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Disengaged Women COVID Care Workers Adamant On Re-Employment, Govt Yet To Take Call

Bhubaneswar: Six days on, disengaged female health care workers earlier posted at different COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and COVID Care Homes (CCHs) continue to stage their demands for regularisation of their jobs and payment of pending salaries. But the government is yet to take a call on the matter. Hundreds of such health care workers […]

Untold Story Of MDH: Dharampal Gulati's First Order Was From Odisha's Cuttack
Untold Story Of MDH: Dharampal Gulati's First Order Was From Odisha's Cuttack

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Mahashay Dharampal Gulati popularly known as MDH Dadaji is a name synonymous with every household across the country. Starting his journey as a Tonga driver to earn livelihood, Gulati rose to become India’s ‘King of Spices’. But in everything between, there lies an untold story which captures his remarkable transformation. One of the […]

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Pari Murder Case: OSCPCR Chief Suspects Human Sacrifice

Nayagarh: Even as mystery still shrouds the death of Pari, the 5-year-old girl whose skeletal remains were recovered from near her house in July this year, Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) chairperson Sandhyabati Pradhan said on Thursday that she suspects the girl might have been killed for some human sacrifice rituals. […]

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BMC Focuses On Effective Plastic Waste Collection From Schools

Bhubaneswar: Plastic is energy and we just need to dispose it at the right place so that it is recycled and reused for ensuring a clean and green environment. To ensure that students play a crucial role in this regard, special plans have been drawn up by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to keep the city […]

Odisha: 16 White Crocodiles Spotted In Bhitarkanika
Bhitarkanika Registers Marginal Drop In Mammal Count, Still Remains Ideal Habitat, Says Official

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park and adjoining wetland sites along the Mahanadi deltaic regions in Odisha have yet again emerged as a congenial home to mammals despite a marginal drop in their population as per the latest headcount, a forest official said on Thursday. According to the latest headcount report released by the forest department, […]

Honey From Leading Brands Adulterated With Chinese Sugar Syrup: CSE
Honey From Leading Brands Adulterated With Chinese Sugar Syrup: CSE

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its findings on the nefarious business of adulteration in honey. CSE has revealed the presence of sugar syrup in the branded honey available in the market. The experts said that consuming sugary syrup in the guise of honey could cause serious health implications ranging from obesity, […]

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PM Modi Says NO Lockdown; Calls For 'Tika Utsav' From April 11-14

New Delhi: Noting that administration was appearing lax in many states amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged chief ministers to strengthen their…

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Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi Taken Away By Crime Branch EOW, Claims Wife Sujata

Bhubaneswar: Expelled BJD leader and MLA from Gopalpur, Pradeep Panigrahi was picked up by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch from his residence, said his wife Sujata on Thursday evening. According to Sujata, some people who came in four vehicles arrived at the MLA’s official residence. “Identifying themselves as sleuths from the […]

Farmers' Stir In Delhi: No Breakthrough In Talks, Next Round On Dec 5
Farmers' Stir In Delhi: No Breakthrough In Talks, Next Round On Dec 5

New Delhi: The over seven-hour long talks between the representatives of the farmers’ bodies and the Union government ended without any breakthrough on Thursday and the next round of talks has been scheduled for December 5. As per sources, the farmers have given their suggestions to the government in writing. Earlier in the day, a […]

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3 Arrested For Smuggling 170 Kgs Of Ganja In Odisha

Berhampur: Excise department officials of Berhampur on Thursday arrested three persons in two different cases for peddling around 170 Kgs of Ganja. As per reports, the excise sleuths laid a trap on NH-16 near Lanjipalli in Berhampur at 9am after getting a tip off about two suspected Ganja peddler. They apprehended a pickup truck at […]

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Pangolin Racket: Dhenkanal Forest Division Seeks Help Of Crime Branch STF

Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal Forest Division on Thursday sought help of Crime Branch Special Task Force (STF) in the ongoing probe into the pangolin racket which was busted recently in Kapilash range area. As per sources, the forest authorities had arrested two persons and recovered a live pangolin weighing 15 kilograms from their possession. #Odisha Forest department […]

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Crime Branch Arrests Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi

Bhubaneswar: Hours after he was picked up by a special team, Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi was arrested on Thursday evening by the Crime Branch. The Crime Branch officials in a statement claimed that Panigrahi was collecting money from various people on behalf of Akash Pathak, son of suspended IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak. Both Abhay […]

Cyclone Burevi Expected To Enter Kerala On Friday: CM Vijayan
Cyclone Burevi Expected To Enter Kerala On Friday: CM Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said given the present set of indicators, Cyclone Burevi is expected to enter Kerala on Friday. “According to the IMD, Burevi is expected to enter Indian territory at Tuticorin coast either tonight (Thursday) or tomorrow morning (Friday). By tomorrow afternoon, it is expected to touch base in […]

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Vigilance SIT Detects Over Rs 1 Crore More Of Deposits From Akash Pathak’s Accounts

Bhubaneswar: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of State Vigilance has found evidence of another Rs 1.28 crore cash deposited in the accounts of Akash Kumar Pathak, the son of senior IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak. With this, the total bank deposits in his accounts in Bhubaneswar and Pune detected so far has climbed up to […]

Odisha Forest Dept Suspends Official For Embezzling Fish Seized From Gahirmatha
Odisha Forest Dept Suspends Official For Embezzling Fish Seized From Gahirmatha

Kendrapara: A forest department official, engaged in Olive Ridley turtle protection exercise at the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, was suspended on Thursday for alleged embezzlement of fish seized from a trawler. Though around 18 quintals of sea fish had been recovered, the staff had put the quantity on record at only two quintals, Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) […]

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