Two truck drivers killed in road accident in Odisha’s Kalahandi
Bhawanipatna: Two drivers were killed after a speeding truck hit them and their parked vehicles in Odisha's Kalahandi district Wednesday, police said. The incident took place on National Highway-26 in front of Arihant Rice Mill at Khajurapada within Kesinga police...
Odisha exports 100,897 tonnes of seafood worth Rs 5,428 crore in FY 2025-26
Bhubaneswar: Odisha exported 100,897 metric tonnes of seafood valued at Rs 5,428.67 crore during 2025-26, an officer said Wednesday. The state has emerged as one of the country's promising seafood-exporting states, supported by a long coastline, favourable aquaculture conditions and...
Senior IPS officers to inspect policing across Odisha districts amid crime concerns
Bhubaneswar: Amid rising crime cases and efforts to curb organised criminal syndicates, Odisha Police has reintroduced district-level inspections by senior IPS officers, an official notification said. The notification issued by the Odisha Police Headquarters in Cuttack June 6 said 15...
SJTA obtains patents for Jagannath Temple-related names, logos
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Puri authorities have obtained patents for some key terms and logos associated with the 12th-century shrine, an official said Wednesday. This was revealed by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee while briefing...
Odisha govt declares President, PM’s visit places at Rairangpur as ‘no flying, no drone zone’
Baripada: Mayurbhanj district administration has declared the places that President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit as "no drone zone and no flying zone" in view of the security measures for the VVIPs, an official order said...
Pakistan military helicopter crashes near Muzaffarabad in PoK, all on board killed
Islamabad: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, the army said. There were no survivors, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, said, without giving the number of those killed. In a...
Read moreDetailsRumours of merger with Congress ‘baseless’, says TMC leader
New Delhi: Amid rumours of a possible merger of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with the Congress, sources from the Mamata Banerjee-led party dismissed the reports Wednesday, stating there was no such plan. Dismissing the reports, a senior TMC leader called them baseless. We have no such information. This is baseless, a senior TMC leader told PTI. Speculation about a possible merger gained ground following a meeting between TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee...
Read moreDetailsCJP sets June 20 deadline, demands action from PM
New Delhi: Asserting that India's youngsters are not scared of questioning the government, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led a protest here last week demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, said Wednesday that it would launch an indefinite sit-in at Jantar Mantar from June 20 if the minister does not step down. In a statement here, the CJP, which started as a satirical social-media account and has transformed into a...
Read moreDetailsAAP demands accountability over Malviya Nagar fire incidents
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party Wednesday alleged that despite major fire incidents in the national capital, no 'firm action' has been taken against officials responsible. AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials are responsible for the lapses, but strong action is not being taken. The same district health officer who was involved in the Malviya Nagar incident is the one who was responsible for...
Read moreDetailsBJP government announces ministerial portfolios in West Bengal
Kolkata: Ten days after the swearing-in of the extended cabinet of the BJP government in West Bengal, portfolios were allocated among the ministers Wednesday, with senior leader Tapas Roy named the industries minister and journalist-turned-politician Swapan Dasgupta getting the finance department. According to a notification issued by the state home department and signed by Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal, BJP MLA from Bidhannagar, Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee, was named the health minister....
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Two truck drivers killed in road accident in Odisha’s Kalahandi
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Odisha exports 100,897 tonnes of seafood worth Rs 5,428 crore in FY 2025-26
Bhubaneswar: Odisha exported 100,897 metric tonnes of seafood valued at Rs 5,428.67 crore during 2025-26, an officer said Wednesday. The state has emerged as one of the country's promising seafood-exporting states, supported by a long coastline, favourable aquaculture conditions and fisheries infrastructure, said Yashvir Singh, additional secretary in the department of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry....
Senior IPS officers to inspect policing across Odisha districts amid crime concerns
Bhubaneswar: Amid rising crime cases and efforts to curb organised criminal syndicates, Odisha Police has reintroduced district-level inspections by senior IPS officers, an official notification said. The notification issued by the Odisha Police Headquarters in Cuttack June 6 said 15 senior IPS officers in the ranks of DGP, ADGP and IGP have been assigned to inspect police-related...
SJTA obtains patents for Jagannath Temple-related names, logos
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Puri authorities have obtained patents for some key terms and logos associated with the 12th-century shrine, an official said Wednesday. This was revealed by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee while briefing reporters on rituals of the upcoming Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath July 16. We have secured patents...
Pakistan military helicopter crashes near Muzaffarabad in PoK, all on board killed
Islamabad: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, the army said. There were no survivors, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, said, without giving the number of those killed. In a brief statement, it said that the accident...
Rumours of merger with Congress ‘baseless’, says TMC leader
New Delhi: Amid rumours of a possible merger of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with the Congress, sources from the Mamata Banerjee-led party dismissed the reports Wednesday, stating there was no such plan. Dismissing the reports, a senior TMC leader called them baseless. We have no such information. This is baseless, a senior TMC leader told PTI. Speculation...
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Congress calls meeting of its general secretaries, in-charges, state unit chiefs Thursday
New Delhi: The Congress has called a meeting of its general secretaries, in-charges and state unit chiefs Thursday during which the current political situation and the party's plans will be deliberated upon. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will preside over this crucial meeting, Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said. An urgent meeting of AICC General Secretaries,...
























































































