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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday informed that a whopping Rs 180 crores will be spent for the construction of the much-awaited Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) at Baramunda in Bhubaneswar. After reviewing the progress of the project, Patnaik said that there are plans to complete all the pending works of the project in […]

Bhubaneswar: The state government will not tolerate Banks found neglecting credit disbursement to different livelihood programmes launched to counter impact of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Patnaik said this on Thursday while reviewing the coronavirus situation in the state and the government’s efforts in tackling the pandemic situation. The coronavirus cases […]

Cuttack: As many as three unidentified miscreants opened fire at an employee of a financial company and robbed him of Rs 1 lakh at Khuntakata near Anshupa Square of Athagarh in the district on Thursday. The victim identified as Kitish Ranjan Bhanja of Mahindra Finance sustained severe injuries in the firing. He was rushed to […]

Bhubaneswar: The cumulative COVID-19 caseload in Odisha rose to 323029 on Friday as 387 persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. With the death of four more patients during the period, the death toll mounted to 1,798. Of the fresh cases, 220 were from quarantine while 167 were local contacts, as […]

Bhubaneswar: Seems like police and other investigating agencies are coming at the Pathaks from all sides now. Already on the radar of the CID, IFS officer Abhaykant Pathak and his son Akash have found themselves in further trouble as the Commissionerate Police has initiated an investigation into fraud allegations levelled against Akash Pathak by Sky […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta on Friday directed State Vigilance Directorate to probe into the corruption allegations levelled against Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi who was recently arrested by the Crime Branch for his alleged links with IFS officer Abhay Pathak and his son Akash. The directive came after the anti-corruption watchdog accepted the recommendations of Odisha […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha is yet to see the sweeping cold wave conditions till Friday, the big forecast here is wintry chill will soon take the State in its grip. Get ready with your winter wears, as the prediction is Christmas night and morning will be chilly this year. As per the latest ECMWF forecast, […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for aspirants as the Odisha government has decided to grant one more attempt to appear the Odisha Civil Services and Combined Competitive Recruitment Examinations, 2020. As per a latest notification issued by General Administration and Public Grievances Department, the intending candidates who have appeared in OCSE-2018 or OCSE-2019, but are otherwise ineligible […]

Nayagarh: At a time when the mysterious kidnapping and murder of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh has created shockwaves in Odisha, another girl from the district has reportedly gone missing. As per reports, the three-year-old girl was last seen playing near her house at Dadhipatna village under Ranpur block in the district on Friday afternoon. […]

Bhubaneswar: As talks with the Government regarding the three farm reform laws proved to be ‘inconclusive’, the farmers’ organisations have now intensified the agitation and taken over the toll plazas across the country as part of their ongoing protest. The farmers have conquered almost all the toll plazas in the country today, as decided by […]

Bhubaneswar: ‘Money cannot bring back our Pari. We do not want financial assistance but justice’ – said the mother of the 5-year-old girl ‘Pari’ of Nayagarh after she learnt of the Rs 10 lakh compensation recommendation made by OSCPCR for them. Reportedly, chairperson of Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) Sandhyabati Pradhan […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the farmers camping in the national capital are fighting with vim and vigour to, what they call, maintaining the sanctity of MSP (Minimum Support Price), a big blooper by the Odisha government with regard to MSP has come to the fore. The eye-popping revelation is Odisha government has neither provided […]

New Delhi: Days after an attack on the convoy of BJP chief J P Nadda, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued unilateral summons to three IPS officers of West Bengal to serve in central deputation for alleged dereliction of duties, officials said. The three officers — Bholanath Pandey (SP, Diamond Harbour), Praveen Tripathi (DIG, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police sealed as many as four bars for allegedly violating Covid-19 guidelines at the Capital City on Saturday. During the raid, 72 customers were fined around Rs 28,000 for infringing Covid-19 norms set by the Government of Odisha. After getting complains, Commissionerate Police raided a number of bars including 10 in Baragada, […]

Malkangiri: In a major crackdown, two Maoists including a woman cadre were gunned down during an exchange of fire with the Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel at ‘Swabhiman Anchal’ in the district on Sunday. A huge cache of explosives and Maoist articles were seized by the security personnel from the […]