Doha: Nearly 1,000 Indian nationals stranded in Qatar were flown to New Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi Tuesday amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Indian mission here said. The Indian Embassy in Doha coordinated with Qatar Airways to facilitate the travel of stranded Indian nationals and emergency cases, it said in an update on X. "About...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of launching the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha April 1, the Election Commission of India Tuesday organised a four-day state-level training programme for election officials. The SIR is a comprehensive voter list revision designed to update and purify electoral rolls by verifying voter details, removing duplicates or ineligible entries, and ensuring...

New Delhi: Air India and Air India Express will start levying a fuel surcharge of Rs 399 on each domestic flight ticket from March 12 and also hike the charge for international bookings due to a steep rise in jet fuel prices amid the Middle East conflict. The new fuel surcharges will be implemented in a phased...

Balasore: Ahead of the ensuing Rajya Sabha polls, senior BJD leader and former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena Tuesday resigned from the primary membership of the regional outfit. Sources close to Jena said that he may join the saffron party in a day or two ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled March 16. Jena, who was elected...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Tuesday informed the assembly that 4,609 hectares of forest were affected by fire incidents last year. In a written reply to a query from Congress MLA Sagar, the minister said that a maximum of 644.53 hectares of forest were affected by fire incidents in Nabarangpur forest...

Women offer prayers to Goddess Mangala at Jagannath Nagar in Rasulgarh on the first Tuesday of month of Chaitra   Rangam stages the play Samparka during the Ananya Theatre Festival at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar A scene from the play Abasar at 12th state-level theatre festival Pancham Veda at Bhanja Kala Mandap, Bhubaneswar   👉 Follow Orissa POST...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has begun receiving diesel from India, with an initial supply of 5,000 tonnes expected by Wednesday, an official said Tuesday, amid growing concerns about a fuel shortage due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia. "We have started receiving diesel from Monday afternoon at Parbatipur depot in (northwestern) Dinajpur from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and leader of opposition in the assembly Naveen Patnaik Tuesday mourned the demise of German-born historian and Padma Shri awardee Hermann Kulke, who played a key role in highlighting the Shree Jagannatha culture and the state's heritage globally. In a social media post, Singh Deo said, "Deeply saddened...

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of shortage in LPG supply in some parts of India, Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg Tuesday said people should not be worried, stating that adequate quantity of LPG is available in the state. The chief secretary reviewed the availability of LPG, petrol, and diesel in the state in a meeting with senior officials from...

Dubai: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday will be the most intense day yet of US strikes inside Iran as the Islamic Republic, its firepower diminished, vowed to fight on. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, said we are breaking their bones and said the war's aim is a popular overthrow of Iran's government. Our aim...