Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday announced that it would approach the Orissa High Court over alleged vote discrepancies during the 2024 general elections. Speaking at a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha MP and senior BJD leader Amar Patnaik stated that eight months ago, the party had submitted information to the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs each for family members of the mother-daughter duo who died in an unfortunate hit-and-run accident at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar on August 9. The financial compensation will be paid from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. The deceased, identified as Rebati Raul [...]

Bhubaneswar: Amresh Kumar Jaiswal, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and former Conservator of Forests, Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Aranya Bhawan, Bhubaneswar (Retired), was convicted today by the Special Judge, Special Court, Vigilance, Cuttack, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Jaiswal, who was charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance for possessing assets disproportionate [...]

Bhubaneswar: : In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old girl from Paikmal block in Odisha’s Bargarh district died of severe burn injuries on Monday, just hours after allegedly setting herself on fire. This marks the fourth such case in the state within a month. As per the police, the Class 8 student had gone to her [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another tragic incident of self-immolation in Odisha, a 13-year-old girl on Monday died allegedly after setting herself on fire in Phiringimala village of Bargarh district on Monday. As per reports, the girl was spotted half burnt at a field near her uncle’s house at Phiringimala village in Gaisilet police limits in the [...]

New Delhi: Elon Musk-run Tesla on Monday inaugurated its first showroom in the National Capital Region (NCR) at the Worldmark 3 complex in Aerocity, marking the electric carmaker’s second retail location in India within a month of entering the country. Situated in one of Delhi’s busiest business districts, close to Indira Gandhi International Airport, the

Bhubaneswar: The police, on Sunday, arrested the accused ex-boyfriend in connection with the self-immolation death of a 20-year-old girl at her residence in Pattamundai area of Odisha’s Kendrapara district earlier this week. Speaking to the media, Kendrapara Superintendent of Police (SP), Siddharth Kataria, said on Sunday that based on the complaint lodged by the victim’s [...]

Mumbai: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has announced massive bonus payouts for about 1,000 employees, which is approximately one-third of its full-time workforce. On the eve of GPT-5’s launch, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent a surprise message to employees via communication platform Slack. A quarterly bonus for two years was awarded to researchers and software engineers in

Bhubaneswar: A shocking incident of medical negligence has surfaced at Bargarh District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), where cardboard was used to stabilize the arms of fracture patients instead of Plaster of Paris casts. A viral video showing a hospital attendant wrapping cardboard around a patient’s fractured arm has sparked widespread outrage and raised serious concerns about [...]

Bhubaneswar: A POCSO court here on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old minor girl in Tamando area of Bhubaneswar in February 2021. The convict was identified as Rabindra Behera of Rambha area in Ganjam district. As per reports, the victim along with her twin brothers was [...]