Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The man, who was caught on CCTV molesting a minor girl on a street in Bhubaneswar last week, was sent to jail on a 14-day judicial custody by the Special POCSO court today. As per reports, Commissionerate Police carried spot identification during when the accused informed the police on how he executed the crime. […]

Bhubaneswar: When there is an impulse to soar high, obstacles tend to vanish and make way for success. When siblings Ranjan Soren and Sunil Soren, residents of Saliasahi slums of Bhubaneswar, dreamt of becoming football players, little did they know that one day they will represent India in the Under-15 Football team. Despite facing financial […]

Bhubaneswar: As BJD launched its membership drive at party headquarters in Bhubaneswar today, Opposition slammed the ruling party over making Aadhaar linking mandatory for such membership. While BJP accused BJD of threatening existing beneficiaries and contriving to include ineligible beneficiaries in government schemes through such Aadhaar linking exercise, Congress called it a political gimmick to […]

Bhubaneswar: Police arrested three persons today after conducting raid at an edible oil adulteration unit in Laxmisagar area of Bhubaneswar. During the raid, the cops also seized different materials used as ingredients, plastic bottles, caps, labels of different brands and 50 to 60 cans of oil. As per reports, oil and ghee of big brands […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could come as good news for domestic flyers, AirAsia is going to expand its services from Bhubaneswar and offer new flights to New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru from October 29. A meeting regarding the same was held today between Odisha Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi and AirAsia officials. “AirAsia will begin its […]

Bhubaneswar/Khurda: Two dreaded criminals were nabbed following separate police encounters in Bhubaneswar and Khurda late last night. The Commissionerate Police arrested notorious criminal Sushant Majhi after an encounter in K7 area at Kalinga Nagar in the capital city. Majhi was wanted in several cases of murder and loot in the State. He was also reportedly […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP Pratap Sarangi today appeared before a special court in connection with cases pertaining to the cremation of a dead body in the year 2004 and his alleged involvement in a protest in 2011. As per reports, the cases against the BJP MP were filed under SC/ST Act. Calling the allegations baseless, Sarangi […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 38 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, the police said on Saturday. The Odisha Police have launched a drive against drunken driving at 14 toll gates across the state under the amended Motor Vehicle Act. “The Odisha Police conducted statewide drive to detect drunken driving on National […]

Bhubaneswar: The drugs control administration (DCA) raided Torque Pharmaceuticals in Bhubaneswar yesterday for allegedly selling medicines to unlicensed companies in Bhubaneswar. The raids were conducted after the drugs control administration officials received a complaint against the pharmaceutical company. During the raid, nine samples of medicines were collected and sent for testing. Later, an FIR was […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to enforce new traffic rules under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 and reduce traffic congestion in prime road junctions in the capital city, a new bus bay has been created near Satsang Vihar on the National Highway 16 in Bhubaneswar. The Commissionerate Traffic Police last night marked a section of NH […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Our capital city is being hailed as the new sports capital of the country. While that might be slightly over the top there is no denying the fact that Bhubaneswar now has world class infrastructure as far as hockey is concerned. It was accorded the honour of holding Men’s World Cup […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: In a move to boost tourist inflow to Odisha, the state tourism department has come up with a new idea of providing tent facilities for tourists visiting Sun Temple in Konark. A meeting in this regard was held in Lokaseva Bhavan under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy. As per reports, Odisha government […]

Jagatsinghpur: A day after the dead body of nurse, Niharika Patra was found stuffed inside a sack from Biluakhai riverbed in Jagatsinghpur, suspicion that her friend Kishore Chandra Anchalalias Raja is behind the murder, grew stronger. Biridi Police today interrogated the family members of Raja, including his father, brother and four friends. Meanwhile, the brother-in-law […]

Bhubaneswar: The increase in pollution levels across Odisha was one of the key concerns raised during the 36th Foundation Day celebration of the Odisha Pollution Control Board today. During the event, it was learned that in cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Balasore, Angul and Talcher there has been a significant rise in pollution levels. As […]

Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles embark on their journey for nesting along Odisha coast every year, little aware of the fate which awaits them. Thousands of them get killed after being stuck in fishing nets, but that is soon going to change, thanks to Turtle Excluder Devices (TED). The Departments of Forest & Environment […]