Thiruvananthapuram: Friday morning dawned in Kerala with people having an important task for the day as the state goes to the polls to elect 20 new Lok Sabha members. At several polling booths, voters were seen queuing up before the official start of polling at 7 a.m. and all those who stand in the queue by 6...

Joda: A 20-year-old girl was trampled to death by an elephant Thursday at a jungle near Gurutuan village under Champua forest range in Keonjhar district. The deceased was identified as Somabari Munda, a native of the same village under Jajang panchayat. She was on her way to her maternal grandfather’s house using a road through the jungle...

Bengaluru: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, software industry icon N R Narayana Murthy, his wife and Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty, former cricketer Rahul Dravid and actor Prakash Raj were among the early voters as polling began in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka Friday. Many booths reported brisk voting in the first hour of polling as people...

Sonepur: Delay in land acquisition has become a major hurdle in the expansion of NH-26 connecting Bargarh and Bolangir districts. Part of the NH-26 will also pass through Subarnapur district before reaching Bolangir. However, work on a 1,400-metre stretch of road from a temple to the FCI godown in Dunguripali town of Subarnapur district has not started...

Keonjhar: A couple suffered serious burn injuries during a suicide bid following an argument at Kathakata village under Anandapur police limits in Keonjhar district, late Wednesday night. The injured couple was identified as Sanjay Ho and his wife Sasmita. Sources informed that Sanjay and Sasmita used to quarrel frequently and were not on good terms for the...

Joda: Acting on a tipoff, officials of the district Mining department seized eight trucks late Wednesday night while the vehicles were illegally transporting iron ore lumps instead of iron ore fines in violation of norms from the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC)-owned Khandabandha mines under this division in Keonjhar district. The officials seized the trucks when the vehicles...

Jharsuguda: The crash-landing of a drone in front of the rented house of Suresh Pujari, the sitting BJP MP of Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency created a consternation Thursday. Police were informed about the development and they arrived at the spot quickly. Later on, the police said that the drone belonged to the Forest Department. The drone flew...

Rourkela: Due to negligence of officials of the local administration, two parks meant for children in Bonai town are in complete shambles, locals said. These two parks were inaugurated a few years back with a lot of fanfare. Currently, they wear a dilapidated look. “When the parks were set up, all of us were happy. Now no...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to shape tomorrow’s leaders today, the Young Indians (Yi) is organising the Young Indians Parliament (YIP) for the first time in the country. Yi is a youth wing of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for young entrepreneurs. Yi has launched the initiative to bring the parliamentary process in a new format to...

Bhubaneswar: Badagada police Thursday arrested three conmen who were involved in furnishing fake property surety bonds of Rs 3 crore before a local court, to secure the bail of an accused, presently lodged at Jharpada jail. Those arrested have been identified as Gurucharan Mohanty, 32, a resident of Tankapani road area in Bhubaneswar, SK Azam Ali, 70,...