Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A six-member team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa today met the representatives of major political parties in Odisha to discuss the preparations for the upcoming general elections. The team reportedly held discussions with the representatives of the BJD, BJP, Congress, CPI and other political parties. While […]

Bhubaneswar: Bollywood filmmaker-cum-producer Naseer Khan was sent to jail today after his bail plea was rejected by the CBI court in Bhubaneswar. Khan was produced before the CBI court in connection with the Fine India chit fund scam. According to sources, Fine India, a chit fund company which had several branches across the country, was […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after his bail plea was turned down by the CBI court, Fine India chit fund chief and actor Nasser Khan today moved the Bhubaneswar sessions court seeking bail again. After his bail plea was rejected by the CBI court yesterday, Nasser was sent to jail till February 27. As per reports, Fine […]

Bhubaneswar: The weekly ‘Patha Utsav’ event was held in the State Capital today amidst a toned down celebrations as a tribute to the martyred jawans of Pulwama attack. A two-minute silence was also observed at the start of the event to pray for the departed souls. “The people across the country are in a state […]

Bhubaneswar: Security was heightened in Palaspalli area of Bhubaneswar after a leopard, which was found lurking in one of the commercial establishments in the area Sunday night, was spotted again in the wee hours today by a security personnel deployed at the ATS Tower. While the local people have been asked not to venture out […]

Bhubaneswar: A special squad of Badagada and Laxmisagar police on Monday busted a duplicate ‘agarbatti’ (incense sticks) manufacturing unit at Brit colony under Badagada police limits here and detained one person in this connection. According to sources, one Umakant Samal was allegedly involved in manufacture and operation of duplicate and illegal Agarbatti business in the […]

Bhubaneswar: After keeping the forest department officials on toes for three long days, the leopard that was spotted moving in Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) area in Bhubaneswar was finally caught in a trap laid by the rescue and tranquilizer team late on Tuesday night. The big cat was reportedly caught near the Cargo Gate […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days ahead of the Matriculation examination, block grant teachers under the aegis of the School College Teachers and Employees United Forum staged a dharna at lower PMG in Bhubaneswar today. Alleging failure of the State government to fulfil the promises on jobs regularisation, the teachers and employees forum has resorted to protests. Earlier […]

Bhubaneswar: The sub-registrar of Gop in Puri district landed in trouble after a woman filed a complaint at Khandagiri Police Station today accusing him of sending lewd and abusive messages. As per allegations, Prabhat Tarai, the Sub-Registrar of Gop, had allegedly sent the messages on social media. Sources said the woman used to be a […]

Bhubaneswar: Ujjwala ‘didi’ campaign was launched by the Central government in Bhubaneswar today. The meeting was attended by around 10,000 Ujjwala beneficiaries who were administered oath by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. According to sources, the ‘Ujjwala didis’ or beneficiaries will create awareness about Central government schemes among women masses. They will spread awareness on women […]

Bhubaneswar: Elaborate arrangements will be in place to ensure smooth conduct of all the rituals on Maha Shivaratri at Lingaraj temple on March 4. The ‘Mahadeepa’ will be placed atop the temple crown at 10 pm, informed Khurda District Collector Nirmal Chandra Mishra after a review meeting on Saturday. Keeping in view huge turnout of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Monday predicted thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and rainfall at one or two places over 21 districts of Odisha. People in all these districts have been asked to remain alert till 10.30 am. “Latest Doppler weather radar and satellite imageries indicate that thunderstorm with gusty surface wind and […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid protests alleging vulgarity and obscenity in the performances of jatra troupes at Khandagiri Mela in Bhubaneswar, the Twin City Commissionerate Police today issued a directive to troupe owners to refrain from presenting such objectionable performances. Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty stated action will be taken against jatra party owners as per law if they […]

Bhubaneswar: To promote sports like badminton, athletics, weightlifting and football, the Odisha government launched five high-performance centres at Kalinga Stadium, here on Monday. The centres dedicated to badminton by Dalmia Bharat and Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation; athletics by Reliance Foundation, Athletics Federation of India and International Association of Athletics Federation; weightlifting by KJS Ahluwalia and […]

Bhubaneswar: The annual meeting of the Odisha branch of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was organised today in Bhubaneswar. The meeting was attended by Vice-Chairman of CII Odisha State Council, Ranjan Kumar Mahapatra and Chairperson of CII (eastern region) Jagi Mangat Panda. During the event, awards were distributed to companies which have achieved success […]