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Balasore: Two youths were thrashed by villagers on suspicion of being child lifters at Rasalpur village under Kamardha Police limits of Balasore district late on Thursday night. As per reports, four youths been identified as residents of Deula area under Bhogarai block came in a car to the village and tried to barge into a […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the din witnessed over the alleged irregularities in paddy procurement and mandi issues in the past one week, normalcy returned to the Odisha Assembly on Friday when the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain announced a definite time-frame for completing the paddy procurement process in the State. Addressing the House […]

Cuttack: The resurgence of Covid-19 cases has now forced the Commissionerate Police to issue strict guidelines for Dola Melan and Holi celebrations in the millennium city of Cuttack. As per the latest guidelines issued by the Commissionerate Police, no playing of Holi is allowed in large scale manner by any kind of gathering or crowding […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued yellow warning in view of the possibility of rain and thunderstorm in several parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours. As per the latest IMD bulletin, a cyclonic circulation lies over Vidarbha and neighbourhood and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level. The yellow […]

Bhubaneswar:  With the prices of petro-fuels burning the pockets of the common man, a big revelation has been if states agree with the Centre to bring the petro-products under the ambit of GST, only within 24-hours, the rate of the fossil fuels per litre will crash to just Rs 75 per litre. This is not […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday ordered a ban on ‘Holi’ celebration and related rituals in public places throughout the State on March 28 and 29 saying the festival have a potentiality to cause spread of Coronavirus. “People may celebrate ‘Holi’ with family members in their houses only and not in any public places including […]

Cuttack: As many as 17 persons of an educational institution in Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) area have tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. According to CMC sources, contact tracing of the infected students will be carried out today as per the protocols issued by the Health department. They will undergo rapid antigen tests. A few […]

Berhampur: The biennial festival of Goddess Budhi Thakurani in Berhampur of Ganjam district was called off by the Ganjam district administration in view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Odisha and the country. As per reports, while the priests were preparing for installing the ‘Subha Khunti’ (auspicious post), which marks the beginning of the Budhi […]

Puri: From the platter of Odisha’s culinary excellence, ‘Pakhala’ has its own unique space in the hearts of every Odia. This humble combination of rice water and curd is a staple in almost every Odia household, particularly in summers. To popularise this quintessential native delicacy, March 20 is celebrated since past many years as the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Department (STA) on Saturday extended the validity of learner’s license till June 30, 2021 in view of the resurgence of Covid-19 in the State. As per the notification issued by STA, the move is expected to help the applicants to appear the final driving license (DL) test at a later […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for several parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours. As per the latest IMD bulletin, there will b no large change in the maximum temperature (Day temperature) in Odisha during the next 4-5 days. However, several districts in the State will […]

Bhubaneswar: With only a dozen days left for the Kharif procurement season in Odisha to end, the shocker is only 79 per cent of registered farmers have sold their paddy at MSP. As per the data available with the Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, only 11.6 lakh, from a total of 14.72 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar: The RTOs across the State have suspended 16,820 driving licences during the months of January and February for violating road safety guiltiness, the State Transport Authority (STA) said on Saturday. While 7960 DLs were suspended in January, a total of 8860 DLs were suspended in February, the STA informed. During the two months, the […]

Mumbai: In a sensational twist to the SUV case, former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh on Saturday hit out at Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh by virtually alleging that the minister wanted his team member, arrested cop Sachin Vaze, to ‘collect Rs 100 crore per month from bars and hookah parlours. Taking strong […]

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Odisha on Saturday on a three-day visit from March 20 to 22. Kovind and the first lady reached Bhubaneswar today evening and were welcomed at the airport by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi. During […]