Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: People took religious dips and offered special prayers as ‘Makar Sankranti’ was celebrated with pomp and grandeur in Odisha today. Devotees in large numbers were seen making beeline outside Puri Srimandir since early morning to witness the ‘Makara Besha’ of Lord Jagannath and His siblings. Similarly, many devotees thronged Jagannath Temple in Mayurbhanj’s Baripada, […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging Odisha government’s failure in putting a check on incidents of crime against women, the BJP Mahila Morcha today announced to launch a five-day long State-wide agitation from tomorrow. Condemning the recent acquittal of two accused in Pipili gang rape and murder case, BJP Mahila Morcha leader Prabhati Parida informed that the party will […]

Keonjhar: The Naba Nirman Krushak Sanghathan (NNKS), an outfit spearheading the farmers’ agitation in Odisha, has issued an ultimatum to State government to meet their demands of price, prestige and pension by January 30. The NNKS further warned to launch a non-cooperation agitation across the State if their demands are not met within the stipulated […]

Bhubaneswar: The fourth edition of Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet (TSBLM) kicked off here on Friday. The three-day literary fest was inaugurated by renowned poet Jayanta Mahapatra in presence of several noted dignitaries.  Anand Sen, President of TQM & Steel Business at Tata Steel, MP Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, veteran Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman among others graced […]

Bhubaneswar: The activists of students’ wing of Congress on Friday scuffled with police during a demonstration in Bhubaneswar alleging links of ruling-BJD with arrested ‘conman’ Jyoti Ranjan Beura alias ‘Golden Baba. Alleging nexus between city mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and Beura, several activists of Odisha Pradesh Chhatra Congress staged a demonstration and tried to gherao […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the exponential growth of the capital city and ensuring better policing for its denizens, Odisha DGP RP Sharma today urged the State government to create another police districts in Bhubaneswar. Addressing the 11th Raising Day ceremony of Commissionerate Police at OSAP 7th Battalion Ground here, Sharma said the capital city has […]

Bhadrak: Good news for animal lovers as Royal Bengal Tigress Renuka today gave birth to two melanistic cubs at the Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar. The tigress gave birth to one cub at 3.40 AM and another at 12 noon in the enclosure no. 33 of the zoo. Both the tigress and her cubs are stated […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the denizens of Bhubaneswar and people across the State are dipped in the fever of Men’s Hockey World Cup, the Bhubaneswar Patha Utsav once again kicked off on Sunday adding more colours to the ongoing extravaganza. People thronged the streets of Janpath from Master Canteen Square to Rupali Square early […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Squad of Odisha police today arrested a man from a city hotel on charges of stealing money and valuables from renowned Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta’s Lake Gardens house in Kolkata. The accused identified as Bodhisatwa Bhattacharya has been handed over to Kolkata Police. The Sub-Inspector of Lake police station would produce Bhattacharya […]

Cuttack: Elaborate security arrangements have been made at Dhabaleswar Temple in Athagarh block of Cuttack district for the ‘Bada Osa’ celebrations tomorrow. The preparations for ‘Gaja Bhoga’ which will be offered to Lord Dhabaleswar on the occasion of Bada Osa are in full swing. As per tradition, the bhoga will be offered to the lord […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite the craze created around the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018, several fans were left disappointed today after they failed to buy tickets for the inaugural ceremony to be held at Kalinga Stadium and Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Though the online ticket sale began today, several fans were a disgruntled lot owing to severe […]

Bhubaneswar: To boot socio-cultural art of the State, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) in association with Artists Network Promoting Indian Culture (ANPIC) has been constructing an open air sculpture museum in five acres of land at Kalinga Nagar here. As many as 21 artists from 14 countries have congregated to create sculptures from waste materials […]

Bhubaneswar: Anti-social activities like chain snatching have become a huge menace for the residents of the Capital city with a spurt in the number of such incidents recently posing a daunting challenge for the Commissionerate Police. On Tuesday, a teacher Smita Mishra of Patrapada area sustained critical injuries on her face and hands after she […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police today arrested two persons for allegedly stealing Rs 40 lakh from a cash transit van in Bhubaneswar. Police also recovered Rs 37.69 lakh from the possession of the accused which include the driver of the van as well, informed Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Sahu in a presser today. According to reports, four employees […]

Bhubaneswar: After bagging investment commitments of approximately Rs 1, 42,000 crore from country’s top industrialists on the second day of Odisha’s flagship biennial business event here, many national and international experts have begun discussions on a slew of topics including healthcare and Micro Small and Medium Enterprise sectors on the third day of Make in […]