Tag: Boat

Every year, the traditional boat makers of Jaleswarpur, Mahanga block of Cuttack wait for this festive eve to showcase their unique craftsmanship and make thousands of miniature boats for the devotees.

A chartered vessel carrying heavy machinery has come to a standstill in the shallow waters of Luna river near Badapalagad under Kendrapara’s Marshaghai block. The stuck vessel has however raised curiosity among the local residents.

Bhadrak: For residents living in several villages of Chandbali area in the district, country boats are the only lifeline. Every day thousands of people in the region risk their lives to cross Mantei and Baitarani rivers in boats due to the absence of bridges. Locals of several riverside villages like Baliapal, Tinitar, Choudhary, Habeli, Panchutikri, […]

Vijayawada: At least fourteen tourists, including six women and two children, were killed and nine others missing as a boat capsized in Krishna river near here in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred at Ibrahimpatnam Ferry Ghat. There were 38 tourists on boat belonging to a private operator and coming […]

Berhampur: The ill-boat which had sunk with 29 passengers on board while on the way to Ghantasila had problems, said B Krishnamohan, chief executive officer (CEO) of Chilika Development Authority (CDA) on Sunday. Krishnamohan, who visited the spot today, said, “The ill-fated boat which had a maximum capacity to ferry 10-12 passengers, have carried more […]

Bengaluru: Four Indian manufacturers on Monday announced to launch new products like portable headsets, smart speakers and set-top boxes with the Amazon Alexa built-in. The hardware manufacturers are iBall, Sirena Technologies, boAt and MyBox who have integrated Alexa into their products with the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) which enables developers to integrate Alexa directly into […]

Puri: Raising serious concern on the safety of passengers ferrying across Chilika, yet another boat capsized in the lake on Sunday. The boat ferrying as many as 17 passengers capsized in the waters of the brackish lagoon but fortunately they narrowly escaped the jaws of death as all of them were rescued safely. As per […]

Malkangiri: The Malkangiri district administration woke from its slumber and provided a boat for the people so that they do not have to risk their lives to cross a river at Nerudipali area under Chitrakonda block. The move came after a report was telecast in media showing two Anganwadi workers-Hemalata Sisa and Pramila Penel- crossing […]

Nabarangpur: At least seven persons had a close shave after the country-made boat they were sailing on developed technical snag in the middle of Indravati Reservoir at Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi district. As per reports, all the occupants of the boat got stranded for several hours after the boat developed the technical snag. All the […]

Khurdha: Fire officials have safely rescued all the passengers of a boat that got stuck in the middle of Nalabana in Chilika lake on Sunday evening. The incident took place when the boat was returning from Kalijai temple. “The machine developed technical glitch at Nalabana when we are returning from Kalijai temple.  We all the […]