Bhawanipatna: Miscreants allegedly attacked the independent nominee for the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency, Naresh Nihal while he was on his way to take part in a meeting here. Sources said that miscreants waylaid Nihal’s car near Karlapada and the moment he got down from the vehicle, they severely assaulted him with sticks. Locals rescued the injured Nihal...

Bhubaneswar: In a gesture of appreciation, the Utkal Cine Chamber of Commerce (UCCC) offered electrolyte drinks to the traffic cops in the City Tuesday for sincerely discharging their duties in the scorching summer. UCCC secretary N Gangadhar Reddy also sent a letter to Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda applauding the traffic police department for their dedicated service. “As...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has undertaken a campaign at hostels to make girls aware about ways to tackle possible sexual assault by relatives during summer vacation, a senior official said. The drive, which started last week and ended Monday, was undertaken in around 5,800 hostels, targeting over 2.5 lakh girls, most of whom left for home Tuesday...

Hyderabad: As many as seven persons, including a four-year-old child, were killed when a retaining wall at an under-construction apartment came crashing down due to heavy rains in Bachupally area here, police said Wednesday. According to Bachupally police, the deceased were migrant workers who belonged to Odisha and Chhattisgarh and the incident happened Tuesday evening. Their bodies...

Aries: Flow with the tide today. This is Ganesha's tip pertaining to your relationships. You are assertive as a general rule but you can save it for later. Today is the day to be generous and accede to the wishes of your beloved. You may even propose to him/her. Taurus: This day appears to be earmarked for...

The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Far-right allies has been growing authoritarian by the day, throwing to the winds that country’s democratic credentials. But, two days after World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, it has shown its intolerance of free speech and expression by unanimously banning the Qatari news channel Al Jazeera....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has restricted the use of drone during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other VVIPs in the state and declared as “no drone zone and no flying zone” the venue of the function addressed by the VVIPs. The decision was taken as during the previous visit of the VVIP some media...

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways with a handsome 20-run victory over Rajasthan Royals as they kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive here Tuesday. Tristan Stubbs smashed a quickfire 41 from 20 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to 221/8 after Rajasthan Royals opted to field. In reply, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 201 for...

Berhampur: Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader Kartik Pandian Tuesday said the people of Odisha would not like a chief minister who will be remote-controlled by Delhi. The comment of Pandian, a close aide of Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the BJP will select its CM on June 6...

Bhubaneswar: A team of doctors of AIIMS Bhubaneswar successfully conducted a rare scalp tumour operation on a 51-year-old man from neighbouring West Bengal, officials said Tuesday. The executive director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Ashutosh Biswas, said the patient had gone to several medical colleges and hospitals for treatment before finally reaching the Department of Plastic Surgery at the...