Bhubaneswar: The 51st Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Indoor Final Tournament-2024, held at the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), concluded recently. Mahendra Kumar Gupta, joint secretary (Admin), CSIR, attended the occasion as the chief guest, accompanied by Dr Debashish Dash, director of Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar and G Yadav, chief engineer of BSNL, as…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL), Dhenkanal, for mutual benefit. As per the MoU, SOA will interact with GKEL for the purpose of getting familiarised with industrial exposure for industry ready problems and live training programme for students…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police on Thursday announced that Vidyasagar Setu will be completely closed to vehicular movement on Sunday, November 23, from 6 am to 2 pm to facilitate critical repair and rehabilitation work. According to officials, the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) will undertake essential maintenance, including the replacement of stay cables, holding-down…
New Delhi: The national capital faced travel disruptions on Wednesday morning due to dense fog, causing zero visibility at Indira Gandhi Airport. Three flights were diverted, and train services experienced delays. The India Meteorological Department predicted light rain and thundershowers with gusty winds in the evening, attributed to a western disturbance until February 3. Delhi…
Bhubaneswar: Eighteen Covid-19 patients, including a teenager, died in Odisha and 534 people tested positive for the virus in last 24 hours, the health department said on Saturday. The infections are the lowest since 424 cases on January 3. The state had logged 671 Covid cases and 15 deaths on Friday, reported PTI. A 14-year-old…
Bihar’s Begusarai emerged as the “most polluted metropolitan area in 2023,” while Delhi was identified being the capital city with the “poorest air quality” globally, according to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by IQAir, a Swiss organization. The report revealed that 96 per cent of India’s population resides in regions where air quality surpasses…
Palakkad: A brutal late-night attack in Ottappalam has left an elderly couple dead and their four-year-old grandson fighting for life, sending shockwaves through the neighbourhood. Police have arrested the couple’s son-in-law in connection with the crime. The victims were identified as Nazeer (63) and his wife Suhara (60), residents of Thottakkattukkara. Their grandson sustained serious…
Firozabad: A man has been accused of killing his 12-year-old son in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district and hiding the body inside a trunk before running away, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Jijoli village under the Makhanpur area. The accused, identified as Rajesh, is suspected to have committed the crime amid ongoing…
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 player auction is expected to be held in Abu Dhabi, with December 15 or 16 emerging as the probable dates for the high-profile event, according to media reports. While December 14 was initially proposed by the franchises, discussions within the IPL Governing Council (GC) have narrowed it…
Health checkup and blood donation camps were organised at a few places in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday and Wednesday by health bodies to mark the World Heart Day. World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases. On Wednesday, a voluntary blood donation camp was organised by Utkal Hospital in association…
