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Bhubaneswar: A day after IAS Officer Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya’s wife alleged conspiracy behind the arrest of her husband, the Opposition political parties today voiced similar concerns and condemned the State government over the issue. After Upadhyaya’s wife said that there is factionalism among the bureaucrats and some are being deliberately targeted, the BJP alleged that […]

Bhubaneswar: Already grappling with infighting and unable to put its best foot forward in the State, the Odisha unit of Congress is now facing even more embarrassment after reports of bouncers being engaged to protect party leaders from resentment brewing among different factions. Tension ran high at Congress Bhawan here on Friday after a heated […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Saturday arrested three prime accused for their alleged involvement in the recent violence at Market Building, one of the major commercial centres in Bhubaneswar. With this, the total number of arrests made in the case has gone up to 25. Earlier, 22 persons including 16 minors were arrested for ransacking shops […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunanda Patnaik, noted Indian classical singer and daughter of Odia poet Baikunthanath Patnaik, passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata, she was 85. Popularly known as ‘Guruma’, Sunanda Patnaik is a singer of Gwalior gharana. She is known for singing at a high pitch and was one of the best contemporary interpreters of […]

Bhubaneswar: A youth working at controversial self-styled Godman Sura Baba alias Surendra Mishra’s Trahi Achyuta Ashram located at Jhiniti Sasan on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar is missing for last nine years. Ajit Senapati of Lachamakona village under Erasama Police limits of Jagatsinghpur district, who was working as an accountant in Trahi Achyuta Ashram and staying […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in the capital city of Odisha has added another feather to its hat, with the take-off of Bhubaneswar-Surat-Bhubaneswar direct flight service this morning. As per reports, the flight operations set up by the PSU Carrier Air India to connect Bhubaneswar with the textile hub of Gujarat, Surat will […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: The Government of India has appointed Odia officer Atanu Kumar Das as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank of India. He has been the Executive Director of the BoI since February 17, 2017. An alumnus of Unit-I Boys’ High School and BJB College in Bhubaneswar, Das is a […]

Bhubaneswar: Following Council of Higher Secondary Education’s (CHSE) announcement with regard to implementation of qualifying marks in Plus-II first year examination from this year, flames of protest erupted across Odisha colleges with students hitting streets demanding the Board to revoke the decision. The Board had mentioned that if a student fails in the first year […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Kumar Naik on Tuesday wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while urging him to take appropriate steps for usage of Odia language in all State Assembly proceedings. Naik alleged that the use of the local language in administrative and judicial works was only confined to the […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of massive protests by students over the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE)’s decision to make 33 per cent pass marks compulsory for Plus II first year students for promotion to second year, the Odisha government on Tuesday assured to reconsider the decision. School and Mass Education (S&ME) minister Samir Dash […]

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of Odisha Assembly will commence from February 14 with ceremonial address by the Governor, as per an official notification issued on Tuesday. The first phase of the Assembly session will be held from February 14 to February 26, while the second phase will commence from April 1 and continue till April […]

Bhubaneswar:  In what could expose the network of human trafficking and prostitution which has its tentacles spread from Bangladesh to Odisha, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police Crime Branch on Tuesday managed to nab the mastermind Sk Ibrahim and his wife. Ibrahim and his wife, who is popularly called as Didi (Anjali) were […]

Rayagada: A group of over 60 suspected Maoists allegedly thrashed workers and burnt several vehicles engaged in a road construction work near Gumma village under Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district late Tuesday night. Posters, bearing the name of the naxals of Rayagada division, opposing the road construction project were also found from the spot. Sources […]

Bhubaneswar: Welcome Aboard, Junior Flyers. The dream of flying high finally became a reality for 43 specially-abled children of Odisha as they took a joyride for the first time aboard a special flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here today. After a few special programmes like art exhibition ‘MY DREAMFLIGHT’ and performance by children […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Yash Mishra from Odisha received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi today. As many as 22 children including 10 girls and 12 boys received the awards on the occasion. A resident of Sailashree Vihar in Bhubaneswar, […]