Kendrapada: A 35-year-old man, Basant Sahoo, was arrested for allegedly killing his younger brother over a property dispute in Jajpur district on Monday and staging it as suicide. The deceased, Pradeep Sahoo (32) of Nuapatna village under Panikoili police limits, was initially believed to have died by hanging from a mango tree on May 20…
Plantation at CRP Square underpass Bhubaneswar: Idle and vacant underpasses of at least six flyovers in the city will be beautified with plants.Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start the initiative on Wednesday from CRP Square plantation — to promote greenery while lending an aesthetic beauty to the underpasses, which often turn into unauthorised parking spaces…
India Government On Fertilizer Industry: मध्य पूर्व में चल रही जंग से पैदा हुए वैश्विक संकट के बीच केंद्र सरकार ने उर्वरक कंपनियों को बड़ी राहत दी है. सरकार ने अमोनियम नाइट्रेट पर लगने वाले आयात शुल्क में छूट देने का ऐलान किया है. साथ ही कई पेट्रोकेमिकल उत्पादों पर भी आयात शुल्क हटा दिया…
Bhubaneswar: The gory murder of a money lender, whose body was chopped into 40 pieces by his three friends in Dhauli area in 2014, resulted in conviction, with a court here sentencing the trio to life imprisonment on Wednesday.The 3rd additional district and sessions judge, Himanshu Sekhar Mallick, pronounced the sentence, convicting Sanjay Khuntia, Sagar…
Gold futures traded higher on Wednesday tracking firm global cues and sustained buying interest in commodity markets. The overall tone in bullion remained positive as investors positioned ahead of key macroeconomic signals and currency movements.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold contracts across near- and far-month expiries posted gains. The June contract was trading around…
Sambalpur: Workers under the banner of Odisha Kendu Patra Karmachari Sangha on Wednesday announced a statewide agitation from March 17, alleging prolonged govt inaction on key demands like wages, job security and welfare benefits.At a press conference, sangha adviser Sanjit Mohanty said that despite repeated appeals, long-pending grievances of pluckers, binders and seasonal staff remain…
Ranveer Singh and Rakesh Bedi starrer ‘Dhurandhar 2’ has completed 57 days at the box office. The spy drama, directed by Aditya Dhar, has arrived on OTT for the international audience as i made its debut on May 14, 2026. However, the Indian audience will have to wait a little longer for the OTT debut…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 1 per cent higher on Wednesday, extending their recovery for a third straight session amid a slight easing in crude oil prices and supportive global cues.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 633.29 points, or 0.83 per cent, to settle at 76,704.13. During the session, it surged as much…
Berhampur: Gajapati police on Wednesday seized around 1.83 tonnes of ganja worth around Rs 2 crore from Buripadara village under R. Udayagiri police station limits. The contraband was seized from different places in the village and was suspected to have been stored to be transported illegally to some other areas, said in-charge SP (Gajapati) Saravana…
A small clay tablet has offered a remarkably human glimpse into life 4,000 years ago. Researchers studying ancient Mesopotamian inscriptions in Denmark have identified what may be the world’s oldest known beer receipt, a written record of beer supplied for workers in the Sumerian city of Umma. Instead of chronicling war, kings or religion, the…
