KOTA: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Ambedkar Colony under Vigyan Nagar police station in Kota on Thursday night. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan.The police placed the body in the mortuary for a post-mortem examination to be carried out after the arrival of his…
Naveen Patnaik on Bharat Ratna recommendation Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik gave a reserved response on Thursday on BJP’s union minister Giriraj Singh‘s proposal for the former Odisha chief minister to be awarded Bharat Ratna.On being questioned by reporters about the recommendation, Patnaik said, “I have no idea why he did that.” The…
BHUBANESHWAR: With tigress Zeenat moving another 5km towards Odisha on Saturday, forest department officers tracking the big cat’s movement in Rajabasa under Chakulia forest division in Jharkhand are hopeful of its return to Odisha.According to the officers, the tigress is 15km away from the Odisha border. “It will be a significant indicator of its return…
KEONJHAR: Tension prevailed in Champua PS area of Odisha’s Keonjhar district after vandals destroyed a nearly 200-year-old place of worship in Jharkhand‘s Jayantigarh village Friday evening, reports Naresh Chandra Pattanayak. Jayantigarh is located on the banks of Baitarani river which borders Odisha and Jharkhand. The incident triggered road blockades and market closures in both the…
NEW DELHI: A government worker in Odisha, aged 26, alleged she suffered a miscarriage after her supervisor denied her leave during severe labor pain at her workplace in Kendrapara district.The case surfaced on Tuesday when Barsha Priyadarshini, the affected employee, disclosed her experience to media outlets, though the event, she said, occurred on October 25.Barsha,…
Bhubaneswar: Two anticyclones strategically located on either side of the severe Cyclone Dana played a crucial role in weakening its intensity and mitigating its impact on Odisha by sandwiching the storm from either side, India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientists said on Friday.The presence of anticyclones, which are characterised by the movement of air towards land…
Cyclone Dana, a severe cyclonic storm, is rapidly approaching the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the cyclone will make landfall between midnight on October 24 and the early hours of October 25, bringing wind speeds between 100-120 km/h. Authorities have urged residents in the coastal regions…
‘Very severe’ cyclonic storm Dana is approaching the Odisha coast rapidly and is expected to make landfall between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district of Odisha and Dhamra in Bhadrak early on Friday with a wind speed up to 120 kmph.As both Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal braces up for the storm, satellite images have captured its…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata airport will remain shut for 15 hours from October 24 6pm to October 25 9am in view of cyclone Dana which may hit West Bengal and Odisha coast by Thursday night, as per IMD‘s forecast.Further, over 190 local trains have been cancelled as a part of precautionary measure. The suspension will be…
A cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall along the coastlines of Odisha and West Bengal on Thursday, following the intensification of a current system over the Bay of Bengal. The state government announced on Sunday that it is implementing all necessary measures to mitigate the potential impact of the approaching cyclone.Have you ever thought…
