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Bhubaneswar: The recent directive of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar to use Hindi language in official work and communication has not gone down well particularly with several political parties including the ruling-BJD and the Congress in the State. Though AIIMS authorities could not be contacted, the notification is now doing rounds […]

Paradip: For over 10 years, Jayi Swain had been searching for his son Sudarshan and just when he almost lost hope of meeting him again, he came to know about his son’s whereabouts and an emotional moment gripped his entire family. As per reports, Sudarshan was mentally challenged and he somehow came to Paradip from […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid protests and condemnations over the directive of Bhubaneswar AIIMS authorities to its employees to use Hindi as a language of communication, a delegation of BJD MPs and MLAs on Saturday met the hospital authorities seeking withdrawal of the order. The delegation led by Puri MP Pinaki Mishra sent a memorandum to Union Health […]

Sambalpur/ Bolangir: Protesting a recent Supreme Court ruling stating that States were not bound to provide reservations in promotion and appointments in public employment, a 12-hour bandh is being observed in several parts of Odisha including Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Bolangir on Sunday. The agitation is part of ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by Bhim Army against the […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued heavy rainfall alert for several parts of Odisha, especially coastal districts. As per the latest forecast, heavy rainfall is likely to occur in several parts of Puri, Cuttack, Khurda, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur districts on February 25. Gauranga Charan Behera, duty officer at Regional Meteorological Centre in […]

Berhampur: In a tragic incident, four children, including a girl, succumbed to the critical burn injuries sustained in a fire mishap at Khairachata village of Polasara in Ganjam district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Sairam, Dipak, Itishree and Alok. According to reports, all the four kids were playing near a heap of […]

Bhubaneswar: With as many as 23 districts in Odisha having recorded a day temperature of 30-33 degrees Celsius on Sunday, how will the day temperature pan out in coming months of March, April and May in Odisha? Historically seen, the months of April and May turned Odisha into a heat island consecutively for the years […]

Dhenkanal: In a bid to stop malpractice, the Dhenakanal district administration has imposed Section 144 at Biribolei Janata Government High School under Parjang Police limits in Kamakhyanagar area of the district. The move came after some guardians were allegedly spotted providing cheat papers to the students during the ongoing matric examinations on Saturday. Kankadahada Block […]

Bhubaneswar: The Director General of Police(DGP) of Odisha, Abhay Kumar, today ordered a high level probe into the self-immolation and death of the BJD women wing leader Meenakshi Mishra. As per reports, the enquiry will be conducted by IG (Modernisation) Rekha Lohani. The investigation will be conducted to ascertain under what circumstances Meenakshi attempted self-immolation […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha records a very paradoxical trend. Rapes are on the ascent here but conviction of rapists on the descent. The year 2019 seems to have turned a disastrous one as far as women safety is concerned. While the number of rapes had risen in as many as 21 districts in 2019, the conviction rate […]

Bhubaneswar: After reportedly killing at least four persons in Pipili and Khurda forest divisions, the wild tusker was spotted near Ghatikia on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Monday. A massive operation was launched today by forest department to drive back the pachyderm back into the Chandaka forest. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Hari Shankar Upadhyay […]

Jajpur: After a long wait of five years, a minor boy who lost one of his hands in a mishap that occurred in a rice mill in Jajpur district received over Rs 9 lakh compensation. The owner of Krupalu Rice Industries Private Limited under Panikoili police limits in the district handed over a sum of […]

Malkangiri: After a brief lull, left wing extremists have once again made their presence felt in the cut-off area of Malkangiri by allegedly executing a man at Bihanagudi village square under Jodamba Gram Panchayat suspecting him to be a police informer. As per the reports, some people suspected to be Maoists called one Dinabandhu Bepari […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha politics takes an effervescent turn on Tuesday as dateline for biennial polls to the Rajya Sabha has been declared by Election Commission. As per poll schedule notified today, four seats in Odisha will go to polls on March 26. The poll is necessitated following the end of 6-year term of RS members – […]

Bhubaneswar: Retired army doctor Somnath Parida, who had brutally murdered his wife, Ushashree, and chopped her body into 300 pieces in 2013, was awarded life imprisonment today. As per reports, the punishment was pronounced by the Khurda sessions judge. The court also fined the accused Rs 50,000, sources said adding that Parida broke down during […]