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Puri: Tension ran high at Kumbharapada in Puri district after locals staged a demonstration in front of Kumbharapada police station protesting alleged physical and mental torture inflicted on an elderly couple and their son by police officials late on Monday night. According to reports, the daughter-in-law of one Sarat Paikray (75), a resident of Abakash […]

Bhubaneswar: Prof Ganeshi Lal will take oath as the Governor of Odisha at a special function at Raj Bhawan here today evening. Yesterday, Lal was given a Guard of Honour at Bhubaneswar Airport after his arrival at around 1.30 PM. It may be mentioned here that Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik was holding additional charge […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday hiked bus fares across categories owing to increase in prices of petrol and diesel. It is for the third time that bus fares have been hiked in 2018. Ordinary buses will be charging 70 paise per km as compared to the previous fare of 68 paise per km while the […]

Bhubaneswar: The capital city now becomes the fourth National data centre of National Informatics Centre (NIC) after Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune as Union Minister of Electronics & IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad unveiled a new data centre here today. Prasad said that this data centre in Bhubaneswar is of global standards. Emphasizing the significance of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off specially-designed vehicles named ‘Paree Express’ as part of a 15-day awareness campaign ‘Paree Pain Katha Tiye’ against child sexual abuse. The 15 specially-designed vehicles will roll across the State and spread awareness on rising incidents of sexual assaults against minor girls and women. The logo and theme […]

Bhubaneswar: Activists of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today took to streets here as part of the party’s three-day statewide protest against skyrocketing of fuel prices across the country. Holding banners and shouting anti-Government slogans, hundreds of party activists, including women staged a demonstration followed by a protest meeting at Raj Bhawan Square here. Members […]

Balasore: Normal life has been affected at various places in Soro and Bahanaga blocks of Balasore district today due to a 12-hour dawn to dusk bandh being observed by BJP demanding sub-division status to Soro. Besides, Government and private offices, shops and other business establishments and educational institutions have remained closed due to the bandh. […]

  Bolangir: Two newborn twin baby girls were found abandoned inside a toilet at Bolangir railway station in the wee hours on Sunday. Both the babies, believed to be two-months-old, were found inside a bag, sources said. The matter came to light after a passenger spotted them inside the toilet and informed railway officials who […]

  Bhubaneswar: Two persons have been detained today for hurling bombs at Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) office in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the accused allegedly abused the security guard deployed at the party’s office and hurled bombs. Splinters & stones from the exploded bombs have been recovered from the spot. “I heard the blast while […]

Bhubaneswar: The results of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII examinations were announced on Saturday. This year, the pass percentage has improved to 83.01 per cent from 82.02 per cent of last year. Thiruvananthapuram Region recorded highest pass percentage of 97.32%, Chennai stood second with 93.87%, followed by Delhi at 89%. “Results of […]

Bhubaneswar: Over two lakh candidates are appearing for the AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) MBBS entrance examination that began in 155 centres including Odisha on Saturday. The online examination (computer based test) is being conducted in two shifts per day (9 am to 12:30 pm and 3 pm to 6:30 pm today. The […]

Bhubaneswar: A total of 42,283 candidates have been allotted ranks in the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2018, the results of which were announced today. Candidates can download their rank card at www.ojee.nic.in and www.odishajee.com. Besides, the results are also available on Android app- OJEE2018. As per sources, 42,288 candidates had appeared for the OJEE […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday seized fake currency notes worth Rs 3 lakh from a passenger travelling in Kamakhya-Yesvantpur Express at Bhubaneswar railway station. Sources said, the fake currency was seized while being smuggled to Bangalore from Bangladesh. An accused identified as Simar has been […]

Bhubaneswar:  As many as 2000 private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres and patho labs across Odisha today downed their shutters in support of the 24-hour strike call given by the All Odisha Private Medical Establishment Forum (AOPMEF). The AOPMEF is demanding amendments in the Odisha Clinical Establishments Act, especially the one that requires the establishments to […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems that coastal Odisha is now on the radar of major political parties including BJP and BJD ahead of the 2019 elections as both parties are leaving no stones upturned to reach out to voters highlighting each other’s lacunae. Politics has already heated up in the State ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]