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Sambalpur: Protesting the State government’s action against the controversial director of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) Aswini Kumar Pujahari, the Burla Sachetana Nagarik Manch today observed a 12-hour bandh in the town today. It may be noted that the Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) of VIMSAR had been on strike since […]

Bhubaneswar: Chancellor of Universities and Governor Ganeshi Lal has directed Chief Secretary AP Padhi to conduct a Vigilance inquiry into allegations brought against the Vice-chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Surendra Nath Pasupalak by the former assistant registrar of the varsity. Besides, the Governor has also asked the Chief Secretary to submit […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting the alleged sexual harassment of girl inmates at Good News India’s Dream Centre shelter home at Beltikiri in Dhenkanal district, the BJP has announced to launch a two-day state-wide agitation in all district headquarters from today. Demanding the removal of Women and Child Development Minister, Prafulla Samal, the saffron party will hold meetings […]

Sundergarh: In an alleged custodial death, a youth, who was arrested by the Rajgangpur police two days back on charges of duping money, was found hanging in the bathroom of the police station on Wednesday night. As per reports, the youth, identified as Jai Lakra of Raika Kachhar village under Kutunia panchayat in the district […]

Bhubaneswar: Combing and anti-insurgency operations have been intensified in various Maoist-dominated districts and in the bordering areas of Odisha as the PLGA (Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army) week (observed by Maoists) began today. The red rebels will observe the PLGA week till December 8. Posters and banners were found in various places in Koraput and Malkangiri […]

Dhenkanal: Following sexual harassment allegations by inmates of Dream Centre Shelter Home at Beltikiri under Sadar police limits of Dhenkanal, Women and Child Development Minister Prafulla Samal today informed that the institution is unregistered and was running illegally. “The shelter home is unregistered and running illegally. Strict action will be taken against the authorities of […]

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) conducted raids on various food stalls at the Bali Yatra ground for second consecutive day on Monday. The raids were conducted to prevent stale foods from being served to visitors during the 10-day-long festival. According to reports, a team of Health and Food Inspection unit of the civic body […]

Nabarangpur: Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivekanand Sharma seems to have once again landed in trouble after Congress leader and former MP Pradip Majhi accused the official of thrashing and harassing a youth of the district and demanded his suspension in connection with the matter. Majhi also demanded action against Nabarangpur Inspector-in-Charge (IIC), who is […]

Keonjhar: In a tragic incident, a female elephant was killed after being hit by a train near Ramachandrapur under Sadar forest range of Keonjhar district Wednesday night. According to reports, the incident occurred at around 10.30 pm when a herd of ten elephants was crossing the railway tracks and the goods train coming from Joda […]

Kendrapara: A youth allegedly killed three of his family members and injured his mother by attacking them with a sharp weapon at Madhusudanpur village under Patkura police limits in the district late Saturday night. The accused Bikram Das, who is a tractor driver, was reportedly in an inebriated state when he attacked his family members. […]

Balasore: While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributed land rights to landless slum dwellers through video conferencing as part of the ‘Jaga Mission’ in several districts of the State on Thursday, many beneficiaries in Balasore town returned empty-handed. Apart from Balasore, the programme was also launched in Puri, Boudh, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Ganjam and Dhenkanal districts by […]

Angul: A team of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII) reached Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) and has begun an investigation to establish the exact reason behind the death of male tiger Mahavir (also known as MB-2) in the core area of the forest on Wednesday. The team comprising NTCA IG […]

Bhubaneswar: A West Bengal-based actress has accused Odia film director Dilip Panda of mentally harassing her. The matter came to light after a video featuring the actress Elsha Ghosh screaming and alleging the director of mentally harassing her went viral in social media. According to reports, the incident occurred during the audio release of upcoming […]

Bhubaneswar: After bagging investment commitments of approximately Rs 1, 42,000 crore from country’s top industrialists on the second day of Odisha’s flagship biennial business event here, many national and international experts have begun discussions on a slew of topics including healthcare and Micro Small and Medium Enterprise sectors on the third day of Make in […]

Phulbani: Fresh posters of CPI (Maoist) extending support to the ongoing farmer agitation under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) have surfaced at two places in Kandhamal district. The posters released in the name of Odisha State Committee of the outlawed outfit were found at Kukuruma village under Phiringia police limits and Khadir […]