Berhampur: Disproportionate assets worth over Rs 1.27 crore of former executive engineer, Jonk canal irrigation division, Nuapada will be confiscated following a court order. Ashapurna Mohapatra, special judge of the vigilance court-cum-the authorized officer, special vigilance court, Bhubaneswar on Friday passed the order.The assets of the accused, Prafulla Kumar Panigrahy of Berhampur, included a multi-storied…
Swayam Pragnyan Samantaray Bhubaneswar: In the social-media era, where everyone has something to say, only a few manage to strike a chord. Swayam Pragnyan Samantaray (18) is one of them.The undergraduate’s thought-provoking speech on B R Ambedkar during the leader’s 136th birth anniversary celebration on the Parliament Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday drew appreciation…
उत्तर प्रदेश में इन दिनों मौसम में उतार-चढ़ाव जारी है. प्रदेश में अलग-अलग जगहों पर कहीं आंधी और बारिश हो रही हैं तो कहीं धूप निकल रही हैं. बुधवार को भी पूर्वांचल के प्रयागराज, वाराणसी समेत की जिलों में बादलों की आवाजाही देखी गई. मौसम विभाग ने आज 7 मई को भी लखनऊ समेत 40…
Bhubaneswar: The transport department issued fines amounting to Rs 9.6 crore against 17,800 traffic violators on the first day of the 10-day special enforcement drive that began on Saturday.The campaign was launched following a surge in accidents and fatalities across Odisha. State police data shows that 6,483 people died in road accidents in 2025, a…
Rajnagar MLA Dhruba Sahoo meets the farmer’s family members Kendrapada: The death of a farmer in Kendrapada district on Wednesday night has sparked a war of words between BJD and BJP over procurement delays. The farmer, Trilochan Nayak, had allegedly been waiting for four days to get his paddy weighed at a nearby rice mill.“Nayak…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra cabinet minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal had a close call on Saturday when the helicopter he was travelling in landed in a parking lot in Pune instead of the designated helipad. Officials said a proper helipad had been prepared for VVIP arrivals, but the pilot reportedly mistook an open space in…
NEW DELHI: Tensions flared at the counting centre in Bhowanipore, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency, a day before vote counting, after her TMC alleged that two vehicles displaying BJP flags were allowed inside the secured premises where EVMs are stored.Banerjee’s main opponent in Bhowanipore is BJP leader and West Bengal’s leader of…
Aston Villa players celebrate with the Europa League trophy. (Pic credit: Uefa Europa League) Aston Villa finally ended three decades of waiting for silverware as a stunning display inspired by Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendía secured a dominant 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday.It was Villa’s first…
NEW DELHI: Defence and military experts, on Day 2 of DefSat2026 conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, intensified the strategic dialogue on building India’s persistent and resilient defence space capability, against the backdrop of rapid global transformation in space-based military infrastructure. With 1,602 space-based ISR satellites projected to launch globally between 2025 and 2030, the…
Berhampur: Berhampur railway station is set to get a facelift soon, as East Coast Railway has floated a tender for its redevelopment, costing Rs 182.57 crore in the first phase.The railways sanctioned Rs 300 crore for the development of the Berhampur railway station, one of the oldest stations on the Howrah-Chennai main line, in April….
