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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Vidharbha for tomorrow. The Met department has also predicted thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds for...

Raipur, March 31 Jharkhand sprinters Shiv Kumar Soren and Prithvi Oraon emerged as the fastest men and women athletes, respectively, in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games here on Tuesday.For the hosts, Chhattisgarh, Siddharth Nagesh won a gold medal in the shot put and a...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 – The controversy over alleged disrespectful remarks made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against the legendary leader Biju Patnaik rocked the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday, as members of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress created a major uproar in the House over the...

Sanand, March 31 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that global crises in recent years have led to disruptions in supply chains, emphasizing the need for secure and resilient systems in critical sectors such as semiconductors, energy, and minerals.Addressing the gathering after the...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 A total of 523 people have lost their lives and 1,391 were injured in attacks by wild animals, including elephants, in Odisha over the past three years, Forest Environment & Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly on Tuesday.Responding to a...

New Delhi, March 31 The Congress on Tuesday criticized Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he accomplished a remarkable feat in the Lok Sabha when he "rallied and harangued for 90 minutes" without once using his favorite abusive word.The opposition party's criticism came a day after Shah declared...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Kerala, Mahe, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal today. The weather agency has also forecast thunderstorms with hail over Delhi, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Odisha for...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 31 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey clarified his remarks on Monday, linking veteran Odisha leader and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik to the CIA during the 1962 Sino-Indian War, insisting that he had not spoken against Biju Babu personally and that he holds the legendary...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 – Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday directed all district collectors in Odisha to keep enforcement squads on 24-hour alert and regularly monitor market conditions to curb black marketing, illegal hoarding, and price increases.In view of the prevailing situation...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose and several BJP leaders on Monday criticised the saffron party MP, Nishikant Dubey, for claiming that former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was the link between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the CIA...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday directed district collectors to maintain the supply chain of essential commodities and take strict action against hoarders and black marketers creating artificial shortages in the wake of the ongoing West Asia conflict...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 – In a shocking development, the Bhubaneswar police arrested two individuals on Monday on charges of gang-raping a woman in the Tamando area of the city during the night of March 27 and 28.The accused, identified as Narayana Swain (31) and Bichitra Sahoo (34), are from...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 A special court for crimes against women and children (POCSO) here on Monday convicted a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a 13-year-old girl in August 2020.Saroj Kumar Sahoo, additional sessions judge, POCSO court, Bhubaneswar, pronounced the...

New Delhi, March 30 The BJP on Monday sought to distance itself from party MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Biju Patnaik, with senior leader Baijayant Jay Panda saying that the late leader was a towering figure and any criticism of his patriotism is "completely unacceptable".Dubey, in a...

Itanagar/Shillong, March 30 – Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd) said on Monday that Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ initiative has strengthened cultural, traditional, and regional bonds across the country.Addressing the Rajasthan Diwas celebrations at...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 A 21-year-old married woman from West Bengal was allegedly raped by two men in Bhubaneswar, police said.The incident occurred on March 27, and the two accused, both residents of Odisha's Nayagarh district, were arrested on Monday, they said.The woman had come to...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Supreme Court has criticized several states and authorities for failing to respond to a matter concerning human trafficking and missing persons, warning of contempt action, as it directed the formulation of a nationwide Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).In its order...

New Delhi, March 30 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that the country has been freed from Naxalism with the apex body of the Maoists and the central structure almost completely dismantled, and accused the Congress of doing "nothing" to end the long spell of violence perpetrated...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 Following the disruption of proceedings in the Odisha Assembly over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack, opposition MLAs submitted a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday, demanding the resignation of the health minister...

Raipur, March 30 – Arunachal Pradesh’s middle-distance runner Nedi Ngi won the women’s 5000m gold, while Maharashtra achieved an impressive 1-2 in the men’s category. However, unseasonal rains forced the organizers to cancel the evening session on the opening day of the athletics competitions on...