Man kills self as daughter marries against his wish
Lightning strikes claim three lives
Baliapal/Hatadihi: Three persons including a woman died in lightning strikes during nor’wester rains at separate places in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts Saturday. In the first incident, Binati, 40, wife of Amulya Kumar Prusty from Sahuchaka village of Kasafala panchayat...
Odisha: 5-year-old boy run over by pick-up van
Forget June 10, BJP won’t be able to win Odisha in next 10 years: Patnaik takes on PM Modi
Nandini was ahead of her times, says author Pallavi
Campaigning ends for first phase polls in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Campaigning for Odisha's four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly seats, slated for polling May 13, came to an end on Saturday with a slew of prominent leaders from major political parties embarking on rapid-fire tours of constituencies in southern and western parts of the state. Polling is scheduled for...
Read moreKKR beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs to enter IPL playoffs
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders entered the IPL playoffs with an 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians here Saturday. The match was reduced to 16 overs a side contest after a late start due to rain. Batting first in the rain-curtailed match, KKR scored 157 for 7. In reply, MI were stopped at 139 for eight. Spinners Varun Chakaravarthy (2/17) and Sunil Narine (1/21) bowled beautifully in the middle overs after Ishan Kishan...
Read moreNDA needs 400 seats to implement UCC & get back PoK: Himanta
Begusarai: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, to get back the Pakistan occupied Kashmir, to stop love jihad, to construct a grand temple at the Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura and to stop religion based reservation, NDA has to win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. While addressing a public meeting in Begusarai on Saturday in favour of the...
Read moreSolar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported
Washington: A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite positioning systems. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said extreme geomagnetic storm conditions continued Saturday, and there were preliminary reports of power grid irregularities, degradation of high-frequency communications and global positioning systems. But the Federal Emergency...
Read moreIsrael orders new evacuations in southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand operations
Rafah: Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its operation and adding that it is also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped. Israel has now evacuated the eastern third of Rafah, pushing the operation to the edges of the heavily populated central area, although Israel's move into the city...
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Man kills self as daughter marries against his wish
Tihidi: Unable to bear his daughter’s move to get married against his wish, a 51- year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train on Bhadrak-Dhamra railway track near Kandapur village under Tihidi police station limits in Bhadrak district late Friday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Hemanta Kumar Rout, a resident...
Lightning strikes claim three lives
Baliapal/Hatadihi: Three persons including a woman died in lightning strikes during nor’wester rains at separate places in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts Saturday. In the first incident, Binati, 40, wife of Amulya Kumar Prusty from Sahuchaka village of Kasafala panchayat under Singla police limits in Balasore was struck by lightning strike while she had gone to field...
Odisha: 5-year-old boy run over by pick-up van
Basudevpur: Tension prevailed in Basudevpur following the death of a 5-year-old boy who was run over by a pick-up van at Bandhamunda Chhak near Mandari bridge on Basudevpur-Dhamra road in Bhadrak district Saturday. The deceased child was identified as Saroj Mallick, son of Kanhu Mallick from Bandhamunda village. According to reports, the pick-up van was going from...
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Arvind Kejriwal has been released for a few days to campaign, after which he has to return to jail. He has not been convicted of course, and is in jail merely because the BJP opposes his bail. The judges observed that Kejriwal was “the Chief Minister of Delhi and a leader of one of the national parties....
Horoscope May 12: Money will come to Taurus from unexpected sources; check predictions for other zodiac signs
Aries: You are creative, and today you will prove to be resourceful and thereby successful! Okay, you are ambitious, says Ganesha, but don't bite off more than you can chew. Be confident of your abilities, work hard and have faith in providence. Taurus: You will feel the burden of financial responsibilities on your shoulders today, says Ganesha....
KKR beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs to enter IPL playoffs
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders entered the IPL playoffs with an 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians here Saturday. The match was reduced to 16 overs a side contest after a late start due to rain. Batting first in the rain-curtailed match, KKR scored 157 for 7. In reply, MI were stopped at 139 for eight. Spinners Varun Chakaravarthy...
Forget June 10, BJP won’t be able to win Odisha in next 10 years: Patnaik takes on PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the BJP would not be able to win Odisha in the next 10 years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed his BJD would return to power for the sixth consecutive time after the Assembly elections. Patnaik was reacting to PM Narendra Modi telling an election rally earlier in the day that the swearing-in ceremony...
Nandini was ahead of her times, says author Pallavi
Bhubaneswar: Nandini Satpathy was way ahead of her times in not just introducing pro-people policies, but she was even a sophisticated cultural icon of her era, renowned journalist Pallavi Rebbapragada said at the launch of her biography on Odisha’s only chief minister here Saturday. The event was held at Bakul Library where the author shared compelling glimpses...
KKR score 157/7 against Mumbai Indians
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders scored 157 for 7 against Mumbai Indians in their rain-curtailed Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with a 21-ball 42, while Rinku Singh (20 off 12 balls) and Andre Russell (24 off 14 balls) chipped in useful contributions as KKR crossed 150. Nitish Rana made 33 in 23 balls. For...
NDA needs 400 seats to implement UCC & get back PoK: Himanta
Begusarai: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, to get back the Pakistan occupied Kashmir, to stop love jihad, to construct a grand temple at the Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura and to stop religion based reservation, NDA has to win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha...