New Delhi: Missing actor Gurucharan Singh, who played Roshan Singh Sodhi's character in TV serial 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', returned home Friday after 24 days, officials said. According to a police officer, Singh had gone for a spiritual journey during which he visited several Gurudwaras and religious places in Punjab. He returned home Friday early morning,...

Rayagada: Residents in this district stare at a major water crisis shortly with the sharp decline in groundwater level, sources said Friday. The establishment of many industries and a rise in population are two of the main reasons for the alarming decrease in groundwater level, they pointed out. Rampant digging up of bore wells is another reason...

Koraput: Koraput coffee which has carved a niche for itself on the world map has been hit hard by climate change, a report said. It seems that global warming has affected the coffee plants badly as the output has decreased considerably. This has prompted the officials of the Koraput Coffee Board to replace plants that are 20...

Rourkela: Four people were killed and seven others suffered serious injuries Friday when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned near Bonai. All the passengers of the car were coming here to attend the last rites of Swapan Kumar Mohanty, an RSP employee who breathed his last Thursday after a prolonged battle with cancer. The car was...

Baripada: A leopard created a stir as it strayed into this town Friday morning. The animal was spotted in Bhanjpur locality of this town in Mayurbhanj district. After locals informed the Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), a team was promptly dispatched to conduct a rescue operation. Wild animals are often sighted in the area...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Friday arrested a 24-year-old man on charges of burglary under Nandankanan police limits here May 3. The accused Saman Sabar alias Suman, who hails from Keonjhar, was residing in VSS Nagar area here, ACP (Zone VI) Ramesh Chandra Bishoi said. Bishoi said Suman burgled cash and other valuables from the house of Babuli...

Keonjhar: Three days after the mutilated body of an Assistant Block Development Officer (ABDO) was found close to the railway tracks near Harichandanpur railway station in Keonjhar district Monday, the body of a Junior Engineer (JE) was recovered from the farmlands near Banachakulia village, under Ghatagaon police station limits of the district, late Thursday. Police said the...

Aries: A plain Jane day. Work goes on as usual, and there is progress. But as Ganesha says, it's an ordinary day. Hum, whistle, doodle, and sip your green tea. While daydreaming, start planning your dream home. After all, that's where the first plan takes shape. Taurus: Luck is a four-leaf clover in your pocket. You might...

Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants signed off from the IPL 2024 with a 18-run win over Mumbai Indians here Friday. Mumbai Indians thus finish last in the 10-team table with only 8 points from 14 games. Aided by a 109-run partnership between skipper KL Rahul (55 off 41 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (75 off 29 balls), LSG scored...

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk. A photo of 22-year-old Shani's twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and brought to light the scale of the militants' attack...