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Bhubaneswar: As per the unlock guidelines issued by the Odisha government on Saturday, all the Anganwadi centres across the State will reopen from February 1, 2021. The School and Mass Education Department has been directed to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for primary schools and decide on the opening of such schools with necessary […]

Bhubaneswar: After spending more than two years in an enclosure in Odisha, tigress Sundari is all set to return to Madhya Pradesh, informed Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Wildlife, Hari Shankar Upadhyay on Saturday. The PCCF said the Madhya Pradesh government has already initiated process to shift the tigress from Odisha to Kanha National Park. […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the join director of mines in Keonjhar district has directed Sarda Mines Pvt Ltd. to pay over Rs 2056 crore as compensation for production of iron ore beyond environment clearance. The company has been asked to pay Rs 2056,38,43,567 compensation under Section 21 (5) of MMDR Act, 1957 for the […]

Khordha: Police on Saturday claimed to have cracked the case involving stealing of 22 ancient idols from Dakhyeswar temple at Banpur in Khordha district. Police have arrested four members of an inter-state racket and recovered nine idols from their possession. Besides, four ingots believed to be made of the stolen idols have also been seized, […]

Bhubaneswar: The cold wave condition in many districts in the State will continue with a drop in the night temperatures in several parts of Odisha. The met department has issued yellow warning for two districts- Jharsuguda and Sundergarh. The weather department has warned of severe cold wave in the two districts for the next three […]

Kandhamal: Maoists continue to unleash terror in the district with the kidnapping of two civilians from Gumma village suspecting them to be police informers. The fresh violence has been reported a day after the red rebels killed two villagers including the son of a local sarpanch in the district on the same suspicion. Sources said […]

Malkangiri: A Maoist was killed during an encounter with a combined team of Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) in a forest near Nunkhari at Madakapada under Mudulipada police limits in the district last night. The security forces reportedly received an input about Maoists’ presence and their camp in Nunkhari forest and […]

Bhubaneswar: Who will rule the day on Monday – the bear or the bull? Only the time will tell whether the crown will sit on bull or bear’s head tomorrow. But it seems the ‘Josh’ of India Inc. is quite high on the upcoming Budget to be presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]

Bhubaneswar: Since Independence, the country has seen a total of around 75 budgets, including interim budgets. The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the 76th Union Budget on Monday. Here is a glance at the History of Union Budget In India. When rewinding to Pre-independence India, the fact emerges out is the first […]

Jeypore: As many as nine persons were killed and several others sustained critical injuries after a pick-up van they were travelling in overturned on National Highway-326 near Murtahandi under Kotpad police limits in Koraput district on Sunday night. According to sources, the mishap took place when they were returning to their village in Chhattisgarh after […]

Khurdha: Fire officials have safely rescued all the passengers of a boat that got stuck in the middle of Nalabana in Chilika lake on Sunday evening. The incident took place when the boat was returning from Kalijai temple. “The machine developed technical glitch at Nalabana when we are returning from Kalijai temple.  We all the […]

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Government has sought adequate fund allocation for the State in Union Budget for 2021-22. The State demanded Rs 72,000 crore for the development of Railway infrastructure in Odisha and sanctioning of new railway lines. Taking part in the pre-budget consultation meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari said […]

Cuttack: Panic gripped patients and local residents after a major fire broke out in Sun Hospital, a private multi-speciality hospital at the Biju Patnaik chhak in Cuttack on Monday. Recounting the horror in the neighbourhood, Sritam Das, a local resident said, “I was at home when I noticed smoke billowing out of the hospital. This […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in an accident in Koraput district late last night. The PM also announced Rs 50,000 to those who have sustained serious injuries in the mishap. The amount will […]

Bhubaneswar: In the much-awaited Union Budget 2021 tabled in the Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today, the black swan event’s (Corona pandemic) larger shadow on the finances of Odisha have been clearly discernible. While the State saw a whopping shortfall of over Rs 10,840 crore in the net tax and duty proceeds in […]