Miscellaneous News Updates

Many farmers who have grown seasonal vegetables and paddy after taking loans have incurred huge losses due to flash floods

A team of consultants engaged by the committee visited Odisha for 15 days in June and conducted a detailed study to assess the implementation status of the road safety directions issued to the states.

It is pertinent to mention here that Bhubaneswar has literally turned into a dumping yard with garbage being littered and scattered in and around the city for the last two weeks.

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The Indian Army has begun the construction of the 90-ft-long Bailey bridge over Sukhtawa River in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh.The previous bridge which was 145-year-old had collapsed in April due to heavy vehicular traffic.

Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bank locker was located at Punjab National Bank in Vasundhara, Sector-4, Ghaziabad, UP. It is being investigated by the CBI in connection with Delhi excise policy case. Watch this video.

Twenty two-year-old daughter of an IPS couple from Odisha has successfully undergone a sex reassignment surgery (SRS) in New Delhi. However, no comments were made by the young ‘man’ or his parents regarding his transition.

A man was caught on cam slapping and abusing the security guard and the lift operator after briefly getting stuck in the elevator of The Close North Apartments in Gurugram.

Regional Chief Conservator of Forest (RCCF), Keonjhar placed under suspension Sadar Range forester and a forest guard. They have been charged with dereliction of duty.

The man came riding a scooter and parked the vehicle on the barrage before jumping into the river. His scooter and slippers were found on the barrage.

As per NCRB report, 15 persons on average are committing suicide every day in the State.

The situation is still grim in some of the districts of the state and this has sparked resentment among the farmers who alleged that no action is being taken to drain the water from their agricultural land.

According to sources, the Odisha government has identified 200 buildings as unauthorised but not a single building has been demolished thanks to the alleged inaction of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). 

There will be three range headquarters of striking fire force in three zones- Cuttack, Sambalpur and Berhampur. A total of 144 posts will be created.

The forest department officials on Monday busted a chameleon trading racket in Bhubaneswar. Officials of Bhubaneswar Range and Mancheswar Range carried out a joint raid and arrested two persons. The accused duo was striking a deal for Rs 1.5 lakh to sell a chameleon when they were arrested near Vani Vihar area. Both the wildlife criminals hail from Jagatsinghpur. They are Rashmi Ranjan Das and Khirod Mohanty.