Tag: Odisha Latest News

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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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Odisha: Active Caseload Comes Down Below 1K For First Time In 8 Months

Bhubaneswar: Active Covid-19 cases have come down below 1000-mark for the first time in several months in Odisha. The State Health department on Wednesday reported that the Odisha’s overall active caseload stood at 946. The State has so far reported 335282 positive cases out of which 332377 patients have recovered from the disease. The cumulative […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Nandankanan Seeks Help Of Outside Experts For Ailing Tiger Cubs

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Nandankanan Zoological Park have sought help from wildlife health experts from outside of Odisha for the treatment of two tiger cubs who have been taken ill in the zoo for the past few days. According to sources, officials of the zoo have requested experts at Chennai Zoo and Indian Veterinary Research […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Odisha Govt Waives Off Hostel Fees Of Govt ITI Students

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced to waive off the hostel fees of government ITI students in the State. The move by the government is likely to benefit around 30000 ITI students in the State. The announcement means that students will not have to pay the hostel fees of Rs 125 per […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Odisha: Man Dies During Treatment In Koraput Hospital, Family Demands Arrest Of Docs

Koraput: Furious and anguished family members of a man, who died during treatment at the Laxman Nayak Medical College in Koraput, sat with the body in front of the hospital on Friday night alleging serious negligence by doctors that led to his death. The family members have also lodged an FIR alleging criminal negligence on […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Odisha: Special Squad Arrests 4 Members Of Looter Gang In Bhubaneswar, 12 Gold Chains Recovered
Odisha Builder Held For Duping People Of Rs 4 Crore On Pretext Of Providing Duplex

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offence Wing of Odisha Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested a builder on charges of duping several people to the tune of over Rs 4 crore on the pretext of providing duplex houses to them. Amiya Kumar Patnaik, a resident of Khandagiri area in the Capital city in his FIR lodged with the […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Srimandir Admin Lifts Darshan Curb On Sundays, Mahaprasad Partaking Allowed

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration on Wednesday allowed further relaxations for the darshan of the Holy Trinity by lifting the restrictions on the entry of the devotees into the shrine every Sunday. Earlier, the temple authorities had put restrictions on the darshan every Sunday for sanitisation works in the shrine in view of Covid […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Transport Ministry Approves 3 Six Lane Road Projects In Odisha

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved three six lane projects in the State of Odisha. Gadkari took to the Twitter to inform about the nod to road projects on Wednesday. The road projects approved by the Transport ministry which come under Raipur – Visakhapatnam Economic corridor include Dhanara-Hatibena […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Headless Murder Mystery Cracked; Victim Was Killed Over Marital Discord, Says Police Commissioner

Bhubaneswar: After groping in dark for days to ascertain the identity of the woman, whose headless body was recovered along Bharatpur-Chandaka Road near Dasapur village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on February 4, Commissionerate Police on Thursday claimed major breakthrough in the ‘blind case’ by arresting two accused in the gruesome murder case. Police Commissioner […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
Odisha Sweats As Mercury Soars To 40°C & Above At 17 Places
Weather Alert: Minimum Temperature To Rise In Odisha In Next Few Days

Bhubaneswar: The IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre has informed that the minimum temperature in most parts of the State is likely to witness a gradual rise in the next few days. Met Centre Director HR Biswas on Thursday said that due to rising tendency in minimum temperature (night temperature), mercury is likely to rise by 3 […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
BJP, BJD Bicker Over Lingaraj NMA Heritage Draft By-Laws
BJP, BJD Bicker Over NMA Heritage Draft By-Laws For Ekamra Kshetra

Bhubaneswar: A day after BJD spokesperson Shreemayee Mishra alleged that the National Monuments Authority (NMA) and the ASI are trying to restrain the developmental drive in the Ekamra Kshetra, the State unit of BJP on Thursday counter-attacked Odisha government saying that it is instead demeaning the rich heritage and culture of the State. Addressing a […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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