Tag: Mumbai

  Bhubaneswar: In what could come as a surprise for many, a 3-storey building standing on plot number 830 at Jaydev Vihar of Bhubaneswar has been lifted 3 feet from the ground using screw jacks for carrying out repairs to raise the elevation. And the best part about this project is that no demolition has […]

New Delhi: Carrying out investigation into the USD 2 billion fraud, CBI arrested an Odia officer Bishnubrata Mishra who was working as the Internal Chief Auditor at Punjab National Bank (PNB), Mumbai. Mishra, who was responsible for concurrent audit for 2011-2015 at PNB Brady House branch, was arrested on Thursday, the CBI said. He has […]

Mumbai: Veteran actress Sridevi’s mortal remains arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday night, around 72 hours after her sudden and shocking demise in Dubai. Her funeral is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Her body was taken to her residence in Green Acres, Lokhandwala, from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in a convoy. Tight security arrangements were in […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Pattachitra, Odisha’s famous traditional artwork was displayed in the world’s biggest public art event, the 22nd edition of Elephant Parade held for the first time in India today. The beautiful ‘Krishna Hati’, a baby elephant sculpture by Pranab Narayan Das, a Pattachitra artist from Puri secured the top position in the Elephant Parade India […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is neat and clean and so are the leaders of the party, said BJD leader and Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy today in reaction to the presence of Bipin Bihari Mishra at the book presentation ceremony of ‘The Tall Man Biju Patnaik’ held on 3rd February in Mumbai. Mishra, who […]

Bhubaneswar: The presence of Bipin Bihari Mishra, who was earlier grilled by CBI in Seashore chit fund scam, at the book presentation ceremony of Tall Man Biju Patnaik in Mumbai on Saturday has now raised a few eyebrows in Odisha. Mishra, chief of Suryakhethra Foundation was spotted sitting besides several BJD leaders including Health Minister […]

Mumbai: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik who was in Mumbai today to attend the presenting ceremony of the book- ‘The Tall Man Biju Patnaik,’ faced protest from Prabasi Odias (non-resident Odias) over Kunduli gang rape and suicide case. A group of Odias led by BJP leader Upasana Mohapatra staged protest against Patnaik in front of YB […]

Mumbai: A poster put up by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus depicting a wrong picture of Puri Jagannath shrine has sparked a controversy. According to information, the error in the IRCTC poster was first spotted by Srimandir servitor Shambhu Nath Khuntia during his visit to Mumbai. Khuntia […]

Bhubaneswar: An Odia youth is among the 14 persons killed in the Kamala Mills fire incident that occurred late last night in Mumbai. The deceased youth has been identified as Sarbajit Parida of Badapatapur village under Oupada block in Balasore district. Sarbajit was working with Mojo restaurant located on the roof-top of the building which […]

Bhubaneswar: The batting line up of team Odisha failed to click during its Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai as the whole team was bundled out for 145 runs in 50.5 overs in their first innings at KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. According to reports, Odisha team lost its first four wickets with mere 2 […]

Mumbai: The BCCI’s selection panel inducted Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj and Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer in the India squad for the three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) against New Zealand. Veteran Ashish Nehra has been selected only for the first T20I in New Delhi. “Iyer has been prolific across formats — in first-class, one-dayers, T20 — he’s been […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: In a major development of the SIM box seizure case in Berhampur, in which four persons were arrested for alleged link-ups with underworld don Chotta Rajan, the Thane Police Crime Branch in Mumbai arrested nine persons on Tuesday. The Thane Crime Branch team had conducted simultaneous raids on 30 locations and had seized 25 […]

Mumbai: Singer Sona Mohapatra, known for her bold views and outspoken opinions, has this time slammed actress Kangana Ranaut for discussing her split with Hrithik Roshan on television interviews recently. In a Facebook post, the Odisha born singer called Kangana’s take on Hrithik, a ‘PR campaign’. However, many fans have come out in support of […]

Six children in the age group of 13-16 years, were rescued by Odisha police from Mumbai in the second phase of operation Muskan III.

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Engineers of PHD Department have started a probe into the fire mishap at Odisha Bhawan, the state guest house in Navi Mumbai.  They toured the room from where the fire was reported and also interrogated staff of Odisha Bhawan. Room 203 on the second floor of the building had caught fire on August 3 […]