Mumbai: Actress Rashmika Mandanna shared a glimpse from her upcoming film Kubera starring Dhanush. Rashmika took to her Instagram stories and shared a picture showing the moon, a building, and a little bit of the set. "Andddddd it's a wrap #Kubera," the actress wrote in the caption. The makers of the film released the film's title and Dhanush’s...

Chennai: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have deployed its elite Nahal Brigade in the Rafah region of the Gaza Strip. This a clear message that the Rafah ground invasion is imminent even as the US and other Western allies of Israel are objecting to it. Israel defence ministry sources told IANS that the Yuftah armoured brigade and...

Rayagada: The Centresponsored ‘Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ has gone for a toss in this district. This is because of the unavailability of medicines for tuberculosis patients in the last three months, sources informed Wednesday. This Central scheme is implemented through respective state governments. However, here the situation is pretty grim with even the district headquarters...

Keonjhar: People in this district have been suffering due to the scorching temperatures that are hovering around the 43-degree Celsius mark. Now they are also realising the utility of mango trees that were once found in large numbers in almost all the villages of this district. The lack of mango trees has made the lives of human...

Rourkela: An unused laparoscopy machine lying at the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) here has prompted medical superintendent Dr Ganesh Das to look into the matter. He has ordered a probe as to why it has been lying unused for close to a year now despite the presence of trained technicians in the hospital. Since the machine was...

Joda: Hardly two months have elapsed since its inauguration. However, the walls of the newly-built multi-purpose indoor stadium here in Keonjhar district have developed cracks. Plasters are falling off the walls as well as the beams and ceiling, sources informed Wednesday. The gymnasium has been the worst affected with cracks appearing on many portions of the walls....

Sundargarh: An ailing tusker died Wednesday while undergoing treatment in Khesara forest of Banki range under K Balanga police limits in this district. Forest department officials informed that the tusker was found a few days back roaming in the Koida forest range. Later on, it fell sick after entering the Banki forest range and stopped moving around....

Keonjhar: Many confiscated vehicles and seized items were reduced to ashes in a massive fire that broke out late Tuesday night on the premises of the Barbil Excise office in this district. Officials said among the vehicles that were gutted were one Scorpio and two Bolero SUVs, one auto-rickshaw, and 11 two-wheelers. Many valuable documents and other...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (OPID) Court in Balasore has convicted two persons for cheating a non-banking financial company (NBFC) of Rs 1.64 crore by disbursing 13 loans in favour of fictitious loanees by using forged documents, official sources said Wednesday. While the court awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and slapped a...

Bhubaneswar: To address the issues faced by women entrepreneurs in procuring government tenders, Odisha Wonder Women’s Convention 2024 was organised jointly by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME) here Wednesday. OASME women's wing chairperson Jyotirmayee Mohanty extended a warm welcome to all guests and dignitaries. The key note...