KHATI CORNER | Bhubaneswar News

Rules of engagement DG (prisons) Susanta Nath’s outburst has created quite a buzz. His exchange with the media over controversies plaguing his department has gone viral on social platforms, sparking widespread debate. Talking about a series of jail-related issues, Nath had remarked that the prison department was unique in that “almost everyone was facing one…

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Koraput gears up to counter heatwave | Bhubaneswar News

Koraput: In view of the anticipated ‘kalbaisakhi’ storms and severe heatwave conditions during April and May, the Koraput administration has geared up to face it under the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority guidelines.At a district-level emergency preparedness meeting on Tuesday, collector (Koraput) Manoj Satyawan Mahajan said preventing heat stroke-related deaths remains the administration’s top priority….

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‘Totally obliterated’: Trump announces US strike on Iran’s key oil export island

President Donald Trump said the United States carried out “the most powerful bombing raid” on Iran’s Kharg Island, claiming that American forces “totally obliterated” military targets there while choosing not to destroy the island’s oil infrastructure.Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf, is the primary terminal through which Iran’s oil exports pass, making it a…

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पंजाब: दो घंटे गैस सिलेंडर की लाइन में इंतजार…फिर आया हार्ट अटैक, बरनाला में बुजुर्ग की मौत

पंजाब के बरनाला जिले के गांव शैहना में एक दुखद घटना सामने आई है, जहां गैस सिलेंडर लेने के लिए लाइन में खड़े एक बुजुर्ग की हार्ट अटैक से मौत हो गई. इस घटना के बाद पूरे इलाके में शोक का माहौल है. जानकारी के अनुसार गांव शैहना के रहने वाले 66 वर्षीय भूषण कुमार…

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Govt nod to 11.25% quota for SEBCs in medical, engineering admissions | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The state cabinet chaired by chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday approved the introduction of 11.25% reservation for socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) in medical, engineering and other technical and professional courses, meeting a long-pending demand.Briefing the media after the meeting, Majhi said the cabinet also enhanced quotas for scheduled tribes (STs)…

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Jharsuguda country’s hottest at 44.6°C | Bhubaneswar News

Jharsuguda: Western Odisha’s industrial hub has emerged the hottest city in the country on Wednesday, recording a maximum temperature of 44.6°C, the highest so far this summer. According to IMD, Jharsuguda topped the national temperature chart, with Wardha in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region following closely at 44.2°C.Records show that Jharsuguda had also led the list of…

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