Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s flood crisis deepened this week as the Baitarani, Salandi and Jalaka rivers surged well above their danger levels following days of relentless monsoon rain, officials said. According to the Water Resources Department, the Baitarani was flowing at 20.40 metres at Akhuapada anicut in Bhadrak district, against a danger mark of 18.33 metres. A […]
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, by voice vote, amid repeated disruptions as the Opposition questioned the government over police action against students. The bill, introduced on July 27 by Union minister Jitendra Singh, prescribes stricter punishment of up to 10 years’ imprisonment
MELAGHAR: Patients visiting Melaghar Hospital are reportedly falling further ill as they wait for doctors to attend to them, raising fresh concerns over the state of healthcare services at the facility.
SONAMURA: Activists of the Mahila Congress staged a demonstration in Sonamura, burning effigies of newly appointed Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi and BJP MP-actress Kangana Ranaut, amid the continuing political fallout over the NEET paper-leak row. The protest comes days after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from the
UDAIPUR: National Commission for Women Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Wednesday called women’s empowerment the cornerstone of overall social development, addressing an interaction programme with self-help group (SHG) beneficiaries at the Matabari Block Panchayat Resource Centre here. The event, organised under the Matabari RD Block in Gomati district, brought together SHG members with senior administrative and
UNAKOTI: There is still no green signal on the long-pending Kailashahar Airport project, Unakoti district’s guardian minister Sushanta Chowdhury said Wednesday, responding to questions from the media on the status of the proposal. The minister’s remarks come amid continuing public interest in the airport, which has been discussed for years as a potential boost to
AGARTALA: Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha visited the Jagannath Bari Temple here on the occasion of Guru Purnima, one of the significant days in the Hindu calendar dedicated to honouring one’s teachers and spiritual guides. During his visit, the Chief Minister spent time with the Maharaj (head priest) of the temple, engaging in conversation and
AGARTALA: State Minister Pranajit Singh Roy on Wednesday hit out at the CPI(M) over the long-running jute mill controversy, addressing a press conference alongside State Media In-Charge Sunit Sarkar. Roy said the jute mill began trial production in 1980 and commercial production in 1981, having initially encouraged farmers with raw material supply opportunities. However, he
CHAMPAKNAGAR:Residents and traders along the banks of the Howrah river in Champaknagar, under Jirania sub-division, have raised serious allegations against local administration over shoddy erosion-control work meant to protect their homes and shops from being swallowed by the river. The government had sanctioned boulder-placement work along the riverbank to check erosion after homes and business
AGARTALA:Four Left-affiliated youth organisations jointly submitted a deputation to the Health Department authorities at Gorkha Basti in Agartala, placing before them a four-point charter of demands concerning healthcare services in the area. Representatives of the youth wings gathered at the health department premises to hand over the memorandum, highlighting what they described as pressing concerns
