Rayagada: At least two persons were killed after a bus en route Bhubaneswar from Laxmipur in Koraput overturned near Hajaridanga under Bissamkatak police limits in the Rayagada district Monday night. As per preliminary reports, more than seven passengers have been injured in the mishap while two others including a passenger and the pilot of the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Tuesday seized a leopard skin and held one person in this connection following a raid in Baramunda area of the capital city. The arrested person identified as one Prasant Nayak belongs to Karanjia in Mayurbhanj district. According to sources in STF, Prasant is working as […]
Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Singh has ordered an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the distribution of tokens to farmers for the procurement of Kharif paddy in Sambalpur. The farmers in the district had alleged delay in the distribution of tokens leading to a mess following the paddy procurement process, […]
Dhenkanal: The police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the prime accused in the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl whose mutilated body was found in a nullah at Kharakhari village in the district on Saturday. The Kankadahada police station, which is investigating the case, will produce the accused in a local court […]
Puri: A devotee of Lord Jagannath, who prefers to remain anonymous, will be donating gold ornaments weighing around 400 gram to the Srimandir Temple Administration. According to sources, a number of important ornaments worn by the Lord, like Chandra and Surjya (sun and moon) would be made out of the donated gold. These ornaments adorn […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the CBSE and the Delhi government to waive exam fees for students of classes 10 and 12 in the current academic year in view of COVID-19 and financial problems being faced by some parents. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R […]
Bhubaneswar: The prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form government in Odisha is very high as the party workers are working hard to achieve the mission, said party’s national president JP Nadda. While speaking on the sidelines of the virtual inauguration of six new district party offices in Odisha on Tuesday, Nadda congratulated […]
Bhubaneswar: The rising Covid-19 graph has led to concern among students and their parents ahead of the crucial Class 10 matriculation and Plus II examinations in Odisha. Putting the speculation…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Rs 100 crore package for the all-round development of the ‘Swabhiman Anchal’ in Malakangiri district on Tuesday. He made the announcement following interaction with the locals in the Swabhiman Anchal ( area earlier cut-off from the rest of the state due to Maoist violence) via video conferencing from the […]
Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has issued fresh guidelines limiting the attendance of people in marriages and funerals amid fears of a second wave of COVID-19 spread during the ensuing winter season. As per the latest guidelines, only 100 people will be allowed for any kind of marriage-related functions in the city. However, there […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemic Act and questioned the petitioner as to why he has not moved the high court on the issue, as they also have powers to strike down central Acts. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and […]
United Nations: India slammed Pakistan on Monday for making irresponsible and irrelevant remarks in the UN, saying the General Assembly is a forum for serious debate, not frivolous allegations. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said this while speaking in the UN General Assembly on question of equitable representation on and […]
Puri: The Sri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee on Tuesday approved Rs 154 crore budget for Srimandir for 2020-21 financial year, informed the temple chief administrator Krishan Kumar. Speaking to media Kumar said, “The income of Srimandir has nosedived due to the current Covid19 pandemic situation, while the temple expenses have increased. In a bid to […]
Khurdha: Tension erupted at Tansipatana village under the Tangi police station in the district on Tuesday after two groups of people clashed over a land dispute related to a cremation ground. The clashes broke out when some people were performing a cremation in the vicinity of some residential settlements to which another group opposed. The […]
Bhubaneswar: State BJP spokesperson Lekhashree Samantasinghar’s alleged statement on Puri has snowballed into a controversy, drawing criticisms from several political parties. Addressing party workers at an event, Lekhashree had reportedly stated that people used to think Puri was in Kolkata, but they came to know about the town being in Odisha only after Sambit Patra […]
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