Ajit Das

In a tragic night that shook the community, a once-respected educator from Tripura is accused of ending the lives of his wife and son while they slept. The harrowing incident came to light when neighbors, disturbed by chilling screams, called the authorities. Sadly, the victims were discovered lifeless, and the suspect, who allegedly ingested poison, is currently in recovery.

A one-year-old elephant calf tragically died after falling into an open well in Keonjhar district while attempting to feed on vegetables. Despite desperate attempts by its mother and herd to rescue it, and a subsequent forest department operation, the calf succumbed to severe injuries sustained from falling debris.

he International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-2020 is going to pay homage to two doyens of Odia cinema and theatre, Bijay Mohanty and Ajit Das, by screening their films at the event that’s going to be held at Goa between January 16-24.

Veteran Odia actor and theatre personality Ajit Das was cremated following a guard of honour at Satyanagar graveyard on Monday.

Abhinaya Jagruti Institute of Theatre (AJIT), a city-based theatre organization, will stage noted poet Gangadhar Meher's famous epic 'Tapaswini' on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary at Rabindra Mandap on Sunday.

About 3 lakh parched households in the city, who are awaiting proper drinking water supply for decades, have urged the state government, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and other authorities to ensure potable tap water ahead of the urban body polls on April 19.

Two members of a family of five in Malda’s Gazole — all of them persons with blindness, who had to beg on the streets to survive — have got back their vision with assistance from the state government’s ‘Chokher Alo’ scheme, which allowed them to get vision-restoring surgeries on Wednesday.

PATNA: The police have arrested eight persons including two women from the Gaighat area under the Alamganj police station. They were charged with duping unemployed youths in the name of procuring jobs.

Odisha Natya Sangha (ONS) celebrated World Theatre Day on Wednesday with various programmes.

BHAGALPUR: The Bhagalpur police on Friday got a major success when a sex racket was busted during a raid at a lodge here.

To enter the commercial film market, Kadambini Media on Sunday announced its third venture Shefali, which will be different from its earlier two movies that had received rave reviews across the globe.

Among those chargesheeted, only 16, including Ghosh, have been arrested, while the remaining 42 are on the run.

CHINSURAH: Ajit Mondal alias Dulal, the main suspect in the Hooghly arms haul case, has been arrested in Dhanbad.

KOLKATA: A dream for a holiday abroad turned bitter for Amitabha Mukherjee's family and several others who were duped of their money by a fraud travel company.

With the strike by West Bengal Tankers Association entering its fourth day, a large number of petrol pumps went dry due to lack of supply.

A sudden spate of cultural extravaganza has gripped the capital. As the weekend gears-up for the Jashn-e-Bahar mushaira and Baisakhi celebrations in different locations, a three-day Odia theatre festival adds to the carnival.

The state tankers association president said that supplies to petrol pumps would resume today.

Police identified the main accused as Balaram Bhoi alias Balia and his accomplices Ajit Das, Kanhei Bhoi and Bidyadhar Swain. Police said all the accused belonged to the rape survivor’s neighbouring village under Kaktpur police limits in Puri district.

Theatre buffs of the city got to enjoy the Sambalpuri play, Dwitiya Gandhi, at Rabindra Mandap recently.

A host of globally acclaimed dancers from France, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will perform various Indian classical dance forms, including Manipuri Ras Leela, in Imphal on Sunday.