‘Our dreams are shattered’: Deaths in Georgia wreck homes in Punjab
Amrinder Kaur moved from her family home in a remote village near Patiala to a land of unknowns nine years ago. She made the 3,000km trip to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, in 2015, and toiled at a restaurant More...
Health Talk: Deaths due to drowning a public health concern
New Delhi: Drowning remains a major public health concern globally with a recent report published by the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) saying at least 7.2 million people, mainly children, could die by More...
Highest no. of 624 deaths in elephant attacks took place in Odisha in 5 years: Min | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: Around 2,829 people died in elephant attacks in India between 2019 and 2024, with the maximum number of deaths taking place in Odisha, the minister of state for environment, forest and climate change More...
‘60% of people killed in road accidents from 18-34 age group: Union minister Nitin Gadkari
Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that 60 per cent of the 1.78 lakh people killed in road accidents in India are from the “18-34 age group”. More...
PM2.5 exposure leads to 1.5mn deaths in India every year
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution concentration higher than the 5 μg/m³ annual average recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) ambient air quality guidelines is potentially associated with More...
Odisha Sees Over 1,000 Deaths from Lightning Strikes in Just 3 Years | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,057 people died of lightning strikes in Odisha in the last three years, revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari said in the assembly on Thursday. Mayurbhanj district More...
Tragic Toll: 246 Migrant Labourer Deaths Reported in 3 Years |
Bhubaneswar: Labour minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia informed the assembly on Tuesday that 246 migrant labourers died in workplaces outside the state and country in the past three years, between 2022 and end of More...
Urgent Call for PM Modi to Address Food Crisis in Kandhamal After Tragic Deaths | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Former Union minister and Congress member Srikant Kumar Jena on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to visit Mandipanka village in Kandhamal district, where three More...
Tragic Deaths of Women Due to Mango Kernel Poisoning Prompt NHRC Inquiry in Odisha | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the chief secretary and Kandhamal district collector to take necessary action and submit an action taken report on the recent deaths of three women More...
Orissa High Court Urges Action Against Alarming Electrocution Deaths of Wild Elephants | Bhubaneswar News
Cuttack: Expressing ‘serious concern’ over the alarming rise in deaths of wild elephants due to electrocution in recent years, Orissa high court on Tuesday directed chief conservator of forests (wildlife-I), More...