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Keonjhar: Transportation of minerals in Joda mining area of Keonjhar district has been disrupted since Tuesday due to an agitation being staged by dumper and truck owners’ associations protesting skyrocketing of diesel prices. Members of the Mining Area Truck Owners’ Association, Joda have also joined the strike. The vehicle owners have been demanding a rise […]

Bhubaneswar: Frequent flyers to and from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here are in for a special treat this Raja. The Airport authorities are soon coming up with an array of authentic traditional Odia food that can be tasted or carried home from a special outlet at the terminal. A spread of delicious Odia […]

Bhubaneswar: To check malpractice and ensure transparency during Matriculation and Plus-II examinations, the State Government has decided to install CCTV cameras at all examination centres across the State starting 2018-19 academic year. Addressing a workshop on quality education and restructuring of examination procedures in Bhubaneswar, School and Mass Education department Secretary, Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra said […]

Baripada: Police on Monday night arrested a man on charges of impersonating an IAS officer and marrying a woman at Damodarpur village under Khunta block in Mayurbhanj district. The accused identified as Rajat Panda of Tihidi area in Bhadrak district faked himself as IAS officer Lingaraj Panda posted in Sambalpur district and married the woman- […]

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Southern Odisha are likely to witness heavy rainfall from June 8 as a low pressure system is building up over Bay of Bengal. As per the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, the south-west monsoon is also likely reach Odisha by June 9 or 10. HR Biswas, Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre stated […]

Dhenkanal: It was a close shave for former Dhenkanal MLA Nabin Nanda after unidentified miscreants hurled crude bombs at his vehicle near Takhurpal village under Gondia block on Monday. Though the vehicle of Nanda sustained extensive damage, he escaped unhurt in the incident. The incident occurred when he was travelling in his SUV to attend […]

Khurda: The Railway Police Sunday busted a gang of inter-state mobile phone thieves and arrested three persons including two women at Khurda Road railway station. One of the arrested has been identified as Debraj Singh while the identity of the other two is yet to be revealed. All the three are residents of Purulia in […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Protesting the rising prices of petroleum products across the country and the State, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) is observing a six-hour ‘Chaka jam’ in the twin city today from 6 am to 12 noon. The activists of the OPCC took to streets from early in the morning and were seen picketing at […]

Bhubaneswar: Sexual assault on minor girls continues unabated in Odisha with three such cases reported from different parts of the State in last 24 hours. A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by three youths including a juvenile at Badachakada village under Rambha area in Ganjam district on May 26. However, the matter came to […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: In a bid to create awareness on environment protection and healthy life, cyclists in twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack organised bicycle rallies on occasion of the first official ‘World Bicycle Day’ on Sunday. Cutting across age groups, people from different quarters participated in bicycle rallies that were organised by various groups. The sole […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote a letter to the Union government requesting immediate discontinuation of construction work on the Polavaram irrigation project till the issues pertaining to the state are not resolved. In a letter to Union Environment and Forest Minister, Harsh Vardhan, the Chief Minister said Odisha is not being […]

Bhubaneswar: Five districts in Odisha are likely to experience the first pre-monsoon showers in the next 24 hours, as per the met department forecast. The districts- Malkangiri, Balasore, Koraput, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj will be witnessing pre-monsoon rains while rain triggered by Nor’wester is also likely to hit several parts of the State. The Bhubaneswar Regional […]

Cuttack: The three-day State Level Tribal Sports Competition 2018 that kicked off on May 30 concluded at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack on Friday with Khurda emerging overall champions in the meet. Attending the closing ceremony, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “I am delighted that we organised the first tribal sports meet in the […]

Bargarh: Tension gripped Khairapalli village under Ambabhona police limits in Bargarh district after a man was killed and his minor daughter critically injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants late Friday night. The deceased, identified as Sadhucharan Pradhan from Saranda in Atabira block, was working as a teacher in the Kharipalli School. He was also […]

Puri: Amid speculations, OTV has come across some evidence which indicates that the keys of the inner chamber of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar have gone missing. A copy (in possession of OTV) of the minutes of the temple management committee meeting held soon after the inspection of Ratna Bhandar (the treasure trove of Lord Jagannath) […]