Priyank Kharge hits back at Minister Kumaraswamy over KPSC recruitment allegations
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday pushed back against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who has demanded his resignation over alleged irregularities in Karnataka Public...
NIT-Rourkela student bags Rs 1.31-crore package amid global layoff wave
New Indian Expressby Prasanjeet Sarkar·29 Aug 2026
ROURKELA: Notwithstanding the global layoff scenario triggered by an economic slowdown, the National Institute of Technology-Rourkela (NIT-R) has recorded strong placement and internship outcomes...
E.coli found in 43 water samples from Chennai’s Zone 11
New Indian Expressby Dheepthi OJ·29 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: As many as 43 water samples collected from Zone 11 between May 26 and August 12 tested positive for E.coli, including 36 samples collected from Metro Water facilities, according to a...
Kanthapuram’s ‘young women should not be displayed on stages’ comment draws flak
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
KOZHIKODE: The remarks from Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulama (Kanthapuram faction) president E Sulaiman Musaliyar and general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar that young women...
Resignation not end of matter, it’s beginning of investigation: Karnataka LoP Ashoka
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka said the Congress government in Karnataka was forced to accept the resignation of Minister B Nagendra after trying every possible trick to...
Loknath Behera unlikely to get another term as KMRL chief
New Indian Expressby Rajesh Abraham·29 Aug 2026
KOCHI: Loknath Behera is unlikely to get another extension as the managing director of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL), with the UDF government weighing new faces to steer the state’s expanding urban...
More than 4% dip in passenger traffic at airports across India in July: Data
New Indian Expressby S Lalitha·29 Aug 2026
NEW DELHI: The overall number of flyers, both domestic and international, across the country has gone down by over 4.5% in July 2026 compared to the same period last year, states the Airports...
Union minister Jual Oram targets detractors for defaming him, says will chop off their hands
New Indian Expressby Prasanjeet Sarkar·29 Aug 2026
ROURKELA: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Friday trained gun on his detractors who he said were trying to destabilise him and warned them of dire consequences.
Floodwaters of Indravati river submerge 3,000 hectare cropland in Koraput district
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
JEYPORE: Floodwaters of Indravati river have inundated nearly 3,000 hectare (ha) of standing crops in 17 villages under Kotpad block of Koraput district, leaving hundreds of farmers staring at...
India’s ‘oldest tigress’ Mehak completes 23 years
New Indian Expressby Rajesh Asnani·29 Aug 2026
JAIPUR: Mehak, the star attraction of Abheda Biological Park in Kota, celebrated her 23rd birthday on Friday, with forest officials claiming that she is the oldest surviving tigress in the country.
Flash floods in Nepal leave families of plumbers worried in Kendrapara district
New Indian Expressby Ashis Senapati·29 Aug 2026
KENDRAPARA: Families in several villages of Kendrapara district are worried about the safety of their relatives who are working as plumbers in Nepal following the devastating flash floods in the...
Survivors recount terrifying last moments of the doomed vessel MV Ocean Winner in Bay of Bengal
New Indian Expressby Amarnath Parida·29 Aug 2026
PARADIP: It took just five minutes. To completely vanish from the surface of the sea, taking 22 lives with it.
Missing Odias rise to Four; Bargarh district woman, child untraceable
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
BHUBANESWAR/SAMBALPUR: Two members of a family from Bargarh district are reportedly missing in Nepal following the devastating flash flood on Wednesday, taking the number of people from the state...
Orissa High Court to hold special sitting on waterlogging issues in Cuttack
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
CUTTACK: Taking serious note of the precarious condition of roads and waterlogging in Cuttack city following recent rains, the Orissa High Court has summoned senior government and civic officials...
Miffed at CPM rebuke, CPI to firm up response
New Indian Expressby K S Sreejith·29 Aug 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Stung by the CPM’s blunt refusal to concede the deputy leader of opposition post and its public ridicule of the party, the CPI is gearing up to firm up its response to its...
30% rural allowance hike proposed for MCH doctors in Kerala
New Indian Expressby Anna Jose·29 Aug 2026
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an effort to address the long-pending issue of acute staff shortage at rural health facilities, especially medical college hospitals (MCHs), the health department has...
Four artistes to be honoured with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra award for contribution to Odisha culture
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
BHUBANESWAR: Veteran artistes Sharon Lowen, Keshab Chandra Rout, Dhirendranath Mallick and Mahasweta Ray will be conferred the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2026 for their lifetime contributions...
14.5K tenders in a year, GCC under financial dept lens
New Indian Expressby Praveena S A·29 Aug 2026
CHENNAI: The state finance department is carrying out a detailed audit of tenders floated by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) after the civic body issued an unusually high 14,543 tenders in...
Kochi residents stick to tradition; corporation’s gas crematoriums lie idle for years
New Indian Expressby Gopika Varrier·29 Aug 2026
KOCHI: At a time when the state agencies are pushing for environment-friendly methods for all things possible, the gas crematoriums – which have comparatively lower pollution levels – have been...
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi disburses Subhadra scheme assistance to 1.03 crore women
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·29 Aug 2026
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday disbursed over Rs 5,163 crore under the fifth instalment of Subhadra scheme to more than 1.03 crore beneficiaries in Odisha.
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