Bhubaneswar: With the ‘Make In Odisha’ conclave barely a few weeks away, the State government and the Centre seem to be vying to take credit for bringing maximum investments to the state. Close on heels of the State government’s ‘Investment Roadshow’ in Mumbai, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today led an ‘Investors’ Summit’ in Surat and […]
Bhubaneswar: Buses and heavy vehicles kept off roads across the state in view of the nationwide strike called by the Transport Workers’ Federation today. Parents and students in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack had a harrowing experience as school buses discontinued their services for the day. #WATCH: 24-hour nationwide strike called by Transport […]
Bhubaneswar: The refreshing greens in more than 100 acres of agriculture land in and around the Baitarni village in Banspal block of Keonjhar owe it all to the grit and determination of one single man. Meet Daitari Nayak, a 70 year old farmer who single-handedly carved out a three kilometer canal from the Gonasika mountains […]
Smart city Bhubaneswar leads the country when it comes to disrespecting elders, revealed the National Report on Elder Abuse -2018 released last week . As many as 82 % elders in the city feel that they are “disrespected,” the survey revealed. The capital city came second in “prevalence of elder abuse in the society”. A good 87% respondents from Bhubaneswar who took part in the national survey admitted, “yes it happens”.
Bhubaneswar: The BJD Parliamentary party today decided to press for the special category state status for Odisha during the upcoming winter session of Parliament which is scheduled to start from December 11. During the monsoon session, the party will raise nine different issues including rights of farmers. Besides, it will table the proposal of 33 […]
Bengaluru: Union Minister and senior BJD leader HN Ananth Kumar passed away in the wee hours of Monday in Bengaluru. He was 59. “Minister Ananth Kumar passed away at 3 a.m. at a private hospital where he was undergoing treatment for cancer,” a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Bengaluru R. Ashoka told reporters here. […]
Bhubaneswar: Hockey player Lilima Minz received the prestigious 26th Ekalabya Puraskar 2018 award instituted by IMPaCT, the charitable wing of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA). Minz received the award along with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh from Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar at a special function held at Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Lilima […]
New Delhi: Odisha cadre IPS officer M Nageshwar Rao took charge as the interim chief of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today. His appointment came after a spat between former Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana who were sent on leave. The prime minister-led appointments committee in an order Tuesday night had given charge of […]
Bhubaneswar: Tropical cyclone ‘Titli’ has now turned into a severe cyclonic storm and is very likely to make landfall between Gopalpur coast in Odisha and Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh by 5.30 am tomorrow morning, a bulletin by Indian Meteorological Department said. “The latest satellite observations indicate that the very severe cyclonic storm over west central […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a British era Adultery Law (Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code) and declared it as unconstitutional and arbitrary. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra in a unanimous judgement gave the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Question Hour in Odisha Assembly was washed out for the sixth consecutive day today amid a ruckus by members of the opposition parties, who demanded a clarification from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the recent scams including the Omfed and Sapling scams. The House was adjourned twice in the pre-lunch session as members […]
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Temples across Odisha were decked up to mark the birth of Lord Krishna which is celebrated as Janmashtami. Special arrangements have been made by temple authorities across the state for the celebrations today. As per the mythology, Lord Shri Krishna was born on the auspicious day of Bhadrav Krushna pakhya on Astami as the […]
Rourkela: A 70-feet-high water tank built by the Public Health Department collapsed in Civil Township in Rourkela today morning damaging the Wesco office located closeby. Two persons including a woman were injured while around 50 bikes and bicycles vehicles parked under the tank have been damaged in the mishap. “We heard a loud noise and […]
Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata. He was 89. He was suffering from kidney ailment and had been in critical condition for past few days. Since August 8, Chatterjee had been put on ventilator. He was Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009. A […]
Bhubaneswar: Amid speculations of early elections, the Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha said that the final voter list in the state will be published on January 4, 2019; thereby ruling out any chances of elections in 2018 for the time being. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday kicked off poll preparations and issued […]
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