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Bhubaneswar: Durga puja has always been an occasion for Hindus and Muslims to unite in Manikagada village of Odisha’s Khurda district, where people of the two faiths actively take part in the rituals during the five-day gala. For centuries, the members of the two faiths have celebrated the occasion with equal enthusiasm and fervour, said […]

Bhubaneswar: As twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack gear up to celebrate Ravan Podi Ustav on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami today, the Commissionerate Police put in place massive arrangements to ensure smooth conduct of the festival. While puja committees in the Capital City and Cuttack have erected towering effigies of demon king Ravan stuffed […]

Bhubaneswar: Durga Puja festivities came to an end with the burning of gigantic effigies of demon king Ravan on Vijaya Dashami today. The event, which marks the victory of good over evil, was celebrated with much pomp and grandeur across Odisha on Tuesday. Massive security arrangements were put in place across several venues in twin […]

Bhubaneswar: With Durga Puja festivities drawing to an end, Odisha bid adieu to goddess Durga in carnival-like immersion ceremonies held across the State today. Idols of goddess Durga from 162 pandals in Cuttack were lined up to be immersed at three temporary ponds set up at Debigada ghat. The idols of goddess Durga and other […]

Bhubaneswar: Not a hearty news for Odisha. The State seems hurtling fast towards a higher rate of heart failures in future. The high risk factors that trigger heart failures in adults are now conspicuously prevalent in children and adolescents which are enough to ring the alarm bell for the health mandarins in the State. Odisha […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as a mere 3 per cent drivers put under breath analyser tested alcohol positive in Odisha post the clamp down order by Odisha DGP BK Sharma, the disconcerting fact is Odisha has the dubious distinction of bearing the burden of scoring the second highest deaths on roads due to drunken driving in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as CM Naveen Patnaik picked up the phone to dial the start of his pet scheme ‘Mo Sarkar’ in Odisha on Gandhi Jayanti, the harshest reality is the State despite implementing CCTNS (Crime &Criminal Tracking Network System) since 2012, and when rape cases in Odisha have crossed the 1,300 mark by September end, […]

Bhubaneswar: Here is a shocker. When it comes to violations of human rights, Odisha recorded a  dubious distinction of getting ranked at number 3 in the country till date this financial year (2019-20). The State has recorded over 11 rights violation cases in every 24 hours. As per the latest data available with National Human […]

Bhubaneswar: Just two-days after the launch of an ambitious initiative of Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) by the Modi Government having a core message of zero tolerance for denial of maternity services to pregnant mothers, Odisha attained the dubious tag of being the first violator of SUMAN, when a pregnant woman had to deliver on hospital […]

Bhubaneswar: When Odisha sits dubiously at the top in the country for having fewer beds in rural health centres, CM Naveen Patnaik’s nod on Monday  to increase beds only in the district headquarters hospitals on the recommendation of 5T team led by 5T secretary VK Pandian seems skewed. Sample the festering yawning rural-urban divide. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Even when under the Transaction of Business Rules, the Chief Minister has the authority to appoint a group of ministers to oversee any policy decision that has the jurisdiction over more than one ministry, such as implementation of 5T Scheme,  CM Naveen Patnaik has decided to implement his pet scheme ‘Mo Sarkar’ through his […]

Bhubaneswar: At the launch of universal health coverage scheme- Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) in Odisha on I-Day last year, CM Naveen Patnaik had stated, “Healthy Odisha – Happy Odisha. Let us continue our endeavour to build a prosperous and strong state.” Contrary to the claims of Odisha government, around 300 nursing homes in the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for visitors, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has directed different establishments such as commercial buildings, shopping malls, multiplexes, hospitals, apartments and housing projects not to collect fees for off-street parking on their premises. The orders will come into force with immediate effect. Mandatory off-street parking shall be provided to visitors […]

Bhubaneswar: After ban on Single Use Plastics (SUPs) in all urban settlements of the State, the State government will soon extend the prohibition to all rural areas by October 2, 2020. Sources said, a discussion regarding this was held during a high level meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of Odisha Asit Tripathy. […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after Jajpur Police arrested Haridaspur sarpanch’s husband Rupesh Bhadra for being involved in the death of Smitarani Biswal, the in-charge executive officer of local panchayat and termed their ‘illicit’ relationship as reason behind the incident, the Opposition political parties cornered the ruling-BJD and alleged the police of crafting a triangular love story to settle […]