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Bhubaneswar: Milk is the ambrosia for life but not the varieties on offer in Odisha, be it processed or raw milk. A massive 55 per cent of milk on sale in Odisha market are severely quality affected, when the national average has been 41 per cent. As many as 105 samples from a total of […]

Bhubaneswar: A major upheaval to the fore in Odisha’s animal husbandry sector. Within a span of 7-years, the populations of cattle, goat and sheep in the State have posted a decline. However, what raises an eyebrow is the biggest dip in cattle population in country has happened in Odisha. And the big poser here is: […]

Bijepur: Polling of votes has begun for the much-awaited by-election to Bijepur Assembly seat in Bargarh district amid tight security. The State Chief Electoral Officer has informed that the voter turnout in the constituency is 37.10 per cent by 1 PM. The voting, which started at 7 am across 285 booths, will continue till 5 […]

Bhubaneswar: Never ever try to live by the philosophy of US philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson – live in Sunshine, swim the sea and drink the wild air – in the coastal waters of Paradip and Dhamra in Odisha. Because, the coastal waters here are polluted to the core. The latest Water Quality Index has ‘hoisted’ […]

Bhubaneswar: Shocking and disgusting! Odisha prominently figures in the top -10 infamous states in the country where the crime rate against women is very high. All posturing by the powers that be in the State about Odisha being a safe place for women fell like nine pins, when the Crime in India – 2017 report […]

Bhubaneswar: In a big twist to the 1980’s Anil Kapoor – Meenakshi Sheshadri starred film ‘Love Marriage’, where the film ended with a big caption ‘Love Marriage is Injurious to Health’, the NCRB report has, infact, showed that it’s not injurious, rather, ‘Love Affairs’ have turned killer in Odisha. Ponder over well as the cupid […]

Bijepur: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Rita Sahu secured a landslide victory in the crucial by-election to Bijepur assembly constituency in Bargarh district. Rita Sahu garnered 1,35,957 votes while her nearest rival and BJP candidate Sanath Gartia bagged 37,967 votes. Congress candidate Dilip Kumar Panda got 5,873 votes. Besides, A total of 1982 votes were recorded for NOTA (none […]

Bhubaneswar: With incessant rains pounding the State since Wednesday, the Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena Friday allayed flood fears in the State. Briefing media on the rainfall and flood situation across the State today, Jena informed eight districts have received more than 100 mm rainfall, while three blocks witnessed rainfall above 200 mm in […]

Bhubaneswar: Is Odisha becoming crime prone? It seems so. The emergence of ‘new offenders’ (means in police lexicon they are either debut criminals or criminals arrested but acquitted) has posted an astronomical rise in Odisha. Consider this. As per the NCRB report, in 2014, nearly 15 per cent of offenders were ‘serial criminals’ (means they […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer hailing from Odisha, Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. A 1985-batch Gujarat-cadre IAS officer with a reputation as one of the closest confidantes of both PM Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, Murmu is currently serving as the Expenditure secretary in the Union […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Apex Court in its ruling in 2018 directed for using only ‘green crackers’ and had stipulated 2-hour window for fire-works on Diwali day to curb noise and air pollution, Odisha seems all set to again witness a smoky and boisterous Diwali on Sunday. Though the SC order didn’t put a blanket […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik celebrated Diwali with orphans at a non-government organisation (NGO), here on Sunday. Patnaik had also advised the Chief Secretary, the Development Commissioner, the Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) and officers in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) to visit childcare institutions and celebrate the festival of lights with children. Chief Secretary […]

New Delhi: Taking a strong note of disruption in judicial work due to strikes by lawyers of Odisha, the Bar Council of India (BCI) through a resolution today, directed the lawyers of Odisha to end their agitation. BCI sent notices to the Presidents and Secretaries of no less than 68 bar associations in Odisha including […]

Bhubaneswar: Is a Low Pressure Area (LOPAR) likely to develop over the Andaman sea on November 4 later progress into a cyclone in Bay of Bengal (BoB)? Significantly, October – November period has been the cyclone season in BoB. But post brewing up Fani in May this year, the BoB has been relatively quieter this […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking a jibe at the Odisha government over ‘sudden’ implementation of 5T model, the Opposition once again cornered the ruling-party asking why 5T was introduced now after 20 years of BJD governance and not before. While senior BJP leader and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi termed 5T model as an old wine in a new bottle, […]