News from Bhubaneswar

However, the Minister further informed the House that the state government would take appropriate steps at the right time after reviewing the criteria and norms.

The accused has been identified as Rajat Kumar of Haryana. He was nabbed from Himachal Pradesh on February 4 and brought to Bhubaneswar on a transit remand today. Rajat Kumar was arrested based on the complaint filed by a lady journalist in Bhubaneswar.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday also brought similar allegations and demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case.

The BJP MLAs rushed to the well of the House and created ruckus over the issue on the third day of the Budget session of the Odisha Assembly. The members staged a demonstration by holding posters.

As per reports, the birth control centre has a capacity of 240 dogs. It has 48 kennels, two operation theatres and five operating tables. The centre can sterilise up to 100 dogs a day.

Justice Singh’s name was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium to the Central Government for appointment as the next Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court following the retirement of Chief Justice Subhasis Talapatra on October 3, 2023.

Another grave mistake was noticed in the name of former Chief Minister Harekrushna Mahtab which was painted on the wall of Urdu Primary school under Dhamnagar block in Bhadrak. Jatiya Kabi Banchhanidhi Mohanty was written as Banchhanidhi Das on a roadside wall at Bonth Chhak.

Umashankar Das of IMD Bhubaneswar said, “Usually rise in temperatures does not happen so early. If we look at the temperatures in February and March in the last two years, some towns in Odisha were the hottest ones in the country. For such hot weather conditions, only the El Nino effect cannot be blamed.”

BJP’s state unit president, Manmohan Samal pointed out that the Gajapati Maharaj has already confirmed that Arpan Rath was not the decision of the Srimandir Management Committee.

Laxmisagar Police in Bhubaneswar arrested four drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol late at night on Monday. They were produced in court on Tuesday, police said. 

Days after an Odia girl earned appreciation for reading the speech of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at DRDO Bhawan in Delhi, a Class VIII student stole the show with his vote of thanks at the World Odia Language Conference in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. 

The 25-year-old doctor scaled Mount El'brus, located in southwest Russia, on August 16, 2023. It is the highest above-ground peak in Russia and Europe, After this spectacular success, Khadenga has set his sights on the highest mountain peak in Australia.

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led Odisha government spent Rs 19.40 crore on advertisements. Information and Public Relations Minister Pradeep Amat informed this in the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. 

Mishra sat on dharna demanding Vigilance probe on land acquisition for the Vedanta University at Puri. He also demanded a ruling from the Speaker on the issue.

Twin City Police Commissioner, Sanjeeb Panda today informed that both the accused were nabbed by a team of Special Crime Unit from Pahala area.