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Katra, April 10, 2026: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) reiterated its commitment to developing world-class sports infrastructure and nurturing talent following the historic performance of para-archer Payal Nag on the international stage.The 18-year-old, trained at the Shrine...

Over 5,720,000 households have utilized the Self-Enumeration facility during the first phase of the 2027 Census. The Registrar General of India stated that this demonstrates increasing public participation in the digital initiative for the 2027 Census. The first phase of the census began on...

Amaravati, April 10 The IMD on Friday forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds, and hot, humid conditions across parts of Andhra Pradesh over the next five days.According to the Meteorological Centre here, isolated areas in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Rayalaseema are...

New Delhi, April 10 More than 5.72 lakh households have availed the self-enumeration facility so far during the first phase of the 2027 Census, the Registrar General of India (RGI) said on Friday.This reflects the growing participation in the Census's digital initiative, it said."By choosing...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 – The Odisha Congress on Thursday constituted a 13-member fact-finding committee to investigate alleged police excesses against displaced people protesting against construction work by a private company at Sijimali in Rayagada district.According to instructions from Odisha...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 The opposition BJD and Congress on Thursday condemned the alleged police excesses on tribal people during a protest over the construction of a road to the Sijimali bauxite mine in Rayagada district of Odisha.At least 70 people, including 58 security personnel, were injured...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 A 19-year-old trainee Agniveer from Uttar Pradesh is alleged to have died by suicide on the INS Chilka campus in Khurda district of Odisha, police said on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Kartik Yadav, a native of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh. He was found...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 Three girls, including two sisters, drowned in a pond in the Nabarangpur district of Odisha on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred in the village of Kurshi when they were taking a bath.The deceased were identified as Bhumika Gond, Sandhya Gond, and her sister...

Berhampur (Odisha), April 9 Police on Thursday arrested a woman for allegedly killing her nine-year-old niece in Odisha's Ganjam district, officials said.The incident took place at Laxmanapalli, near Chhamunda village, under the Jagannath Prasad police station limits of the district on...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated three new grid substations and eight transmission lines, established at a cost of Rs 600 crore, on Thursday, and assured the people of Bhubaneswar and surrounding areas of uninterrupted and high-quality power supply.He...

Rajgir (Bihar), April 9 Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh secured wins in their respective quarterfinal matches of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championship here on Thursday.In the opening match of the day, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey defeated Chandigarh...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida launched a self-defense training program for 5,000 women members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) here on Thursday, in the presence of National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar.The program, being...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has begun its investigation into an explosion in Bhubaneswar in January that left two people dead, officials said on Thursday.A three-member NIA team visited the Airfield police station here and collected documents, including FIRs...

Chennai, April 9 – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall across Tamil Nadu over the next seven days, with intermittent thunderstorms and gusty winds expected in several parts of the state, as well as in Puducherry and Karaikal.According to the IMD, a...

Kolkata, April 9 Having achieved many firsts, including becoming the first woman archer without arms to win a world championship, Sheetal Devi often felt "alone" on the podium.This feeling changed in Bangkok when the unassuming 18-year-old Payal Nag, a quadruple amputee from Odisha, filled...

New Delhi, April 9 The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country, and if states and union territories do not take immediate action, the situation will become unmanageable.The court stated that only the...

New Delhi, April 8 The Union Cabinet is believed to have cleared draft bills on Wednesday that aim to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary elections and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women.Sources familiar with the...

Bhubaneswar, April 8 – Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 36 industrial projects worth Rs 40,811 crore at Bhuinpur, near Begunia in Khordha, on Wednesday.Of these, 25 projects were inaugurated, while foundation stones have been laid for 11...

Bhubaneswar, April 8 The death toll from a firecracker explosion in Odisha’s Nayagarh district rose to four on Wednesday, police said.A total of six people, including a minor boy, sustained serious burn injuries in the blast that occurred while preparing firecrackers in Korada village under...

New Delhi, April 8 Renowned physicist Ajit Kumar Mohanty was granted a one-year extension as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), according to a personnel ministry order.This marks Mohanty's second extension in this role, as he had...