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Bhubaneswar: No good news for Odisha. The State keeps figuring among top states having high industrial riots since 2014. Odisha had registered 75 industrial riots in 2018, next only to Tamil Nadu. In fact, Odisha had topped the country in 2015 and 2017. The State could have again topped in 2018, but for the riot […]

Berhampur: The number of muggers, an endangered crocodile species, in Ghodahada irrigation reservoir and adjoining waterbodies in Ganjam district has increased, much to the delight of wildlife activists and officials. The number of the crocodile species in and around the reservoir was counted at 65 in the three-day-long census that ended on Saturday, a senior […]

Aligarh: BJP leader Raghuraj Singh has said people raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be buried alive. Singh made the statement on Sunday while addressing a rally in Aligarh to create awareness about the Citizenship Amendment Act. Warning “these handful of people, one per cent criminal […]

Pune: A protest was held in Solapur in Maharashtra on Monday against the book written by a Delhi BJP leader comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. A Shiv Sena worker has approached the police in Solapur, around 250 kms from here, seeking a “strong action” against Jay Bhagwan Goyal, the […]

Varanasi: The famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has decided to implement a dress code for devotees before they enter the sanctum of the temple. According to the new rule, male devotees will have to wear the Indian traditional ‘dhoti-kurta’ while women will have to wear a sari to enter the premises and worship the […]

Bhubaneswar: He was a well-known name in the cinema industry not only in Odisha but across the country. We are talking about noted filmmaker Manmohan Mohapatra who passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday. He was 69. Mohapatra is perhaps the only filmmaker from Odia film industry to have won National Awards […]

New Delhi: India has dropped 10 places to 84 in the latest update of the Henley Passport Index, sharing the spot with tiny countries like Mauritania and Tajikistan. India’s ranking fell from a decade-high ranking of 74 to a low of 84 in 2020. The Henley Passport Index is the ranking of all the world’s […]

Bhubaneswar: Unprecedented scenes were witnessed at Odisha Congress Bhawan during the extended executive body meeting of the Pradesh Youth Congress which was attended by All India Youth Congress General Secretary and Odisha in-charge, Pratibha Raghuvanshi today. While Raghuvanshi was discussing strategies to rejuvenate the State Youth Congress, aspirants were seen creating ruckus by raising slogans […]

New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Monday started using a new and superior category of high speed diesel which is expected to boost reliability of key platforms and their performance besides reducing carbon footprint. Indian Navy officials said the use of high flash high speed diesel (HFHSD IN 512) with revised technical specifications would also […]

New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday said the continuation of protests by JNU students is not justified as the fee-hike issue has been settled. “The fee-related matter of JNU has been sorted out following several rounds of discussions with representatives of JNU students and teachers,” Nishank said. “The main demand by […]

New Delhi: Amid unrest on campuses such as the JNU and Jamia Millia, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not have the guts to face students and challenged him to visit any university in the country without police and talk to students on the state of the economy and […]

Khurda: Police and Khurda district administration today raided illegal sandstone (Baulamala Stone) quarries at Hadapada in the district following a tip off about theft of precious sandstones from the area by stone mining mafia. As per reports, the sandstone reserve in the hillocks of Hadapada which belongs to the Lord Jagannath was allegedly being mined […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of proposed disconnection drive of Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) over pending electricity dues, Jan Jagran Manch today opposed the move and threatened for agitation if the ‘anti-people’ order is not withdrawn within 24 hours. Raising doubts over the efficacy of the digital meters installed and whether the security deposits made by consumers […]

New Delhi: The Centre has identified 16 islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 10 in Lakshadweep for holistic development by promoting tourism and offering facilities for the export of seafood and coconut-based products. This was disclosed at the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA), chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on […]

Bhubaneswar: Based on the subject of widows of Varanasi and Vrindavan and their problems, Odisha-born producer Jitendra Mishra’s movie ‘The Last Color’ is in now the race for the Oscars as an entry in the Best Feature Film category. Directed by celebrity chef, Vikas Khanna, “The Last Color” has already grabbed limelight with the heart […]