Tag: New Delhi

New Delhi: The Odisha government today approved a grant of Rs 5 crore to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at Delhi to set up an Odia language chair in the name of legendary Odia poet Sarala Das. According to sources, Rs 2 crore will be provided to the University in the first phase while the remaining […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: To further its probe into series of train accidents across the country including the Hirakhand Express occurred last month, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is bringing ISI agent Shamsul Huda, who was detained in Nepal, to New Delhi on Wednesday. Huda is believed to be the mastermind behind a failed attempt to detonate […]

Bhubaneswar: Governor Dr SC Jamir today said the National Cadet Corps (NCC) has enormous potential for nation building as it provides opportunities to the youth of the country for their all round development with a sense of duty, commitment, dedication, discipline and moral values to become able leaders and useful citizens. “Youth are the strength […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Centre today announced to celebrate the 200 years completion of Paika Mutiny, known to be the first freedom struggle of India, to commemorate the courageous uprising of soldiers led by Buxi Jagabandhu in Khordha district of Odisha against British in 1817. During his Budget speech in Lok Sabha today, Union Finance Minister […]

New Delhi: Senior Odia IPS officer of Assam–Meghalaya, Manipur–Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh–Goa–Mizoram–Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre Amulya Patnaik was appointed as the Commissioner of Delhi Police today With this, Patnatik has become the first Odia IPS officer to be tipped for this key post. “I have discharged my duty for the Delhi Police in various capacities […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will showcase Dola Yatra in its tableau in the Republic  Day parade in New Delhi on January 26 this year. The design of the tableau sponsored by the State I&PR department has been selected at the national level after the approval by a 16-member selection committee of the Ministry of Defence. The design […]

New Delhi: An Odia woman who had reportedly gone missing from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi yesterday, was found by the locals near the Deer Park in Safdarjung area this morning. The whereabouts of the Odia woman was traced after the locals informed the OTV correspondent. The woman has been […]

New Delhi/Balasore: Hours after media flashed about the inhuman activity of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawans at Balasore station in which the security personnel kicked and beaten up a Divyang on mobile phone stealing charges, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday said two RPF jawans were put under on suspension for their involvement […]

Balasore/New Delhi: Taking a serious note of the incident in which a Divyang or disabled person was beaten up and kicked mercilessly by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel at Balasore station on Friday, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today directed the Director General (DG) of RPF to probe the matter. In a Twitter message, […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will meet President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. According to sources, Naveen has been invited to Rashtrapati Bhavan for a lunch today. The President will be meeting Naveen between 2 pm to 3 pm today, sources added. During his meet with the President, […]

Bhubaneswar: Panic spread among visitors as well as passengers at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here today when four miscreants tried to kidnap a New Delhi-based youth who reached Bhubaneswar along with two of his friends late last night. While the four miscreants attempted to take the youth, identified as Balaram Singh Yadav of New […]

Jharsuguda: A 10-member delegation of lawyers of Jharsuguda District Bar Association left for New Delhi by train this morning to take part in a one-day token strike at Jantar Mantar organised by the Central Action Committee (CAC) for fulfilment of its demand for setting up of a High Court bench in Western Odisha. The delegation, […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. Patnaik is scheduled to meet Modi in Parliament at 11pm and discuss on the demonetization move of the latter. Patnaik would discuss on various problems faced by the common people due to demonetisation. Earlier, he had written to the Prime […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister on Saturday left for New Delhi on two-day visit to attend the centenary celebrations of his father, former chief minister and legendary leader Biju Patnaik scheduled today. Official sources said the centenary celebrations would be held at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in the afternoon in which Vice President Hamid Ansari and former Supreme […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister today left for New Delhi on two-day visit to attend the centenary celebrations of his father, former chief minister and legendary leader Biju Patnaik scheduled tomorrow. Official sources said the centenary celebrations would be held at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in the afternoon in which Vice President Hamid Ansari and former Supreme Court […]