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Malkangiri: Vehicular communication came to a grinding halt while educational and business establishments were thrown out of gear as Congress observed 12-hour shutdown in Malkangiri demanding immediate action against the district Collector Manish Agarwal for his alleged links in the death of his personal assistant, Debnarayan Panda. Hundreds of party activists under the leadership of […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after CESU CEO, Arun Bothra announced about launching special drive from January 16 to disconnect power supply of defaulting consumers, senior Congress leader Suresh Routray today warned the power distribution company to roll back its decision and stated that the party will not tolerate if poor consumers are forced to bear the […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high at the Market Building area in Bhubaneswar on Friday reportedly after armed miscreants attacked street vendors and ransacked several shops at the prominent shopping centre located in the heart of Bhubaneswar. According to reports, around 20 to 25 masked miscreants went on ransacking spree and allegedly attacked traders who came in […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as CM Naveen Patnaik has so assiduously decided to go for ‘Mo Sarkar’ and 5T in 2019, the big NCRB blooper has been Odisha figured among the handful of states like Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir, who didn’t provide the 2018 data regarding Prevention of Corruption Act -1988 to NCRB. While NCRB […]

Nayagarh: As many as four persons, including three of a family were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a roadside tree near Karada under Saranakul Police limits of Nayagarh district Friday late night. The deceased have been identified as Chiranjib Sahoo, Aditya Sahoo, Madhusmita Sahoo- all members of a family and […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after an armed mob wreaked havoc at Market Building in Unit-II area of Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police conducted raids at several places in the city & nearby areas last night to nab as many as 18 persons in connection with the violence so far. Out of them, 12 accused are minors who have […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Anshuman Kamila has topped the Indian Economic Service (IES) Examination 2019. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the final results of IES exam in its official website- upsc.gov.in on Friday. Anshuman is the son of former Chief Post Master General of Odisha, Santosh Kamila while his mother is a professor in Economics Department of […]

Bhubaneswar: All eyes will be on Odisha government’s revised demands in terms of allocation from the Fifteenth Finance Commission, whose term was extended by the Centre last year. Earlier, Odisha had submitted a memorandum to the Commission pegging its financial requirement at Rs 8.24 lakh crore for the period 2020-25 and also demanded Rs 1,500 […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh, Odisha government has decided to construct in-stream storage structures (ISS) on major river basins, including Mahanadi, Rushikulya, Brahmani and Baitarani. After preparing a blue print for 40 such ISS, the Water Resources Department has now sought suggestions from eight departments for executing the mega project at […]

Bhubaneswar: A non-political organisation named Youth for Action comprising 5,000 youths from across 25 districts in Odisha was launched in Bhubaneswar today. The logo and website of the organisation was launched at a special function here today which was attended by BJP national vice-president Baijayant Panda and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi. Ace sprinter Dutee Chand […]

Angul: A two-wheeler owner in Pallahara area of Angul district was fined an exorbitant amount of Rs 26,000 after a minor of his neighbourhood was caught by a joint team of MVI and traffic police while riding his bike without helmet. As per reports, the minor, who was caught at Jhimiripali was charged under two […]

Bhubaneswar: A few days after Odisha School and Mass Education department decided to introduce extra classes system for academically weaker students in schools, the higher education department has also planned similar classes in colleges. State Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo has directed college authorities across the State to conduct extra classes for weaker students and […]

Bhubaneswar: Days after its beach was tagged as the second-most cleanest in the country, pilgrim city Puri has added another feather to its cap. On Sunday, the district administration won the Swachhata Darpan Award from the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under Ministry of Jal Shakti & SBM Grameen for adopting innovative methods […]

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led State government continues to face criticism from the Opposition for proposing to conduct Socio-Economic Caste Enumeration of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes (SEBC/OBC) along with the 2021 general census as the saffron party yet again cornered the government over the move. Addressing a presser here, senior BJP […]

Bhubaneswar: He was a well-known name in the cinema industry not only in Odisha but across the country. We are talking about noted filmmaker Manmohan Mohapatra who passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday. He was 69. Mohapatra is perhaps the only filmmaker from Odia film industry to have won National Awards […]