Bhubaneswar: Last week’s arrest of six persons including a woman on charges of smuggling around 1.5 litres of snake venom from the State capital took everyone by surprise as Odisha rarely featured as a point for the transit of the deadly poison which is used as a potent narcotics for abusers in China and South-East […]
Bhawanipatna: A Special Vigilance Court on Tuesday sentenced a clerk to seven years of imprisonment and slapped a whopping penalty of Rs 28.57 lakh after convicting him in a disproportionate assets case. Pradeep Kumar Sahu, Junior Clerk of the Degree Women’s College, Dharmagarh in Kalahandi district, was arrested in 2014 on charges of accumulating assets […]
Hamirpur (UP): A 15-year-old girl set herself ablaze at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district on Tuesday after allegedly being molested by a boy, police said. The girl has been rushed to Kanpur for advanced treatment as she has received severe burn injuries. Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Narendra Kumar Singh said that on Monday, […]
Bhubaneswar: Respite seems to have become a dream for people in Odisha with the State scorching under intense heat wave. The Baripada city in the State on Tuesday recorded the season’s highest maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees while 16 places saw mercury jump above 40 Celsius degree mark. Below Baripada, as many as four places […]
Bhubaneswar: “All we need is money to eat and money to cover our skin. These are basic human needs. Other expenses can be taken care of. That’s why I continue to help others without thinking too much about saving money for myself.” These words by Chhayarani Sahu sum up her charitable side, one that she […]
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Taking stern cognizance of a significant rise in the cases of SARS-nCoV infections across the country, the Union Government on Tuesday directed the authorities of all the States/UTs to ramp up fightback operations at the district level on an urgency basis. In a letter to the chief secretaries of all States/UTs, Health Secretary […]
Guwahati: Campaigning ended on Tuesday for the second phase of polling in Assam on Thursday for 39 of the 126 Assembly constituencies where the fate of 345 candidates, including 26 women aspirants, will be decided. The second phase of elections would be held mostly in central and southern Assam and the seats include six reserved […]
Bhubaneswar: Amid rising fuel prices, skyrocketing rates of edible oils have dealt a double shock to the consumers in Odisha. The situation has forced the State government to come under intense criticism of the Opposition political parties. According to sources, price of the kitchen essential has become dearer by 60 to 70 per cent in […]
Phulbani: An exchange of fire took place between security forces and Maoist ultras in a dense forest in Kandhamal district, a police officer said here on Tuesday. No casualty was reported from either side due to the gunfight that broke out on Monday night near Raighara village under Gochhada police station area. Acting on a […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das on Tuesday made fresh proposal to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to set up the second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the State at Sundergarh. Das suggested that the existing infrastructures of a medical college and hospital at Sundergarh can be used for the […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department on Tuesday directed all district Collectors and Municipal Commissioners to prioritise high risk groups among citizens of 45 years and above for COVID-19 vaccination commencing April 1. The health department has categorised street vendors, meat/fish sellers, auto / bus drivers, School /college teachers, salon/ barber shop employees, security guards, restaurant staff […]
Puri: The State unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday met the Odisha Chief Election Commissioner complaining about alleged promotion of the BJD candidate in Pipili by-election by a doctor posted at Pipili. As per reports, the doctor in question, Abinash Rath who has been employed at the Pipili Community Health Center (CHC) allegedly […]
Bhubaneswar: A man travelling in a ‘Mo Bus’ sustained grievous injuries after he was allegedly pushed out of the vehicle by the employee near Hansapal square on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday evening. The incident took place following an altercation between the passenger and conductor over some issues related to fare. The left […]
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, saying creation of an “enabling environment” is imperative for a constructive and result-oriented dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India, in particular the Jammu and Kashmir issue. Khan’s letter was in reply to Prime Minister Modi’s letter […]
Athagarh: A decomposed carcass of an elephant was found at Ranibania reserve forest under Khutnuni range in Athagarh forest division in the Cuttack district. Though exact cause of the death has not yet been ascertained, forest department suspect viral infection behind the death of the animal. “The carcass was found in Khuntuni range. It was […]
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