, known to cause diarrhoea. Four persons, including two from Jharsuguda district, died and a large number of people had fallen ill due to suspected food poisoning.Although cases are…
Berhampur: Police on Thursday arrested 10 people for alleged involvement in clash between two theatre groups at Markandi under Ganjam district’s Golanthara police station limits on Wednesday night. At least a dozen people, including some police personnel were injured in the clash between members of theatre groups of Ramapalli and Gobindapur following a heated argument,…
Chief minister attends the ABVP programme in the city Times News NetworkBhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in second anniversary celebration of the BJP govt in Odisha, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said here on Thursday.Speaking at an ABVP event here, the CM said the PMO has confirmed about for the PM’s Odisha…
Bhubaneswar: Two days after the economic offences wing (EOW) arrested three women employees of a public sector bank in Bhubaneswar for their alleged role in a Rs 6.88 crore loan fraud, the agency on Thursday arrested a middleman on charges of aiding the scam. “The accused, Pradipta Kumar Lenka (40), allegedly received Rs 3.23 lakh…
Bhubaneswar: In tune with the school and mass education department’s decision to promote mother-tongue learning, the Institute of Odia Studies and Research (IOSR) has prepared Odia-medium science textbooks for Classes XI and XII under the state board curriculum. The initiative aims to encourage more students to pursue science education in Odia, particularly those from govt…
Bhubaneswar: For most aspirants, cracking the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination is a test of hard work and perseverance. For Krushna Chandra Hembram, it was also a battle against fading eyesight.Despite suffering from nearly 60% vision loss, the school teacher from Keonjhar secured the 185th rank in the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Examination 2024-25, proving…
Bhubaneswar: Train services were disrupted for several hours on Thursday after a crane at a concrete sleeper factory near Gopinathpur Nilgiri station in Balasore district collapsed onto two stationary goods trains. Authorities are yet to ascertain the exact cause of the crane collapse. No injuries or casualties were reported as both trains involved were freight…
