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WATCH Video: Odisha Traffic Cop Sweeps Road, Receives Accolades From All

Phulbani: It was a pleasant surprise for commuters on a busy road at Phulbani on Wednesday morning to find a traffic policeman sweeping the road to clear off layers of sand that posed imminent threat to motorists, two wheeler riders in particular. Needless to say the extraordinary care and concern of the man in uniform […]

MSP For Paddy: Odisha Government's Omission Hits State Farmers Hard
Odisha Govt Insensitive To Plight Of Farmers: BJP

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday lashed out at the Odisha government while accusing the ruling-BJD of being insensitive to the problems of farmers in regards to the paddy procurement in the State. Addressing a presser, State BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar said farmers are facing a lot of problems during the paddy […]

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Guru Gobind Singh’s Call ‘Make Sparrow Fight Hawks’ Is Need Of The Hour!  

Bhubaneswar: With a grateful nation on Wednesday celebrating the 354th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in all reverence, his sagacious words about what a ‘guru’ should like be, still stand tall as the lighthouse guiding all ignorant mundane and wanderer mortals of this world. The tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, said, “Chidiyan te […]

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Odisha: Sambalpur Varsity Gets New VC

Bhubaneswar: Prof Sanjeev Mittal has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Sambalpur University today. Odisha Governor and Chancellor Prof Ganeshi Lal selected him for the prestigious position. “In exercise of powers conferred by Sub Section(1) read along with Sub Section(7) of Section 6 of Odisha Universities (Amendment) Act 2020, Governor and Chancellor of […]

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Lt Gen CP Mohanty Stresses On Army Modernisation To Deal With Threats From Pak, China

Bhubaneswar: Vice chief of Indian Army, Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on Wednesday said India has threats from both Pakistan and China and stressed for modernisation and technological advancement of Indian armed forces to deal with it. “In today’s time, China and Pakistan are major challenges for Indian Army. In order to win over them […]

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India Sending One Million Covid Vaccines To Nepal

Kathmandu: A total of one million Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered by India to Nepal which will land in Kathmandu on Thursday, said the Nepalese Health and Population Minister Hrydesh Tripathi on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference along with Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Tripathi said the Government of India will hand over […]

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Odisha: Three More Arrested For Attack Bid On OPCC Chief Niranjan Patnaik

Keonjhar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three more persons in connection with the attack on Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Niranjan Patnaik’s vehicle and his personal security officer Rakesh Singh. The trio has been identified as Deepak Kumar Tarei, Sibananda Dehury and Santosh Naik. The total number of arrests in connection with the […]

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Odisha: Annual Adivasi Mela In Bhubaneswar From January 26

Bhubaneswar: The annual tribal fair or Adivasi Mela will commence from January 26 at Adivasi ground near Unit-1 here. The State government has decided to organise the fair with strict adherence to the Covid-19 guidelines. As per government sources, the Adivasi ground will remain open for the public from 11 am to 7 pm every […]

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Odisha Revises Guidelines For Issuing Income, Caste Certificates

Bhubaneswar: Continuing with its strategy to improve citizen-centric services, the Odisha government on Tuesday issued revised guidelines for issuing miscellaneous and caste certificates. As per a notification, Revenue and Disaster…

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Covaxin, Covishield New Fact-Sheets: Know Who Can’t Take Vaccines, the Side-effects

Bhubaneswar: With the ‘vaccine hesitancy’ getting manifested in nearly half a dozen districts– including the Capital City– in the State despite a mere 0.01 per cent showing any AEFI (adverse events following immunisation) signs, the two vaccine manufacturers – Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute India – have released fact-sheets that tell who are eligible for […]

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Sex Racket Busted In Rourkela, 4 Including Kingpin Arrested

Rourkela: A major sex racket which was operating from an abandoned quarters in Sector-13 of the steel city in Odisha’s Sundergarh district was busted on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off regarding illegal fresh trade, a team of Sector-15 police conducted a raid on the abandoned house in Rourkela and apprehended four persons from the spot. […]

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Criminal Case Against 8-YO Girl: Petition Filed In OSCPCR Seeking Stern Action Against Cops

Bhubaneswar: Trouble seems to be mounting for the police officials of Banamalipur outpost and Balipatna police station here for booking an eight-year-old girl in a criminal case. The Childline, Bhubaneswar today filed a petition with the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) calling the incident a violation of child rights and demanded […]

Bus Fares Hiked Across All Categories In Odisha: Check Details
Bus Fares Hiked Across All Categories In Odisha: Check Details

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government increased the fares of bus across all categories in the wake of an increase in the fuel prices. As per the information shared by the State Transport Authority (STA), the fares of Ordinary and Express buses have been increased by 1 paisa/KM while fare of Deluxe and AC Deluxe buses increased […]

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Odisha COVID19 Vaccination Day-4: Bhubaneswar Sheds ‘Vaccine Hesitancy’ Tag, Overshoots Target!

Bhubaneswar: The big story of the Day-4 in the vaccination drive against COVID19 in Odisha is the State’s Capital city Bhubaneswar has seemingly shed the initial ‘vaccine hesitancy’ to score an over the top performance today. The Capital stride assumes significance when the vaccination rate in the whole of the State on Wednesday has been […]

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Nayagarh Minor Girl Murder Case Shifted To Children’s Court

Nayagarh: In a fresh twist to the sensational case involving the abduction and murder of a five-year-old girl at Jadupur in Nayagarh, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Wednesday transferred the case to the Children’s Court for regular hearing as the accused has been found to be between 16 and 18 years old. The transfer […]

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