The confusion over diagnostic efficiency of Covid testing kits supplied to Burla Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) deepens further. While Odisha State Medical Corporation (OSMC) had claimed that the antigen tests conducted on some students who tested positive were done through faulty kits, one of the two private firms which were served a show-cause notice has refuted the charges.
On January 9, 1999, Anjana Mishra was brutally gang-raped by three men at Barang on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The case had triggered a political upheaval in Odisha leading to the resignation of the then Chief Minister late J.B Pattnaik. Anjana Mishra fought for 22 long years against the system and held her head high. She fought for justice and never relented. Armed with an iron will, Anjana fought alone without anyone’s support. Her perseverance finally paid off. On February 22, the key accused in the case, Biban Biswal was arrested in operation Silent Viper.
Amid concerns over raging forest fires in Similipal Reserve and other forests and protected areas of Odisha, a fresh forest fire was reported near Balichua area in the Kuldiha Sanctuary on Sunday night (March 7).
A spine-chilling video of a Black Panther attacking a street dog has taken the internet by storm. The entire incident was captured on a CCTV camera in the area.
Dare you set fire in the forests, there you land in jail. With the wildfires seeming unstoppable across many forest patches of Odisha, the authorities of Sambalpur forest division have warned of stringent legal action against those found intentionally setting forest tracts on fire.
This is no ordinary marriage ceremony. This is also a celebration of the journey of a woman who has not just fought to get her own life on track, but helped others do so. And hence, there cannot be a more apt celebration to mark the International Women’s Day.
In a shocking incident, the decapitated body of a man was found on railway tracks near Lingaraj Road Station in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
A young couple allegedly committed suicide after their families disapproved of their love relationship. Police on Monday recovered bodies of a youth and a girl lying in a pool of blood in a closed room at Ariba village under Gurandi police limits in Gajapati district.
Clearing the doubts surrounding the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, the original sample of Rourkela-based doctor, identified as Dr Suleiman came out negative at RMRC on Sunday (March 7). This came after the doctor had completed both the doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, but had still tested positive for the virus at IGH, Rourkela last month.
In a shocking incident, a man whose marriage proposal was rejected killed the concerned woman’s mother in a fit of rage on Monday. The incident was reported from Karlakhunta village under Kesinga Police limits of Kalahandi district.
The Odisha Forest and Environment department constituted a task force on Monday to review the ongoing forest fires. The task force will ascertain the causes and also recommend immediate containment measures.
As constant efforts are being made to douse the fire at Similipal Biosphere Reserve, the erstwhile royal family of Mayurbhanj has stepped in to lend a helping hand to the local communities tackle the menace. Rashmi Rajyalaxmi Bhanj Deo, the queen of the erstwhile royal family and her daughter princess Akshita, were seen dousing the raging fire at several places under Bangiriposi range in the Similipal reserve.
Major forests in Odisha are in the grip of severe wildfires which have been raging over the past several days triggering serious concerns.
Woman undergoing treatment at S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack was critically injured after a ceiling fan in motion snapped and fell on her in the hospital ward on Monday.
Odisha Government appointed 1995-batch IPS officer, Saumendra Priyadarshi as the commissioner of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Twin City. Present commissioner, Sudhanshu Sarangi has been given the role CMD, OPHWC
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