Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted in Khandagiri area of the state capital today after transgenders allegedly assaulted some youths and snatched money from them. As per reports, the transgenders were later detained by some locals who accused them of harassing youths in the region and handed them over to police. Subsequently, locals blocked a road and set […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite strict warning, dance bars continue to operate in a clandestine manner in different parts of Bhubaneswar. This was evident after Commissionerate police raided a dance bar at Kharavel Nagar area and rescued 10 girls last night. The dance bar manager and event manager have been detained by police for further interrogation. According to […]

Bhubaneswar: Screening of ‘Chalo Jeete Hain’, a short film based on the childhood story of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held in Bhubaneswar today. The 32-minute long movie was screened in the presence of Governor Ganeshi Lal, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and all the actors of the movie. The movie has been directed by national […]

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar was ranked 18th among 111 cities in the country in the latest Ease of Living Index 2018, published by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Monday. “The credit goes to everyone for Bhubaneswar’s 18th rank on ease of living index. But still a lot of work needs to be done,” […]

Berhampur: BJP leader and Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today visited Berhampur and met party workers to discuss plans for 2019 general elections. “We have started preparations for 2019 Lok Sabha elections. I have been given the charge of four Lok Sabha constituencies–Bhubaneswar, Puri, Berhampur, and Nabarangpur. I will take stock of the […]

Bhubaneswar: A huge congregation of tribals gathered at the Adivasi exhibition ground in Bhubaneswar today to take part in the ‘World Adivasi Day’ celebrations observed by the Biju Janata Dal(BJD). Addressing the crowd, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the BJD-led State government is working towards welfare of the adivasis. “I am delighted to meet […]

Bhubaneswar: The first-ever biography of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik written by Editor of Outlook Ruben Banerjee was released today at Bhubaneswar club here by former Police DGP Amiya Bhushan Tripathy. Starting from his entry into politics to gaining “Mr. Clean” image to the Pandian controversy, the biography covers major aspects of Naveen Patnaik’s life and […]

Bhubaneswar: Members of Western Odisha Yuva Manch today celebrated “Sambalpuri Diwas” in Bhubaneswar. The members organised a bike rally in the state capital which started from Master Canteen square and continued till DAV Public School at Unit-VIII. During the event, hundreds of students and youths wore Sambalpuri attire and danced to the tunes of Sambalpuri […]

Bhubaneswar: Officials of the State Commercial Tax department in Bhubaneswar today seized a huge amount of gutkha and pan masala packets being illegally transported in State government-owned ‘Odisha State Road Transport Corporation’ (OSRTC) bus. The officials also detained the bus and launched an investigation. Acting on a tip-off, the Commercial Tax Department conducted a raid […]

Bhubaneswar: Four unidentified miscreants looted cash and valuables from two businessmen after attacking them with sharp weapons near Durga Mandap in Bomikhal area of the capital city late last night. The businessmen have been identified as Manas Mallick and Sanjay Yadav. As per a complaint lodged by the duo, four miscreants intercepted them and looted […]

Bhubaneswar: A couple allegedly set itself and 4-year-old daughter ablaze on Saturday over some family dispute. Police rescued the trio and they are currently undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The injured couple has been identified as Babuli Das and Janaki Das. They were residing at the Kapileswar Kenal bandh slum […]

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing Utkal Open Tennis tournament at the Kalinga stadium concluded on Sunday. Grabbing two titles, Anshu Kumar Bhuyan emerged as the champion of both men’s singles and doubles’ event whereas Rutuparna Choudhury claimed the title in the women’s singles event. Among others, Sonali Mohanty became the champion in the Under-14 girl’s category, Stevan […]

Bhubaneswar: The activists of Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) staged a demonstration today against the Centre’s decision of changing the funding pattern of post-matric scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste students. A month-long signature campaign was also launched in this regard today. The signature campaign will be launched in every […]

High drama unfolded on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.

Bhubaneswar: Top four teams of the world Australia, Belgium, England and Netherlands will lock horns with each other to book a place in the finals of the on-going Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here today. While Belgium will take on England in the first semi-final, Australia will face the Netherlands in […]