Tag: Jagatsinghpur

Kendrapara: Over a hundred sheep of a exclusive breed, found in coastal Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts of Odisha, died in the past one week at a remote village, triggering worry among veterinary experts. Reports of large scale of sheep locally called ‘kuji mendha’ have poured in from Subala village under Mahakalpada police station jurisdiction in […]

Kendrapara: The hitherto dormant Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts in nationalised banks have now sprung to life and are flush with cash in several parts of Odisha, thanks to demonetisation drive. The post offices are also witnessing sudden upsurge of deposits of scrapped notes with inoperative accounts being made operational by account holders […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will install the statue of Rabindranath Tagore at a school in Jagatsinghpur district as a mark of respect to the legendary poet, officials said today. “This is a tribute to Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore who had donated land and set up a school at Pandua village under Ersama block of Jagatinghpur district,” School […]

Leaving the users high and dry, majority of ATMs have gone out of cash triggering a crisis-like situation in both urban and rural areas of Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts

Jagatsinghpur: Rajya Sabha member and cine star Anubhav Mohanty on Saturday alleged that eggs were hurled at his vehicle while he was on the way to attend a ‘Ravana Podi’ ceremony at Ersama in Jagatsinghpur. The matter came to the fore after Anubhav spoke about the incident while addressing a gathering during the event. “Eggs […]

Bhubaneswar: This police jeep was finally parked atop a police building to rest! Maybe reams have not been written about the vehicle that was used by the Odisha police for over four  decades but this unique way of declaring its retirement has lent the four wheeler an antique, vintage status. In a bid to preserve […]

South Korean steel maker Posco has received environment clearance for its Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha, ending an eight-year wait for the project to get off the ground

Amid the surge in the pandemic, when the Odisha government has entrusted the administrative officials with the responsibility to strictly enforce Covid-19 guidelines in the State, a woman Tehsildar allegedly flouted the norms openly by dancing in a wedding procession in Jagatsinghpur

Jagatsinghpur: The Odisha Congress’ Manifesto Committee today visited Jagatsinghpur to interact with the people and seek their opinion for preparation of poll manifesto for the upcoming 2019 elections. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Niranjan Patnaik along with Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister TS Singh Deo, local MLA Chiranjib Biswal and other party leaders went door-to-door, met […]

Jagatsinghpur: As many as 10 persons, including elderly persons, women and children were injured following a group clash during the Saraswati Puja immersion ceremony in Kundupur village under Balikuda police limits of the district last night. All the injured have been admitted to the Jagatsinghpur district headquarters hospital for treatment. Three to four persons from […]

Jagatsinghpur: A young girl sustained critical burn injuries after a fire broke out in her house in Ucchabanandapur village under Kujang block of Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday. The girl was initially rushed to the Kujang Community Health Centre (CHC) and later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack after her condition deteriorated. Rashmita […]

Jagatsinghpur: A youth was hospitalised after being thrashed by locals for allegedly firing at another youth for extortion near Kania village under Balikuda police limits in the district late Wednesday night. However, no one was injured in the firing. As per reports, Sagar Mallick and Rakesh Das of Olabhar village along with two of their […]

Paradip: Expresssing dissatisfaction over ticket distribution, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) secretary Pramod Kishore Jena along with hundreds of his supporters resigned from the primary membership of party on Friday. Accusing senior leaders including PCC chief Niranjan Patnaik and party’s Jagatsinghpur district president Chiranjibi Biswal of working hand in gloves with the ruling-BJD, Jena alleged […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced names of candidates for one Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies of Odisha today. The national party has fielded Bibhu Prasad Tarai from Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency, while Rabi Mallick and Sunakar Behera have been fielded from Kakatpur & Kendrapara Assembly seats respectively. “I would like to thank […]

Kendrapara: BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate, Baijayant Jay Panda, today filed his nomination from Kendrapara constituency in a huge rally amid presence of thousands of supporters. Soon after filing his nomination, the BJP leader lashed out at his opponents and said “Those members who were hurling eggs and stones at me after not receiving pc, can […]