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Odisha: Socio-Economic Survey Of Srimandir Servitors From December 2020

Puri: The survey on the socio-economic status of servitors associated with Lord Jagannath temple in Puri will be undertaken from next month, informed an official on Friday. The review will be carried for three months by Bhubaneswar-based Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCCDS). After completion of the survey, a study report will be prepared […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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Odisha Govt Transfers Puri SP, Effects Several Suspensions Amid Custodial Deaths Heat

Puri: With public outrage rising and hours after a batch of petitions were filed in the National Human Rights Commission as well as OHRC over two alleged custodial deaths in Odisha, the State government on Friday transferred Puri SP Akhileswar Singh. The State police also effected suspension of several personnel over for gross misconduct and […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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Odisha: Youth Sets Tehsil Office On Fire, Blames Red-Tapism

Sambalpur: In a bizarre incident, Rajib Kishan, a local resident of Sambalpur, who claims to be a victim of administrative apathy, set the Rengali Tehsil office here on fire Friday morning. Kishan in a video released through social media site after setting the office ablaze, has clarified that he took the extreme step out of […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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Bhubaneswar: Physiotherapy College Ex-Principal Held For 'Defrauding' Medical Aspirant

Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Police on Saturday put a former principal of a medical college under arrest on charges of duping a medical aspirant of Rs 10 lakh. The accused, Prem Ranjan Ojha, the ex-principal of a local private physiotherapy institute in the city has been forwarded to court. The complainant who has been identified […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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No ‘Boita Bandana Utsav’, Mass Bathing On Kartik Purnima This Year

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday imposed restrictions on the ‘Boita Bandana Utsav’ and mass bathing on the day of Kartik Purnima (the fifteenth lunar day of Hindu month Kartik) at river ghats and other water bodies on account of Covid-19 pandemic. An order issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) also stated that Bali […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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CAPF Troops For Pipili Bypoll; BJP Alleges Pumping Of Illegal Money In Constituency

Puri: As many as three companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) along with 18 platoons of Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) will be deployed during the forthcoming bypoll to…

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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Four Goods Vehicles Seized For Flouting GST Norms

Nabarangpur: The Commercial Tax and GST Enforcement squad of Bhawanipatna seized four vehicles near Papadahandi in Nabarangpur district on Friday for allegedly flouting GST norms. As per reports, a team led by Deputy Commissioner Tapan Padhi was acting on a tip off at Mriga Vihar under Papadahandi block, when they intercepted four vehicles including three […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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Odisha: OMSA Demands Reduction In Retirement Age Of Doctors

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) has reiterated its demand for reduction of retirement age of healthcare professionals from 65 to 62 apart from the government nod for voluntary retirement from service. The association has demanded that those who want voluntary retirement should be given permission to do so. Besides, the medico body demanded […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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Nayagarh Minor Girl Murder: Hearing On Narco Test Of Accused Begins

Bhubaneswar: The Special Investigation Team on Friday afternoon produced the ‘minor’ accused in the alleged rape and murder of five-year-old Nayagarh girl before the Juvenile Justice Board for hearing on a plea seeking his narco analysis test. The narco test assumes considerable significance as the police need to ferret out several crucial evidence in the […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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Mob Torches Police Van After Youth’s Death In Bhadrak

Bhadrak: Angry over alleged suicide of a youth, residents of a village in Bhadrak district set a police van on fire on Wednesday. The death of the youth, identified as Bapi Mahalik of Hatuari village under Tihidi police limits triggered massive unrest at the village. His body was recovered from a nearby pond. According to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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Criminal Case Against 8-YO Girl: Petition Filed In OSCPCR Seeking Stern Action Against Cops

Bhubaneswar: Trouble seems to be mounting for the police officials of Banamalipur outpost and Balipatna police station here for booking an eight-year-old girl in a criminal case. The Childline, Bhubaneswar today filed a petition with the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) calling the incident a violation of child rights and demanded […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
CBI Probe Demanded Into Aditya Dash Death Case
Aditya Dash Death: HC Displeased Over Non-Submission Of Reports By Odisha Crime Branch

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the failure of Crime Branch in submitting the reports sought by the court earlier in the sensational case involving the mysterious death of social worker Aditya Dash. While listing the case for next hearing on January 25, the Court has directed the investigating agency to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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Odisha: OCA Recommends 6 State Players For IPL 2021 Auction

Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Friday recommended the names of as many as six players to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their bidding in the 14th edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2021 all set to be held between April and May this year. The players include […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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Sex Racket Allegations In Divyang Training Centre Rocks Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Orthopedically Handicapped Welfare Association, a city-based training centre for the physically challenged persons at Palaspalli area here has landed in a controversy after a complaint alleging sexual harassment of inmates and operation of high profile sex racket at the centre has been lodged with the police. The shocking incident came to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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Paddy Procurement: Odisha Govt In Dock After Ex-BJD MP Admits Flaws

Bhubaneswar: The recent acknowledgement of various flaws in the paddy procurement by a former MP of the ruling-BJD seems to have added fuel to the ongoing protest of the farmers, sending the Odisha government into a tizzy. Recently, former BJD MP Kalikesh Singh Deo reportedly admitted mismanagement in the paddy procurement and wrote to the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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