Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the ex-gratia for the victims of the train accident happened in Balasore district. The Indian Railway Department will pay Rs 10 lakh in case of death while passengers who sustained grievous injuries will get Rs 2 lakh each. This apart Rs 50,000 will be given to the passengers who…
Bhubaneswar: In a major train accident, several coaches of Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express got derailed at Bahanaga Bazar Station near Balasore Odisha. The two trains are entangled with each other. So far 50 died and over 350 injured in the accident. The death toll is likely to rise. Relief and rescue works…
Bhubaneswar: Popularly known as the Cyclone man of India, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD), has been elected as the third vice-president of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). He won 113 votes in the election for the post. A long with Mohapatra, Daouda Konate, director of the meteorology of Cote d’Ivoire and…
Bhubaneswar: The tribal communities of Odisha have long been revered as custodians of diverse millet varieties, diligently conserving these local treasures for generations. Recognizing their invaluable contribution, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, in a pioneering effort, has developed a comprehensive standard operating procedure for the recognition, evaluation, and release of these traditional landraces…
Bhubaneswar: The New Parliament in New Delhi has been inaugurated on Sunday, and it holds a special connection to Odisha. Satyabhama Majhi, an accomplished Odia artisan, played a pivotal role as the Sutradhar (narrator) of the People’s Wall, which celebrates diverse art forms from across the country. The wall, situated near the Constitutional Hall of…
Bhubaneswar: After playing around 150 international matches, Indian women’s hockey midfielder Namita Toppo announced her retirement on Thursday. Hailing from Sundargarh, the 27 year old Toppo made debut in Senior India team in 2012. She was the part of the Indian team that won bronze and silver medals in the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games…
New York: The Booker Prize winner, 75-year-old renowned writer Salman Rushdie attacked by a man at an event at Chautauqua Institution on Friday. According to the police, a man ran into the stage and stabbed Rushdie in the neck. He fell to the floor immediately after the attack. He has been taken to hospital immediately,…
Indian weightlifter and Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu wins gold in women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games at Birmingham on Saturday. The 27-year old won the first gold for the country at the event. She lifted a total of 201 kg to win the medal. She lifted 109kg in her first…
Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited battery-operated Mo-Ride and E-Bus services of Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) have been flagged off in the capital city on Friday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the services. In the first phase, 10 e-buses and 50 e-rickshaws will ply the selective routes to ferry passengers. While 50 more e-buses will be included…
Renowned ghazal and playback singer Bhupinder Singh passed away on Monday evening in a hospital in Andheri, Mumbai. He was 82. He was admitted ten days back due to an infection. Doctors had suspected that he had a Colon ailment. He was also Covid positive. His condition worsened on Monday morning and had to put…
