Sambalpur, Aug. 17 (UDN): The Hirakud Dam authorities opened five more sluice gates on Monday morning as the reservoir continued to receive a heavy inflow of water amid ongoing rainfall across the region. Representational Image With the latest opening, floodwater is now being released through seven sluice gates—five on the left side and two on the right side. Two gates had already been opened earlier.…
Railway Track Sinks Near Baripada, Train Services Suspended Amid Heavy Rain
Baripada, Aug. 17 (UDN): Train services in the Baripada area of Mayurbhanj district were disrupted on Monday after around 50 metres of railway track near Station Bazar-Sungadia reportedly sank due to continuous heavy rainfall. Representational Image The damage to the track was detected during a night-time inspection involving a DMU train. The issue came to light after the Puri–Bangiriposi Superfast Express had reached Bangiriposi the…
MongoDB Atlas Now Delivers Industry-Leading Context Retrieval with Precision Accuracy
New Delhi, Aug. 17: Retrieval accuracy determines what an AI application or Agent decides and what it costs to host. Today, MongoDB, Inc. announced at MongoDB.local Build Fest a set of capabilities that add benchmark-leading retrieval directly into MongoDB’s intelligent data platform to solve this exact challenge. Today’s capabilities start with a new model in voyage-code-4, purpose-built for agentic code retrieval. That model, along with…
Seven Killed, Over 12 Injured in Stampede at Bihar’s Ashok Dham Temple
Lakhisarai, Aug. 17: At least seven devotees were killed and more than 12 others injured after a stampede broke out at the Ashok Dham Temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday morning. The incident occurred as thousands of devotees gathered at the temple to offer prayers and perform Jalabhishek on the third Monday of the holy Shravan month. According to Lakhisarai District Magistrate Shailendra Kumar,…
transcosmos receives Special Award for Digital Utilization in JiIT’s Best Customer Support of The Year 2026
Aug 17: transcosmos announced that it has received the Special Award for Digital Utilization at the Best Customer Support of The Year 2026 program, organized by the Japan Institute of Information Technology (JiIT). The Customer Support Award program was established to promote higher productivity, effective management, enhanced systems, and stronger customer touchpoints in customer support operations across Japanese industry and government organizations. Regardless of organizational…
Balasore Wall Collapse: Grandmother and Grandson Killed, Girl Injured
Balasore, Aug. 17 (UDN): A tragic wall collapse claimed the lives of an elderly woman and her grandson while they were asleep at their home in Kapasuda village under the Jaleswar police station limits in Odisha’s Balasore district late Sunday night. According to preliminary reports, a wall belonging to a neighbouring house, which was connected to the victims’ house, suddenly collapsed while the family was…
Vodia Phone 2 Turns Android Phones into Vodia Extensions
BOSTON: August 17 – Vodia Networks, Inc., a provider of unified cloud communications solutions to enterprises, contact centers, and service providers, is pleased to announce Vodia Phone 2, an app that brings the Vodia PBX experience to Android users. Vodia Phone 2 is a companion app to the new Vodia iOS app, which the company announced in July of this year. Vodia Phone…
Sensex, Nifty Open Lower as US-Iran War Uncertainty Keeps Crude Prices Elevated
Mumbai, Aug 17: Indian benchmark equity indices opened lower on Monday as persistent uncertainty over the US-Iran conflict and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. The Nifty 50 opened at 24,343.45, down 22.55 points, or 0.09 per cent, while the BSE Sensex fell more than 100 points to 77,892.92, declining around 0.15 per cent in early trade. The weakness came amid renewed concerns…
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Names India’s 40 Young Innovators
India, Aug 17: Samsung India today announced the 40 semi-finalist teams of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, its flagship youth innovation programme that gives young people a platform to identify challenges around them and turn their ideas into solutions through mentorship, technology, prototyping and hands-on learning. Now in its fifth edition in India in 2026, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is open to young people aged 14 to 22 and is designed to nurture problem-solving and innovation among the country’s next generation.…
Odisha Food Pro Event in Delhi Delivers Major Investment Boost as 27 MoUs Signed in Food Processing Sector, Paving the Way for Rs 43,437 Crore Investment in the State
Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 [UDN}: At the Odisha Food Pro event held in Delhi, 27 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed in the food processing sector, paving the way for investments worth ₹43,437 crore in Odisha. This large-scale investment proposal reflects the industry’s growing confidence in Odisha’s food processing ecosystem. The proposed investments are expected to create around 35,252 employment opportunities. In addition, the Government of…