Dhenkanal: In a sensational raid, a school teacher in the district was held by the Forest department for allegedly slaughtering wild animals in the Kapilasa Wildlife Sanctuary for smuggling their hides and body parts, on Monday. A massive cache of wildlife products, including two leopard skins, several elephant and wild boar tusks, deer antlers, skins, […]
Bhubaneswar: Two senior IAS officers – Industries Secretary Hemant Sharma and Managing Director of the Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited Yamini Sarangi – appeared before the Lokayukta once again on Monday for hearing in connection with the alleged scam in the purchase of PPE kits and masks by the Odisha Government, running into several hundreds […]
New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested five men with alleged links to banned outfits from Shakarpur area here, two of whom were also allegedly involved in the murder case of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, police said on Monday. The group affiliation of those arrested is yet to be ascertained. Those […]
Bhubaneswar: As the temperature continued to drop across Odisha, 12 places of the State recorded temperature below 14 degree Celsius in the last 24 hours, informed the Regional Meteorological Centre. Phulbani recorded the lowest temperature of 8.5 degree Celsius followed by Sonepur (8.8), Daringbadi (9), Angul (10.6), Koraput (10.6), Bhawanipatna (11.6), Sundargarh (13), Malkangiri (13), […]
Nuapada: How difficult do you think is it to survive without any proper means of livelihood? It is. And when you come across a family of an Indian Army soldier living in utter poverty, it gives an impression how stressful it can be for all and sundry. Once fighting the enemies and terrorists on the […]
Bhubaneswar: Commuters will now have to cough up more while travelling in bus as the Odisha government on Monday increased the passenger bus fares with effective from immediate effect. The bus fares have been revised after a gap of almost five months in the State. The last changes in fares were made on 1 July […]
Bhubaneswar: The spurt in Covid-19 cases across Odisha has now forced the Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services to switch back to its previous Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to prevent…
New Delhi: The transition to online learning during the coronavirus-induced lockdown in India was done rather well, though unequal access to digital learning devices as well as lack of internet…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday referred the corruption allegations against Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi to Lokayukta for a detailed investigation. As per reports, it is the first corruption allegation referred by the State government to Lokayukta after its creation. It is pertinent to mention here that the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) […]
Bhubaneswar: Here is an important health alert for the elderly, kids, asthmatic and chronic bronchitis patients in the State. Air quality in Odisha, especially in places like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Balasore will take the worst turn on coming Wednesday (December 9). As per IMD’s recently launched air quality model forecast system, the prediction […]
Jammu: Two minor girls, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC), were repatriated to Pakistan on Monday through the crossing point in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The two girls from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) were detained by troops of Indian Army on Sunday morning. Defence sources said the two minor girls, Laiba […]
Rayagada: In a major crackdown, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Monday seized 150 kilograms of gemstones worth Rs 1.5 crore following a raid in Rayagada district. The raid was conducted following a tip-off that huge quantities of semi-precious gemstones have been stashed at a godown allegedly belonging to a […]
New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) on Monday said that their members will not participate in the December 8 ‘Bharat Bandh’, adding that the government should though look into the farmers’ demands and resolve the issues at the earliest. Both associations said in a joint […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is not in favour of holding the under graduate and post graduate examinations now due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In a letter to all vice-chancellors of universities and College principals, the Higher Education Department on Monday directed to consider the conduct of examinations only after resumption of physical mode of […]
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested two persons who were part of a major racket that used to steal mobile phones from passengers in long distance buses. The duo has been identified as Sanjay Gadnayak and Lipan Sahu of Angul district. Senior police officials informed that the duo used to loot mobile phones from […]
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