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Bhubaneswar: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent Jharsuguda visit expressed concerns over the fact that Odisha farmers are not getting the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce, NITI Aayog has now swung into action and sought certain crucial information from the State government. The Odisha Food and Civil Supplies Department has now […]

Bhubaneswar: There seems to be a stiff competition between the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) to garner support of ‘rural voters’ mostly women in Odisha. While Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and BJD supremo is directly interacting with the rural masses through video conferencing under the ‘Ama Gaon Ama Bikash’ programme, […]

Balasore: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Niranjan Patnaik will be the Chief Ministerial candidate if Congress comes to power in 2019 elections, said party’s Working President Chiranjibi Biswal today. “The party will go to polls under the leadership of PCC president Niranjan Patnaik and he certainly will be the CM face if the party […]

Bhubaneswar: Under the apt leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will sweep the Odisha assembly elections with thumping majority, said party’s Odisha in-charge Arun Singh. Talking to reporters here on the recent survey by a leading national channel which claimed BJP will get 13 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, Singh […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the southwest monsoon withdrew from Odisha, people can hope to get some respite from the prevailing heat as a low pressure is likely to form over Bay of Bengal in the next 72 hours. As per the latest bulletin of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low pressure area is likely to […]

Cuttack: Panic spread after a child’s severed head was recovered from a garbage dump near Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack today. The matter came to light after a few locals spotted the head of the child near the Treasury office and alerted the police. Later, police rushed to the spot and sent the body part for […]

Bhubaneswar: Bodies of a youth and a girl were found hanging in an an under construction apartment in Bhubaneswar today. According to sources, prima facie, it is suspected to be a case of suicide. The deceased hail from Mayurbhanj and it was only a day before that they had come to Bhubaneswar, informed sources. As […]

Puri: Puri Police today intensified probe into the large-scale violence that erupted during the Puri bandh which was organised to protest introduction of ‘Dhadi Darshan’ (queue system) on Wednesday. Official source said, so far 15 cases have been registered including nine by Singhadwara Police Station and six by Town Police Station based on the complaints […]

A designated place has been fixed for passengers to stand and after they show their ticket along with their photo ID, the images are scanned. The officials managing the machine can easily verify the particulars of the passengers’ tickets.

Puri: After locals and religious outfits, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has now opposed the introduction of ‘Dhadi Darshan’ (queue system) at Puri Srimandir. At a presser, president of VHP’s Odisha unit, Ajit Patnaik alleged that the new system has hurt the sentiments of the devotees not only in Odisha but also led to resentment […]

Puri: Blame it on lack of vision or may be the Odisha government is trying too much to promote its own ‘Ama Gaon Ama Bikash’ programme that officials did not show reluctance to shut down a school for a day for the ruling party’s programme in Delang of Puri district today. The move sparked off […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha might face severe crisis due to drop in the water level of Hirakud dam as Chhattisgarh government has already started throttling the water flow of Mahanadi River through its number of barrages. Though none of the gates of the barrages in Chhattisgarh were closed during the last inspection by a team from Odisha […]

Bhubaneswar: Farmers in three districts of Western Odisha are now grappling with Brown Plant Hoppers (Chakada) which are now posing a serious threat to standing crops in several hectares of agricultural land. What has compounded the misery of farmers is the ‘inefficiency’ of the Odisha Agriculture department which is yet to act even though the […]

Bhubaneswar: With an objective to reach out to people and revive party’s organisation ahead of 2019 elections, Congress today launched a ‘Jan Jagran Yatra’ in Odisha. Congress team led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President, Niranjan Patnaik launched the yatra in a bus that will cover several parts of Odisha. “Our only aim is […]

New Delhi: In a major relief for consumers across the country, the Centre today slashed the prices of petrol and diesel by at least Rs 2.50 per litre. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely today. “Excise duty to be reduced by Rs 1.50 & OMCs will absorb Rs 1. So, a total […]