News from Bhubaneswar

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which reportedly applied a new strategy in the recent Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, tasted resounding electoral success. Many party MPs, who were fielded as MLA nominees, came out with flying colours. 

In its letter to district Collectors, SRC Satyabrata Sahu said that an Agricultural Input Subsidy (AIS) will be provided to farmers sustaining crop loss of 33 percent and above as per norms of the State Disaster Response Fund.

As per IMD, light to moderate rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rainfall is likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh today.

According to Rai, the Government has set up Counter Insurgency and Anti- Terrorist Schools for the training of police personnel. Three such schools have been set up in Odisha.

Patrolling and checking drives will also be intensified across Bhubaneswar. Apart from this, awareness will be created among people about the methods used by criminals to commit crimes and how they can strengthen security in apartments and other residential areas.

It was among 10 anacondas kept in the enclosure number 46 at the zoo. Now, nine anacondas remain in the zoo following the death of this one.

The BJP veteran also observed that women in the state have started changing their mindset as the BJD has long been misinforming them on various issues and Central schemes. 

The dharna launched by the tribal villagers of D Koral and Dimundi of Kashipur area in Rayagada district at the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar entered the 10th day on Tuesday.

Various outfits observed a 12-hour bandh over demand for district status to Kantabanji in Bolangir after the government initiated the process to tag Padampur as a district.

Odisha Vigilance has also charge-sheeted 551 accused persons in 321 corruption cases, acquiring third place in the country. 

The sex ratio at birth is falling drastically in Odisha, leaving health experts pondering over the reasons why the number of girls keeps falling even though there is a dedicated law to prevent such imbalance. 

The proposal of the School and Mass Education Department to take over Secondary Board High School Cuttack has also been accorded the Cabinet nod.

Police said that the family members had brought the body of Papuni to Capital Hospital on Monday night. The brother of the deceased has lodged a complaint alleging murder.

As for the speculation about a possible BJD-BJP friendly match in the next election, the BJP veteran said that the BJD is deliberately engineering such speculations to mislead people.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for the Andhra Pradesh coast as the severe cyclonic storm Michaung was expected to move nearly northwards and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Bapatla today.