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Sevayat
Priests Beat Gongs Again To Press For Temple Reopening

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government has clarified its stand on the reopening of religious places amid the prevailing pandemic situation, members of the Odisha Sevayat Sangha, a state-level priests’ association once again staged protest by beating gongs in the premises of the Ram Temple here today to press for the opening of temples. The […]

Baba Ka Dhaba: Police Register Case Against YouTuber Gaurav Wasan For Cheating Kanta Prasad
Baba Ka Dhaba: Police Register Case Against YouTuber Gaurav Wasan For Cheating Kanta Prasad

New Delhi: In a big twist to the Baba ka Dhaba case, the Delhi police on Friday booked YouTuber Gaurav Wasan for cheating and initiated the investigation in the alleged misappropriation of donation funds. “After receiving the complaint ,preliminary inquiry was done after which a cognizable offence FIR U/S 420 IPC has been registered at […]

OTV-Award
OTV Wins NT Awards 2020 For ‘Apana Eka Nuhanti’ Programme

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Television Limited (OTV) has bagged the prestigious News Television Awards 2020 for its Apana Eka Nuhanti programme. OTV has been conferred the award in the ‘Best social contribution by a news network (Odia)’ category by the Indiantelevision.com. The award ceremony was organized virtually in view of Covid-19. Odisha Television Limited (#OTV) bags […]

Coronavirus
Covid19 Vaccine Manufacturing Unit Soon In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: An advanced vaccine manufacturing unit will come up at Andharua on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar which would produce 10 types of vaccines including Malaria and Covid-19 vaccine. Thevaccine unit will be set by Bharat Biotech Int Ltd (BBIL), a multi-dimensional biotechnology company. Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy informed while chairing a meeting today. Tripathy directed […]

Tigress Sundari
Is There A Ray Of Hope For Tigress Sundari's Fate ?

Bhubaneswar: There seems to be no end to the uncertainty over the fate of tigress Sundari who has been spending a lonely life in an enclosure for the last two years. Since November 2018, the tigress brought to Odisha from Bandhavgarh National Park of Madhya Pradesh, is lodged at an enclosure at Raiguda under Satkosia […]

Paradip
Crustaceans Which Live On Mobile Homes A Treat To Watch On Odisha Coast

Paradip: A religious shrine, at Nehru Bungalow not so far from the port town of Paradip is abuzz these days with the movement of conch shells which come out of their dugout to feast on the ‘bhog’ the devotees offer every day. Superstitions apart, the conch shells that tend to move creating an illusion of […]

Sambalpur Elephant Death: PCCF Recommends Disciplinary Action Against 'Erring' Ranger
Odisha: Tusker Found Dead In Athagarh Forest

Athagarh: The carcass of an elephant was found near Ghumaghasua hills of Rajballavpur reserve forest under the Khuntuni range here last night. The forest department officials rushed to the spot after getting information and seized the carcass. Though the exact cause behind the death of the tusker is yet to be ascertained, locals suspect that […]

Bihar-Polls
Final Phase Of Bihar Polls: Voting Underway For 78 Assembly Seats

Patna: Polling is underway in 78 assembly segments of Bihar in the third and final phase of state elections on Saturday in which 2.35 crore voters are eligible to decide the fate of 1,204 candidates. Casting of votes began at 7 am at all 33,782 polling stations where as many EVM sets and VVPAT machines […]

Teaching at doorsteps
Ganjam Teachers Go Extra Mile To Teach Students Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Berhampur: When all the schools are closed in the State due to the Covid-19 induced norms, the teachers of a school in Ganjam district have taken a new initiative to ensure that the students do not miss out on their studies due to the pandemic. The teachers of Utkalamani High School at Madhabandha under Chikiti […]

STF & Balasore Police Seize Over 1 Kg Brown Sugar, 3 Peddlers Arrested
STF & Balasore Police Seize Over 1 Kg Brown Sugar, 3 Peddlers Arrested

Balasore: In another major crackdown on drugs trading, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch along with Balasore Police has seized 1.105 kg brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore following a raid at Sahadevkhunta area here on Friday. Three drug peddlers – Sk Jamir alias Chhotu of Masjid Gali, Arada Bazar; Prabhat […]

Nachika returns
CMAS Leader Nachika Returns Home From Jail After 6 Years

Koraput: Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) leader Nachika Linga returned home at Bhaliaputa under Narayanapatna block in Koraput district on Friday after languishing in jail for six years. Following the typical tribal ritual on the bank of a river, Bhaliaputa villagers took out a procession to welcome their leader Nachika. “With blessings from the people […]

Students
Sexual Harassment Case: Students Come Out In Support Of Principal In Odisha

Koraput: Students at a +2 Junior Women’s College in Sunabeda on Saturday came out in support of their principal who had earlier been arrested on charges of sexually harassing a female colleague at the institute. The students, including past and present, alleged that their principal, Pabitra Kumar Bedanta, had been victimised in a conspired manner. […]

PSLV-C49
Countdown Starts For Launch Of PSLV-C49 Carrying Radar Imaging Satellite

Chennai: The countdown for the Saturday evening launch of the Indian rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C49 (PSLV-C49), carrying the country’s radar imaging satellite and nine other foreign satellites is progressing well with the fuelling of second and fourth stage completed, said Indian space agency. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), fuelling of second and […]

Odisha-Cold-Winter
Mercury Dips In Odisha; Sonepur Coldest At 11.8 Degree C

Bhubaneswar: As per the earlier forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), many places in Odisha witnessed a dip in the mercury with Sonepur emerging the coldest with temperature falling below 15 degree Celsius. The district recorded 11.8 degree Celsius while Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 20.6 and 19 degree Celsius respectively. Temperature in five other […]

CRUT
Mo Bus Completes 2 Years, Arun Bothra Hopeful Of Normal Services Soon

Bhubaneswar: With life returning to normalcy amid the pandemic, all eyes are now on whether the bus services in and around the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack would return to a normal in the near future. Managing Director of the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) Arun Bothra is however hopeful that services will normalise […]

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