Keonjhar: One person was killed and another seriously injured in a tusker attack at Jarkani Beda cashew field in Raidiha forest beat under Patna range in the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Benudhar Naik (18) of Tavasrua village of Saharpada section and the injured is Mansingh Munda (45) of Jamulaibeda village of Patna…
Village women collect canal water to carry back home Kendrapada: Ragada, Chingudipal, Aradapal, Nator, Rahangi and several other villages under Sukinda block of Jajpur district are facing a severe water crisis owing to the damage to water pipelines during underground cabling work by a private telecom company.“Due to the damage, nearly 2,500 villagers have been…
Bhubaneswar: A central govt health scheme (CGHS) wellness centre will be set up in Sambalpur very soon, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced in a press statement on Sunday.Pradhan, who is the Sambalpur MP, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union health minister Nadda for the initiative while stating that the centre would…
The CM distributed Subhadra Yojana assistance to 1,02,12,665 beneficiaries in Puri on Sunday Bhubaneswar: Odisha has created 17 lakh Lakhpati Didis, and it aims to increase this number to 60 lakh with another 10 lakh ‘Millionaire Didis’ by the year 2047, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Sunday during the International Women’s Day celebration…
Bisons graze at the sanctuary Bhubaneswar: More than 600 participants from diverse sections of society took part in the second bison festival at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday.This year’s festival introduced night-camping as a special feature, offering participants a unique opportunity to experience wilderness.The participants included eco-development committee members from villages adjoining the sanctuary, students,…
Llaw minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Bhubaneswar: A research centre for advanced health sciences will come up in Odisha soon as the state govt and the authorities of AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, are in talks. Santosh Kumar Sahoo, senior vice-president of AIG Hospitals, while speaking to media persons here on Sunday, said, “The plan is in its early…
ROURKELA: The president of a school managing committee (SMC) of a Sevashram school in Sundargarh district and three others were arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting the institute’s in-charge headmaster earlier that day. According to district officials, the headmaster was garlanded with shoes and paraded through the village upon suspicions that he was having an…
Rourkela: The body of a woman, which had been recovered in a bush behind a govt school in Rourkela on Friday, was identified by her family members on Sunday. Police are now investigating why the woman, who was from Jharkhand, came to Rourkela and the circumstances leading to her death.The victim was identified as Sauni…
Israel’s Kevin Cuzmiciov (left) and Eylon Elazar in Bhubaneswar on Sunday Anxiety Follows Athletes To Bhubaneswar As West Asia Conflict Shadows Beach Volleyball TourBhubaneswar: Competition travelled. So did fear. Israel’s beach volleyball pair Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov arrived in Bhubaneswar chasing points on the global tour. They leave with a bronze medal — and…
Koraput: The Malkangiri district police busted an interstate illegal online betting racket and arrested four, including two from Raipur, while seizing several digital and financial devices on Sunday. The action was carried out under the special initiative, ‘Operation Cyber Kavach’, launched by the Odisha police to crack down on cybercrime.The arrests were made in connection…
