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Bhubaneswar: Even though the Home Ministry has formulated stringent rules on sale of acid following the Supreme Court directive in 2013, petty hardware stores in the State are selling acid openly. A reality check by OTV showed blatant violation of the rules pertaining to sale of acid in the State. As per the guidelines laid […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre is not providing any funds to the Odisha government to organise the Men’s Hockey World Cup scheduled to be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in November this year. In reply to a query from BJD’s Koraput MP, Jhina Hikaka in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh […]

Bolangir: Shops and educational institutions in Bolangir town remained closed today as part of the two-day bandh being observed by several organisations including Congress and BJP. The Bolangir Joint Action Committee which called for the shutdown has been demanding construction of a bypass in view of recent road mishaps in the town. Members of the […]

Nabarangpur: The sacks of rice reaching different Anganwadi centres of Raighar block in Nabarangpur district weigh at least 10 to 15 kgs less than the ideal weight, allege Anganwadi workers in the area. The 50 kg sacks supplied to these centres contain only about 40 to 38 kgs of rice. This ultimately affects the quantity […]

Puri: Even though the State government spent Rs 10.63 crore to build hospitals in Puri and Konark three years back, healthcare services still remain a distant dream at these hospitals. Fate of these hospitals is hanging in balance due to an internal conflict between the Health department and authorities of the Ayush training. As per […]

Bhubaneswar: Members of the State BJP today met to review the progress of organisational works assigned by national party president Amit Shah. As per reports, BJP national general secretary (organisation) Soudan Singh, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other senior leaders of the party also attended the meeting. A decision was taken to sensitise villagers in […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will submit an affidavit by end of this month on steps taken after Supreme Court’s directives on Srimandir reforms. The decision was taken during a meeting between SJTA officials and different servitor associations today. According to sources, the meeting discussed how devotees can have smooth darshan of deities […]

Malkangiri: A Class X girl student of Sikhapali Residential School in Malkangiri died under mysterious circumstance yesterday night. The deceased has been identified as Bandana Sarkar, who was found in a pool of blood with cut injuries in her hand in the computer room of the school. A blade was also found from the spot. […]

Burla: Alleging irregularities in medicine supply and delay in submission of pending bills, authorities of the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR), Burla have issued notice to a medicine store on its campus asking it to vacate the premises by August 14, 2018. The notice mentioned that Choudhury Medicine Store located […]

Bhubaneswar: Vowing to continue their protests, teachers, lecturers and employees of block grant schools and colleges resumed duty today wearing black badges. After their 40-day long cease-work, the teachers have decided to continue their stir wearing black badges while resuming their work. While most agitating block teachers have returned to work; according to the decision […]

Khurda/Dharmagarh: As many as four persons died in separate road mishaps across the State late last night. Two people were killed in a gruesome accident when a car they were travelling in fell off a bridge near Talakheta in Jatani. According to reports, the mishap occurred when three persons including the driver were returning in […]

Kendrapara: Police imposed Section 144 in Kendrapara town today after palpable tension prevailed between two groups at Government High School ground. According to sources, tension surfaced between two groups over organising a public event at the ground. After getting the news, a police camp was set up near the spot. Apprehending trouble, Kendrapara SP Niti […]

Bhubaneswar: The New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express caught fire near Tilkanagar, a few kilometers before reaching Rourkela railway station today. It is suspected that a short circuit in B-7 coach of the train led to the fire. It was when excessive smoke emanating from the bogie was noticed that an alarm was raised. “The smoke started […]

Bhubaneswar: More and more questions are being raised over State government’s decision to spend money from the contingency fund for implementation of KALIA scheme. As per reports, an amount of nearly Rs 735 crore will be used from the contingency fund for KALIA scheme and the move has been approved by the Odisha Finance department. […]

Bhubaneswar: Proving that his heart too beats for hockey, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will be flying down to Bhubaneswar to witness the final match of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at Kalinga Stadium tomorrow. The master blaster today took to Twitter to confirm his presence for the final match. He also congratulated Odisha Chief Minister […]