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BJP Demands CBI Investigation In Pari Murder Case
Pari Murder Case: CBI Probe Demand Grows Louder As BJP Threatens State-Wide Agitation

Bhubaneswar: Amid a massive public outrage over the abduction and subsequent murder of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh, the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now demanded handing over the case to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) for a fair investigation. Addressing a presser, BJP Mahila Morcha leader Smrutirekha Patnaik also […]

Odisha: CB Registers Case Against Crorepati IFS Officer’s Son For Duping People
Odisha: CB Registers Case Against Crorepati IFS Officer’s Son For Duping People

Bhubaneswar: Acting on a complaint lodged by the Tata Motors Limited (TML), the Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday registered a case against Akash Pathak, the son of crorepati IFS officer Abhay Pathak who is under Vigilance scanner over DA charges, for duping people using fake ID card on the pretext of providing employment in the […]

BeMC Felicitated At ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2020
Berhampur Municipal Corporation Honoured At ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2020

Berhampur: Recognizing the efforts of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) for the cleanliness drive in the city through innovations, community-driven and sustainable Faecal Sludge and Septage Management system, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has honoured the BeMC with two national awards at the ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2020 held on Thursday. BeMC bagged the Best Faecal […]

Cyclone Nivar: Estimated Loss In Puducherry Put At Rs 400 Crore
Cyclone Nivar: Estimated Loss In Puducherry Put At Rs 400 Crore

Puducherry: The estimated loss to agriculture and other sectors due to cyclone Nivar has been tentatively put at Rs 400 crore and a full assessment is being made, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said on Thursday after visiting localities affected by the cyclonic storm when it made landfall in the early hours. Paddy crops over […]

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Odisha Govt Designates Four Special Courts For Trial Of Pending Cases Against Politicians

Cuttack: The state government on Thursday informed the Orissa High Court that at least four courts have already been designated as special courts with requisite infrastructure for trial of pending cases against sitting and former MPs and MLAs. In an affidavit in response to a suo-motu petition, an additional secretary of the Home department informed […]

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Odisha Issues SoP For Detailed Procedure For CPET (PG) Admission

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department on Thursday released detailed procedure for PG admissions 2020-2021 in which institution-wise selection list will be prepared on the basis of Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) rank. Standard Operating Procedure for PG Admission-2020 – “State level Provisional Merit List” was published at website: www.samsodisha.gov.in for public view on 21-1-2020. […]

Strike Hits Normalcy In Odisha, Other States; Over 25 Cr Workers Join Agitation: Trade Unions
Strike Hits Normalcy In Odisha, Other States; Over 25 Cr Workers Join Agitation: Trade Unions

New Delhi: Odisha, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and Telangana witnessed complete shut down on Thursday and normal life was partially affected in many other states as more than 25 crore workers participated in the nationwide strike, according to central trade unions. The day-long countrywide strike has been called by a joint platform of ten central trade […]

Odisha Govt Directs Sealing Of 275 Illegal Stone Crushing Units
Odisha Govt Directs Sealing Of 275 Illegal Stone Crushing Units

Jajpur: The Odisha government has ordered the sealing of 275 illegal stone crushing units in Jajpur district to bring to a halt the process of illegal mining of minor minerals. The action was taken against the illegal stone crushing units for illegal exploration and smuggling of minor minerals and loss of cores of rupees to […]

Vigilance Tightens Noose On Odisha IFS Officer Abhay Pathak
Vigilance Tightens Noose On Odisha IFS Officer Abhay Pathak

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths have unearthed lavish lifestyle and massive wealth accumulated by 1987 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Abhay Kant Pathak. The raids that started on Wednesday are still underway, said an official on Thursday. They raided the office and residences of Pathak at several places in Odisha, Mumbai, Pune in Maharashtra, Bihar and […]

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Nagarjuna Besha Of Mahaprabhu Gets Underway After A Delay Of 3 Hours!

Puri: In a major deviation from the ritualistic norms, the most awaited Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath was reportedly delayed by almost three hours following some dispute between the Bhandar…

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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5 COVID-19 Patients Die As Fire Breaks Out At Rajkot Hospital, PM Expresses Grief

Ahmedabad: As many as five coronavirus patients were killed after a fire broke out in the ICU of a designated COVID-19 hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot in the early hours of Friday, a fire brigade official said. Twenty eight other coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at the hospital were rescued, he said. The fire broke out around […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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MiG 29KUB Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Arabian Sea, 1 Pilot Missing

New Delhi: A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in the Arabian Sea ditched on Thursday evening while operating at the high seas, Navy officials said on Friday. The incident took place at around 5 pm in the Arabian Sea, they said. A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating at sea met with […]

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Nagarjuna Besha: Lord Jagannath Dons Century’s First Naga Warrior Attire

Puri: In a once in human-generation spectacle, Friday morning Lord Jagannath and sibling deity Lord Balabhadra were adorned with the Nagarjuna Besha attire, which is a military general form, after a hiatus of 26 years. This time, however, rituals were performed only in presence of servitors and temple officials due to Covid-induced restrictions. Such rare […]

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SC Extends Arnab Goswami's Interim Bail Plea In Abetment To Suicide Case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the interim bail to journalist Arnab Goswami and two others in a two-year-old abetment to suicide case of a businessman will remain in force for a period of four weeks even after the Bombay High Court decides on his plea for quashing of FIR.. The apex court […]

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Pari Murder Case: Odisha Government Bows To Pressure; Ready For SIT Probe, Says CM

Bhubaneswar: Amid the massive public outrage over the alleged lackadaisical investigation into the abduction and subsequent murder of 5-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh district, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that the State government is ready for a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the sensational case. Patnaik made the announcement […]

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