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Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance Court Wednesday granted bail to suspended IFS officer from Odisha Abhay Kant Pathak and his son Akash, post two months of their arrest. The bail has been granted by ‘default’ due to non-submission of the charge-sheet by the Vigilance. Today, the Pathaks were granted ‘default’ bail in the Disproportionate Assets case as […]

Bhubaneswar: The cyber criminals are on the prowl in Odisha and have reportedly swindled over Rs 10 lakh in the last three days, informed Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash on Wednesday. While talking to reporters, the Bhubaneswar DCP informed that the newly set up Cybercrime Helpdesk is getting flooded with calls from people who are reporting […]

Bhubaneswar: As scandalous as it may sound, the State has over two lakh ghost beneficiaries under the Public Distribution System (PDS), according to an RTI query. What’s more shocking is that not a single person has been identified as yet. After the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, CM Naveen Patnaik under the Food Security scheme […]

Boudh: As many as 40 passengers had a providential escape after a hyva truck hit a bus they were travelling in on National Highway-57 near Chari Chhak under Purunakatak police limits here in the district on Thursday. According to sources, the mishap took place in the wee hours of Thursday when the private bus named-Sairam […]

Bhubaneswar: With the pandemic giving a grave blow to the employment generation in the country, especially in the private sector, the unemployment rate in the country in December 2020 had again risen to a high of 9 per cent, as per the report of CMIE (Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy). In the backdrop of such […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the country and the entire globe is tenaciously striving towards gender parity, an order issued by the office of Engineer-in-chief (Civil), Odisha asking all women employees under the establishment to leave office before sunset has evoked a mixed response. While a few employees welcomed the decision, social activists have questioned […]

Bhanjanagar: A leopard that got stuck in a trap laid to capture wild boars in Naguda-Manitara area under Buguda forest range in Ganjam district died after being rescued by the forest officials. The leopard died inside the cage when it was being shifted by the forest officials for its release in the wild. According to […]

Kendrapara: In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl was charred to death in her sleep after a massive fire broke out at a paddy field in Kendrapara district late on Thursday night. The incident took place at Okilpal village under Rajnagar block of Pattamundai in the district. The minor girl’s parents and elder sister were […]

Bhubaneswar: Fitness is the key to happy life and the craze to get a perfect shape and shed that extra pound is why most people nowadays prefer to spend hours in gyms. However, many cannot afford to join such modern gyms which charge a hefty money as membership and other monthly fees for the latest […]

Bhubaneswar: After months-long coronavirus curb, Pathani Samanta Planetarium in the capital city Bhubaneswar is set to reopen from February 2, 2021. Besides, APJ Kalam Planetarium in Burla and the Pathani Samanta Museum at Khandapada in Nayayagarh district, which were shut down in March last year after the outbreak of the pandemic, will also open doors […]

Bhubaneswar: A high level committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved an additional central flood assistance of Rs 320.94 crore to Odisha for the damage caused by the floods in 2020. According to sources, the high-level committee of Ministry of Home Affairs has approved Rs 1,751 crore to the five states- […]

Bhubaneswar: For the beleaguered Naveen Patnaik government, when to get justice Aam admi have taken the recourse to self immolation bid before the Odisha Assembly, the release of India Justice Report 2020 on Thursday has come in as a double whammy. The shocker is Odisha has tumbled down 4-ranks to languish at 11th among the […]

Bhubaneswar: All departments of Odisha government and sub-ordinate offices of the State in the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar will function with full strength from February 1, 2021. According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances department, “all departments of the State Government and sub-ordinate offices of the State in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has increased the monthly stipend of house surgeons of the State-run medical colleges and hospitals from Rs 20,000 to Rs 28,000. This enhancement in the stipend of the house surgeons will be effective from January 1, 2021 and will prevail for a period of three years. The move came after the medicos […]

Kandhamal: Panic gripped Baliguda area on Saturday after Maoists brutally murdered two villagers in Belaghara police limits of the district on the suspicion of being police informers. While one body was lying in a pool of blood near Bhandarangi panchayat office, the body of other person was recovered from near Guchaguda village, sources said. The […]