Miscellaneous News Updates

The panchayat elections are scheduled to be held in five phases on February 16, 18, 20, 22 and February 24, 2022.

In the first phase of election on February 16, votes will be polled at 200 zilla parishad zones in 71 blocks. Voting will be carried out at 22379 wards and 1669 panchayats across the State. As many as 67.51 lakh voters will exercise their franchise.

The victim, identified as Puspita Jena, was attacked by three miscreants while she was returning home after campaigning on Sunday. She has been admitted to hospital in a critical condition.

The Koraput Police has advised people to maintain caution and not to venture near the areas sporting Maoist posters. The warning comes close on the heels of intelligence inputs about increasing Maoist activities in the Red belt of Odisha ahead of the elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions.

Dhinkia witnessed violent clash between police and locals over a proposed project of the JSW in the area last month.

The Gurugram police have also responded to the tweet seeking details for swift action.

Sambhab Mishra’s book focused on six flagship schemes of the Centre- Swachh Bharat Yojana, Make In India, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Namami Gange Programme, Jan Dhan Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana apart from flawless narration on some interesting and fictional subjects. 

To exercise their franchise, a voter must have his/her name in the electoral roll of the ward where he/she is voting, said the Secretary of State Election Commission Rabindra Nath Sahu.

The Rasgovindpur Airstrip (as it is known today) has a short but secret illustrious history, which has never been made public, said war historian Anil Dhir, adding, it had the longest runway in Asia, over 3.5-km long.

These villages are Gadibandha, Danturai, Kandalapadu, Soupala and Gajed. The news of these villagers wishing to merge with Odisha has come as a surprise for many

In an exclusive interview with OTV, NCB DG SN Pradhan said the seizure includes over 529 kg of very high-quality hashish (charas), more than 234 kg of crystal methamphetamine and around 15 kgs of heroin.

At least five others have also sustained multiple injuries in the mishap and they have been admitted to Berhampur MKCG hospital for treatment.

The green court was hearing a plea which called the Baliyatra River Front Improvement (BRFI) project, under which the constrution was being carried out, an attempt to monetise the river bed for commercial purposes which will reduce the water-retaining capacity of the river at Jobra Barrage at Cuttack and causing damage to the environment and the riverine ecosystem.

The case pertains to a network of terror financing being operated by CPI (Maoist) cadres and Over Ground Workers (OGW)s in the Magadh region of Bihar, the official of the premier investigation agency said.

A class 10 girl student in Odisha allegedly took her own life after she was asked to join physical classes at the school which re-opened recently after remaining shut for the past several weeks on account of the pandemic guidelines.