Miscellaneous News Updates

One assistant sub-inspector of CISF, Ranjit Sarongi was killed and a CISF assistant commandant, Subit Ghosh was critically injured in that indiscriminate firing by Mishra, a resident of Odisha.

“He was a very cordial and friendly person. We still cannot believe that he could commit such a heinous crime. He was friendly with everyone from young to elderly people. Maybe there were some differences that forced him to take such extreme step,” his neighbour Nabaghana Sahu stated. 

With the state being impacted almost every year by natural disasters, Odisha Chief Minsiter Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged the Centre to make Odisha a special focus state and allocate funds for disaster proofing.

He launched the three-month awareness campaign on July 15 and has found support from Saras Dairy, a dairy brand in the state, Bhilwara district administration and the pollution control board.

The Odisha government has announced a hike in the Duty Call Allowance (DCA) of the home guards to 38 per cent.

‘Sara Ghara’ is a like a storeroom where utensils to cook Mahaprasad is stored.

After losing his both legs, Jitendra had never imagined that girl like Swapnarani would ever accept him as her groom.

A schoolboy in Jharkhand turned to reporting to draw the government's attention to the bad condition of his school. The youngster can be heard discussing the issues he and his peers regularly encounter on the school premises in a video that is going viral on internet.

The post has activated several netizens since being shared and they have posted interesting comments.

They also brought a dress for his son and slippers for their grandkid. Their suitcase was filled with goodies for their children while they had brought only two pairs of clothes for themselves.

Taking the allegations seriously, District Collector has started a probe into the matter.

Sambalpur Sadar police allegedly detained the minor boy at the police station till August 2 and beat him up mercilessly.

The meeting was supposed to start at 10.30am but it was delayed due to the protest. 

The officials of the State CT (commercial tax) and GST (goods and services tax) on Saturday recovered Rs 5.68 crore following raid on two textile traders in Boudh.

The prices of petrol and diesel have been considerably steady in Odisha and other parts of the country even as international crude prices slumped on concerns of a potential global recession.