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Cuttack: The Barabati Stadium was filled with energetic cheers and chants of ‘Bhaijaan’ as Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan took the stage during the Men’s Hockey World Cup celebrations in Cuttack on Wednesday night. Besides, the musical renditions by Oscar winner AR Rahman left more than 30,000 people at the iconic stadium awestruck. The music maestro’s […]

Sambalpur: Intensifying its agitation for the establishment of a permanent High Court bench in western Odisha, the Central Action Committee (CAC) of All-Western Odisha Bar Association (AWOBA) today launched a 48-hour ‘Maha bandh’ in the western districts of the State. The Sambalpur Bar Association including various lawyer associations of different districts and social and cultural […]

Khurda: With the onset of winter in the State, thousands of migratory birds have started arriving at Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia. Various species of the winged guests including Northern pintail, Gadwali, shovellers, Flamingo and Brahmani ducks are being spotted descending on the mudflats of the lake. The arrival of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The ailing elephant calf undergoing treatment at Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar for the last three days died today. The preliminary reports of the post-mortem revealed that the animal was infected with Herpes virus, informed Head of Pathology Department, Dr Sushen Kumar Panda. The calf was rescued from Hindol forest […]

Rayagada: The Crime Branch on Tuesday began investigation into the attack on Utkal Bharat party chief and former MP Kharabela Swain during a public meeting at Kashipur in Rayagada district on November 24. According to sources, a three-member team of the investigation agency led by Inspector Saroj Kumar Mohanty reached Kashipur today. The officials are […]

Sambalpur: The Students’ Association of SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) has extended support to the ongoing agitation by the Junior Doctors Association (JDA) at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla, Sambalpur. The medical students took out a rally inside the SCB hospital premises by holding placards and […]

Bhubaneswar: Schools and other educational institutions will remain closed tomorrow in Bhubaneswar in view of the inaugural event of the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at Kalinga Stadium. A notification in this regard was issued by the Chief Minister office (CMO) today. The government has also decided to close all government offices across the State […]

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) conducted raids on various food stalls at the Bali Yatra ground for second consecutive day on Monday. The raids were conducted to prevent stale foods from being served to visitors during the 10-day-long festival. According to reports, a team of Health and Food Inspection unit of the civic body […]

Nabarangpur: Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivekanand Sharma seems to have once again landed in trouble after Congress leader and former MP Pradip Majhi accused the official of thrashing and harassing a youth of the district and demanded his suspension in connection with the matter. Majhi also demanded action against Nabarangpur Inspector-in-Charge (IIC), who is […]

Puri: The Srimandir managing committee is likely to hold discussions on eight proposals in a meeting today. The meeting is scheduled to start at 11 AM under the chairmanship of Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb. As per sources, the meeting will discuss on implementation of the 12 proposals suggested as part of disciplinary reforms at […]

Malkangiri: The Odisha Excise department officials on Sunday raided the ganja farmlands near Mangalajodi village under Orkel police limits in the district and destroyed cannabis plantation worth Rs 2 crore. Acting on a tip off, the officials conducted surprise raid in the village and seized cannabis cultivated in around 22 acre of land. Later, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding 40 per cent reservation for tribal and dalit students in engineering and medical courses, ex-Congress MLA and convenor of Samajika Nyay Abhiyan Krushna Chandra Sagaria said that the outfit will hold a Samavesh on December 6 in Bhubaneswar. He also demanded a 27 per cent reservation in education and jobs for the backward […]

Jajpur: A woman suffered critical injuries after being thrashed mercilessly by her husband at Panasia under Padmapur area in Jajpur district for allegedly talking over phone on Saturday. The woman, who received multiple injuries on her body, is now undergoing treatment at Community Health Centre (CHC) in Jajpur Road and her condition is said to […]

Rourkela: A theft accused, who was arrested on Friday, escaped from the custody of Rourkela police by jumping into a river yesterday. According to reports, the accused Kundan Sahoo of Timber Colony in Rourkela was caught by locals of Nandapada under Chakradharpur area in the town while attempting to loot a house along with his […]

Balasore: Thousands of people thronged Balighat area in the district as per a tradition to donate beggars on the occasion of Kartika Purnima on Friday. Known as ‘Bhikshuk Mela’ in local parlance, thousands of beggars from the State and outside including West Bengal and Jharkhand thronged reached Balighat to participate in the event. “Kartika is […]