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Bhubaneswar: The Special Vigilance Court in Bhubaneswar today awarded three-year jail term to the then accounts officer Pradip Rout and accountant Chitta Mallick in connection with Rs 55 lakh fraud in Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC). Both Rout and Mallick were arrested after they surrendered before the concerned court today. Earlier in July, the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued heavy rainfall warning for Odisha in the next 24 hours. As per the special bulletin issued by IMD, the depression over Northwest Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwest wards with a speed reaching up to 16KM/HR and will cross Balasore coast by tonight. Under its impact, rain […]

Bhubaneswar: Several beneficiaries in Odisha are waiting since years to get their wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Though there is a provision under the rural job scheme for the release of payment within 15 days, several persons in Rayagada district are yet receive their wages for the last seven […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP on Tuesday trained its gun on the State government by targeting former Puri collector Aravind Agarwal on the missing Ratna Bhandar key of Puri Srimandir. Addressing a presser, BJP spokesperson and senior lawyer Pitambar Acharya alleged that a ‘conspiracy’ is being hatched to suppress the sensitive issue. The saffron […]

Bhubaneswar: With battle lines drawn for the election of the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha on August 9, all eyes are now on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) which holds the key as neither the NDA nor the UPA hold a clear majority in Rajya Sabha. Though BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen […]

Bhubaneswar: Transportation of goods and other essential commodities is likely to get disrupted due to the nationwide strike called by the Transport Workers’ Federation tomorrow. All Odisha Transport Workers’ Federation had earlier extended their support to the 24-hour nationwide transport strike. Several other trade unions have also decided to participate in the strike tomorrow to […]

Rayagada: After finding guilty of indulging in ‘unnatural sexual act’ with a minor boy student, a local court in Rayagada on Monday sentenced the accused teacher to undergo life imprisonment. The Additional District and Sessions Judge also imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh on the accused teacher identified as M Uday Kumar. Public prosecutor […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting government apathy, All Odisha Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) and Diploma in Radiology Therapy (DMRT) Students’ Union staged a demonstration in Bhubaneswar today that triggered tension after the agitating students scuffled with cops at Rajmahal square during an attempt to gherao Odisha Health Minister, Pratap Jena’s residence. The Students wing of Congress […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) yesterday arrested Habibur Rahman, a resident of Kendrapara in Odisha on charges of being a terrorist handler of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). As per a press release of NIA, Rahman who is currently based in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia was arrested from IGI Airport in New Delhi […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department on Monday predicted rain and thundershowers at most places in Odisha over the next 48 hours. On account of a low pressure system formed over northwest Bay of Bengal and a cyclonic circulation associated with it, the low pressure is likely to become well-marked in the next 24 hours, informed […]

Malkangiri: Once again the Maoists opposed Gurupriya bridge at a camp organised on Odisha border at Basuguda forest of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Hundreds of people of nearly 10 to 12 villages attended the camp which was held under the leadership of Maoist leader Sudhir, sources said. During the camp, the rebels alleged that the Gurupriya […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the backdrop of Odisha slipping on the industrial map and failing to attract investments, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will attend Investors’ Meet at Mumbai on August 8. The tour will be a prelude to the upcoming Make in Odisha conclave scheduled to be held in November 2018. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will hold […]

Bolangir: Three youths of Malpada were killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Satmail in Puintala block of the district on late Saturday night.At least three youths were killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Satmail in Puintala block of the district on late Saturday night. The deceased have been identified […]

Bhubaneswar: Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri has been appointed the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. The Centre issued a notification in this regard on Friday. Jhaveri will replace Justice Vineet Saran who has been elevated as a Supreme Court judge along with Justice KM Joseph and Justice Indira Banerjee. Justice Jhaveri was elevated as a […]

Bhubaneswar: The exclusion of more than 40 lakh people in final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) prepared by Assam has now triggered concerns that Odisha, which already has a ‘sizeable’ number of Bangladeshis, might see an influx of evicted immigrants from the north-eastern State. As far as precedent goes, Odisha is considered […]