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Khurda: Tension prevailed in Khurda today as locals torched a liquor shop protesting the death of a youth in a road mishap. According to reports, the deceased, Jagannath Baral died in a road mishap in front of the liquor shop at around 3.30 PM yesterday. Following the incident, the family members had taken Baral’s body […]

Sambalpur: Unidentified miscreants allegedly set fire to property inside Board of Secondary Education (BSE) office in Sambalpur today. Several important documents, records of students as well as two vehicles belonging to the employees of the BSE were gutted in the incident. The BSE officials informed that nearly eight to ten persons stormed into the office […]

Cuttack: Vigilance department officials today detected assets over Rs 2.39 crore belonging to Kiran Kumar Samantray, who is posted as junior clerk at the Board of Revenue in Cuttack. This was revealed after the anti-corruption wing of the State government conducted raids based on allegations against Samantray of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources […]

Sambalpur: Making Odisha proud, master weaver and entrepreneur Ramkrishna Meher won the World Crafts Council (WCC) award 2018 for excellence in handicrafts for his ‘Sambalpuri Ikat Saree’. The jury panel comprising international experts picked Meher’s Sambalpuri Ikat Saree as the winner among the 215 products globally. “The Sambalpuri Ikat has won the award and I […]

Puri: With mystery still shrouding the death of Sujata, wife of railway doctor Sanjeev Sahu posted in Puri, the Police seem to be groping in dark to establish the cause and motive behind the woman’s death even though a few persons were interrogated in connection with the incident today. Moreover, it is suspected that Sujata […]

Bhubaneswar: It is only due to the ongoing stand-off between the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the dispute over Mahanadi River water snowballed into a major controversy, said Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Niranjan Patnaik today. The Odisha Congress chief also targeted both the parties for doing nothing […]

Bhubaneswar: The bird flu situation particularly in some villages under Krushna Prasad block of Puri district still remains grim, said Agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy today. He further informed that the State government is taking all possible measures to contain the outbreak. “The bird flu situation remains grim as crow deaths are also being reported in […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could be good news for air travelers, scheduled flight services from the newly-inaugurated Jharsuguda airport could begin as early as the first week of January 2019. Veer Surendra Sai Airport director, Sudesh Chouhan, in an exclusive interview to OTV, informed that the third phase bidding for the same is already underway. “The […]

Jajpur: Cracking its whip on smuggling of minor minerals, Jajpur Police detained seven trucks allegedly engaged in illegal transportation of stone chips at Vyasanagar area. According to reports, the vehicles were detained during patrolling on Sunday night. Police sources said, as the concerned truck drivers could not produce any relevant documents regarding loading and transportation […]

Bolangir: The ongoing agitation for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Bolangir intensified with the joint action committee (JAC) and the district bar association calling for a week-long bandh from December 24. As per sources, the agitating lawyers have called for closure of all schools, educational institutions, banks and government offices till December […]

Bhubaneswar: After Beligum lifted the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup, stories about the team’s midnight escapade from hotel to Kalinga Stadium in 2017 by breaching security cover ‘as part of some superstitious ritual’ is doing rounds again. The Belgium captain, however, has brushed them aside as something funny that the entire team wanted to do. […]

Khurda: Hundreds of residents of Jayamanagala village today blocked the National Highway no-57 connecting Khurda-Bolangir protesting administration’s move to forcibly acquire forest and village crematorium land to pave way for new industries. Alleging that environment pollution due to smoke and other waste released from different industries at Sarua Industrial Estate is already alarming, the Jayamangala […]

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours and subsequently into a Severe Cyclonic Storm in subsequent 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said in a bulletin. The system is likely to move north-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between […]

Berhampur: Ahead of the 2019 elections, there is some news which will certainly bring a smile on the faces of the visually impaired voters across Odisha. Now the visually challenged people can exercise their franchise without the assistance of anybody including presiding officers as Braille ballot papers will be used during the upcoming polls, official […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to ensure smooth conduct of annual Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Plus-II examinations, the authorities had earlier decided to install CCTV cameras not only at the examination management hub but also in all exam centres to check malpractice. As per the schedule announced by the CHSE, the Plus-II exams will […]