Miscellaneous News Updates

Modern-Day Shravan !
Man Carries Elderly Parents On Shoulders For Pilgrimage

In an era where children abandon their elderly parents in old age homes, it is indeed heartwarming to witness children go to lengths to fulfill their parent’s dream. Amid the ongoing Kanwar Yatra in Uttarakhand, Vikas Gehlot from Gaziabad set off for the sacred journey carrying his parents on a Kanwar.

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Horrific! Watch passengers cross railway track seconds before speeding train approaches them
Horrific! Watch passengers cross railway track seconds before speeding train approaches them

In the viral video, several passengers can be seen getting down from a train in the middle of a railway track and started crossing the track while a speeding train gusted towards them. 

Odisha Assembly
Mid-day meal scam heat in Odisha Assembly after OTV brings irregularities to the fore

It is worthwhile to mention here that OTV has aired a detailed report on how hundreds of kilos of rice worth lakhs of rupees were found to be embezzled at various schools under Jeypore block in Koraput district Tuesday.

Odisha STF seizes leopard skin, 1 held
Odisha STF seizes leopard skin, 1 held

Since 2020, the STF has seized as many as 30 leopard skin and arrested 43 wildlife criminals, the official said.

Frog wedding held in UP's Gorakhpur to get rains
Frog wedding held in UP's Gorakhpur to get rains

The people present there asserted that the ritual will certainly work and they will get respite from the heat.

Rice bags being weighed
Mid-day Meal Scam: Huge quantity of rice embezzled in Odisha’s Koraput schools

Headmasters of two schools also admitted that they had received less quantity of foodgrains when compared to standardized weight of the bags.

Woman collecting rice
Odisha's 'Grain ATM' to be a reality soon; know how machine will dispense

The machine is equipped with a biometric system with a touch screen where the beneficiary will have to enter the Aadhaar card or ration number. Upon authentication, the foodgrain allocated to the beneficiary will be automatically filled in bags kept under the machine. 

Doctor checking the expired medicine
Student given expired medicine at private hospital in Odisha, critical

The boy's condition worsened and he was admitted to Tangi Community Health Centre. After preliminary treatment, he has been shifted to Bhubaneswar-based AIIMS Hospital.

Mob attack Dabugaon IIC in Nabarangpur
Mob attack Dabugaon IIC in Nabarangpur

The locals reportedly detained the husband of the deceased woman suspecting the latter’s involvement in the death.

Unavailability of motorable road claims patient's life in Odisha's Sambalpur
Unavailability of motorable road claims patient's life in Odisha's Sambalpur

The ambulance could not reach his village due to unavailability of road. Finding no other option, Dehuri was carried on a cot for five kilometres and brought near the ambulance, source added.

Recreating Rath Yatra
Rath Yatra - Artists Recreate Rath Yatra Atmosphere With Paint Brush

Painting exhibition on Lord Jagnnath and Rath Yatra held in Puri. Exhibition showcases work by artists Biswamohan Rath & Rajnandini Mohapatra

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Cloudburst in Himachal's Kinnaur, houses submerged in flood water
Cloudburst in Himachal's Kinnaur, houses submerged in flood water

The people of the area are unable to move to a safer place as all the roads have been closed. In view of this, the villagers have appealed to the disaster management authorities, district administration and the state government to start rescue work.

Presidential Election
Congress MLA’s cross-voting in Presidential poll: High Command apprised, decision at right time

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Sarat Pattanayak on Tuesday said the high command is aware of the incident.

Cops-Protestors Faceoff
Odisha Banch: Protesters Faceoff With Police As Over 40 Persons Detained in Bhubaneswar

Amid protests during Odisha Bandh (strike), scuffle was reported between agitators and police in laxmi Sagar chhak, Bhubaneswar.40 persons including president of Naba Nirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan were detained following face-off with police.

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Flood management: AP ups height of Polavaram upper cofferdam by 1 metre
Flood management: AP ups height of Polavaram upper cofferdam by 1 metre

The height of the upper cofferdam was earlier 43 metres which has gone up to 44 metres now. 

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