Miscellaneous News Updates

Das in his petition further mentioned that despite knowing Biswal’s state of mind the jail authorities had neither provided him psychiatric treatment nor taken him for counselling

The East-Coast Railway is going to cancel several trains originating and terminating under its jurisdiction in view of safety-related modernisation works under Nagpur division of SEC Railway jurisdiction from August 6-14, 2022

It emerged in 2018 that Errol had baby Elliot Rush, nicknamed Rushi and now five, with Bezuidenhout, who is 41 years his junior and he had raised since she was four.

In India, inciting dogs to fight is illegal under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. Yet organised dogfights are prevalent in Punjab, Haryana, other parts of north India, and Rajasthan, making pitbull�type dogs used in these fights the most abused dog breeds.

Kandhamal has over 53 per cent tribal population, which is among the top communities that report higher incidences of malnutrition in the state.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah visits birthplace of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Odia Bazar, Cuttack. He was accompanied by Dharmendra Pradhan and other senior leaders of the party.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at Lord Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar to offer prayers. Massive arrangements were in place at the 11th century shrine for the Home Minister's visit. Shah performed Jalabhishek at the temple.

As the world observes National Handloom Day today, the weavers need more than just awards and felicitations. They need economic support. They need patronage in terms of market and skill development training. 

As per IMD’s Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar, the system is likely to concentrate into a Depression during the next 48 hours. The Met department has issued 'Red Warning'  for heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at a few places. 

The students can access their results on – www.odisharesults.nic.in after 1 hour of the official publication of the results.

One assistant sub-inspector of CISF, Ranjit Sarongi was killed and a CISF assistant commandant, Subit Ghosh was critically injured in that indiscriminate firing by Mishra, a resident of Odisha.

“He was a very cordial and friendly person. We still cannot believe that he could commit such a heinous crime. He was friendly with everyone from young to elderly people. Maybe there were some differences that forced him to take such extreme step,” his neighbour Nabaghana Sahu stated. 

With the state being impacted almost every year by natural disasters, Odisha Chief Minsiter Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged the Centre to make Odisha a special focus state and allocate funds for disaster proofing.

He launched the three-month awareness campaign on July 15 and has found support from Saras Dairy, a dairy brand in the state, Bhilwara district administration and the pollution control board.

The Odisha government has announced a hike in the Duty Call Allowance (DCA) of the home guards to 38 per cent.