Tag: Cuttack

Cuttack: The Central Excise Intelligence officials on Sunday arrested three students on the charges peddling ganja (dry cannabis) following a raid near Link Road in Cuttack. All the accused are students of a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar. Senior officials informed that 32 Kg ganja worth Rs 4 lakh has been seized from their possession. […]

Cuttack: High drama unfolded at Nischintakoili market in the district when a woman thrashed her husband in full public glare after he was caught red-handed with another woman in a…

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani has left behind a trail of destruction in several parts of Odisha. While the cyclonic storm has caused extensive damage in Khurda and Puri districts, Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts have been moderately affected. As per the data from State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Bhubaneswar, nearly 30 lakh electricity consumers have been […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in cyclone Fani that unleashed devastation in several districts of Odisha on May 3 rose to 35 as per reports of the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). Highest death toll of 21 has been recorded in Puri, where the extremely severe cyclone Fani had made landfall. As per sources from State […]

Cuttack: Cyclone Fani has destroyed sports infrastructure worth crores of rupees in its trail of destruction in Cuttack. International level stadiums including Barabati stadium and Jawaharlal Indoor stadium have suffered severe damages due to the cyclonic storm. As per reports, the tin and plastic roofs of the VIP and general gallery in Barabati stadium have […]

Cuttack: Eight days since cyclone Fani devastated several parts in Odisha, relief still eludes people at Nimeisapur village in Cuttack district. Villagers alleged that despite losing almost everything in the cyclone, they have not got assistance from the State government. Besides, no administrative official has visited the village to assess the damage. The locals alleged […]

Bhubaneswar: It’s been more than eight days since cyclone Fani made its landfall in coastal Odisha bringing the power infrastructure to its knees. Though additional manpower and new-age equipment have been pressed into service, it is alleged that lack of coordination between agencies and negligence are hampering restoration work in the capital city of Bhubaneswar […]

Jagatsinghpur/Cuttack: Fed up with slow pace of restoration works post cyclone Fani, people continue to hit streets in different parts of Odisha. Local residents today blocked the Bhubaneswar-Puri road at Samatarapur over non-restoration of power supply. “it is almost 10 days that power is yet to be restored in our area. We are facing problems […]

Bhubaneswar:  The State government’s flagship cheap meal scheme, Aahar, will resume services in the Silver city from Monday. The Aahar centres in Cuttack that implement the cheap meal scheme have stopped functioning since May 3 – the day of landfall of extremely severe cyclone Fani near Puri. As per reports, the disruption in the cheap […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced allotment of pucca houses to the families whose houses have been completely or substantially damaged due to cyclone Fani. The assesment process of the damaged houses will begin on May 15 while the work order will be distributed among eligible beneficiaries from June 1, informed CM Naveen. […]

Bhubaneswar: An 11-member team from the Centre led by Additional Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs, Vivek Bharadwaj today took stock of the situation in the cyclone Fani-affected areas of the State. After meeting the Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi in the morning today, the team members, in two groups, visited different cyclone affected areas. […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 10 places in the western and interior parts of Odisha sizzled under intense heat wave conditions and recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius on Friday. While Titlagarh remained the hottest in the state with a temperature of 45.5 degree Celsius, it was followed by Bolangir with 44.6 degree Celsius and Sonepur […]

Bhubaneswar: Following directions from the Election Commisison of India (ECI), re-polling began in 34 booths amid tight security arrangements across Odisha today. Taking cognisance of irregularities and incidents of violence in 34 booths during third and fourth phase of polls held on April 23 and April 29 respectively, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) had recommended […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack/Bolangir: Normal life across Odisha particularly Western, interior and coastal districts of the State has been completely paralysed due to the prevailing heat wave conditions. The drinking water crisis has compounded the miseries of the people especially those coming to the millennium city of Cuttack as the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) is yet to set […]

Cuttack: Mystery shrouds the death of a second year student of Madhusudan Law College in Cuttack whose body was found hanging inside the hostel room on Saturday night. The deceased, Ajit Kumar Sethi, hailed from Athmallik of Angul and was staying at the college hostel located at Rehman Chhak in Jobra area in Cuttack. After […]