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Bhubaneswar: Despite the craze created around the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018, several fans were left disappointed today after they failed to buy tickets for the inaugural ceremony to be held at Kalinga Stadium and Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Though the online ticket sale began today, several fans were a disgruntled lot owing to severe […]

Bhubaneswar: The students who appeared for the assistant surgeon examination conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) have alleged errors in the question paper. The examination was held on April 22 for as many as 1, 273 posts across the state. The test was held in over 17 cities in Odisha. Reports said, around […]

Sambalpur: Intensifying its ongoing agitation demanding establishment of a permanent High Court bench in western Odisha, the Western Odisha Bar Association closed all the Central and State government offices in the region for an indefinite period from today. The lawyers’ body has also decided to hold a 48-hour Mahabandh across the region on November 29 […]

Bargarh: Hundreds of farmers in Bhatli block of Bargarh district were deprived of crop insurance allegedly due to the lackadaisical attitude of the bank authorities. According to reports, many farmers of the block suffered crop loss in 2017. However, at least 289 farmers of 15 villages under Bhatli are yet to receive insurance compensation under […]

Bhadrak: A youth’s hands and legs were tied with a rope and he was mercilessly thrashed by locals for allegedly stealing prawns from a villager’s pond at Bidyutprabha village under Dhamra area of Bhadrak district early morning today. The youth has been identified as Bhaskar Das of Nyaykandi area of the district. According to reports, […]

Cuttack: A day after the traders’ association resolved their dispute with the district administration over three of its demands, the preparations for Bali Yatra, which is just four days ahead, is now undergoing on war footing in Cuttack. On Friday, the traders’ body had decided not to open stalls alleging the administration of changing rules […]

Dhenkanal: A youth undergoing treatment at the Dhenkanal District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here died after falling from the fourth floor of the building in the wee hours today. The patient has been identified as Sanjay Bhola of Haradapasi village under Sadar police station in the district. According to reports, ailing Sanjay was admitted to the […]

Cuttack: The Centre’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan seems to have taken a backseat in Odisha as the State government has allegedly failed to check massive irregularities in the mission to make the country and the state open defecation free (ODF). While the State government claims to have made all the blocks and districts of the State […]

Kendrapara: A youth allegedly killed three of his family members and injured his mother by attacking them with a sharp weapon at Madhusudanpur village under Patkura police limits in the district late Saturday night. The accused Bikram Das, who is a tractor driver, was reportedly in an inebriated state when he attacked his family members. […]

Balasore: Gold and silver ornaments of as many as three temples at Soro municipality in Balasore were allegedly looted by unidentified miscreants late Friday night. The matter came to light after the authorities of the temples found all the ornaments stolen and lodged complaints at the police station this morning. According to sources, silver and […]

Keonjhar: Two brothers sustained grievous injuries after a bomb, allegedly planted to prevent elephants from damaging crops in a field, exploded at Binida village under Sadar ranger in Keonjhar district today. The injured duo, Mukund Juang and Kedar Juang, was rushed to the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in critical condition. The two brothers are stated […]

Cuttack: Uncertainty looms large over the ‘Bali Yatra’ festival in Cuttack as the tent house association today dismantled several tents pitched for setting up stalls along the Mahanadi river bed after dispute between the traders’ association and the district administration intensified. On Friday, the traders’ association had decided to shun from opening stalls alleging the […]

Berhampur: A woman rescued in critical condition from outside a house near Belgaon under Hinjili police station in Ganjam today morning has alleged that she was beaten up and later thrown out of the house by her in-laws for accusing father-in-law of attempting to establish an illicit relationship with her. According to reports, the woman […]

Balasore: While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributed land rights to landless slum dwellers through video conferencing as part of the ‘Jaga Mission’ in several districts of the State on Thursday, many beneficiaries in Balasore town returned empty-handed. Apart from Balasore, the programme was also launched in Puri, Boudh, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Ganjam and Dhenkanal districts by […]

Angul: A team of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII) reached Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) and has begun an investigation to establish the exact reason behind the death of male tiger Mahavir (also known as MB-2) in the core area of the forest on Wednesday. The team comprising NTCA IG […]