Tag: Odisha Latest News

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Wearing PPE Kits, Laid-Off Paramedical Staff Beg In Odisha #Watch

Bhubaneswar: In the underneath of securing countrywide recognition for superb Covid management by Odisha government, the glaring dissatisfaction of thousands of healthcare professionals who played an important role in the fightback against the pandemic seems to be playing down the accolades. Healthcare professionals took to streets once again on Thursday to protest the government’s move […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Lokayukta Clean Chit To IAS Bishnupada Sethi In OMFED 'Scam'

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta has given clean chit to senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in connection with the allegation of high profile corruption in Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED) in 2015. The inquiry reports in the case confirmed that no financial loss was caused to OMFED, the anti-corruption body noted in its letter. […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Odisha Government's Compulsory Retirement Notice Claims Life Of School Peon!

Sundergarh: A government notification for compulsory retirement seems to have cost dear for an ailing school peon in the district. Gangadhar Koudi, a peon at Ujjalpur Girls’ High School in the district who was undergoing treatment at a hospital, allegedly died days after the District Education Officer (DEO) issued notification for his compulsory retirement. Family […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Wildfire Rages In Similipal: Voices Grow Louder For Central, State Govt Intervention

Bhubaneswar: With wildfire engulfing a large chunk of forest area in the Similipal Tiger Reserve for the past several days, noted personalities from the State on Tuesday sought the attention of the central and State governments to take urgent action to curb the blaze from further destroying the reserve. Union PNG and Steel Minister Dharmendra […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Odisha: Lovebirds Found Dead In Pool Of Blood In Closed Room

Paralakhemundi: In a shocking incident, bodies of a couple were found lying a pool of blood in a closed room at Ariba village under Gurandi police limits here in Gajapati district today. The deceased couple identified as Sibal Dileswari (21) and Taluru Srinu (28) were in a relationship for quite some time. As the family […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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Odisha: Female Patient Lands In ICU After Ceiling Fan Falls During Treatment At Cuttack SCB

Cuttack: A running ceiling fan snapped and fell on a female patient inside the surgery ward of the Cuttack SCB Medical College and Hospital today morning. The shocking incident which injured the woman critically triggered panic among the fellow patients and their attendants. As per sources, the woman, who is a resident of Jajpur, was […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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BJP MPs Seek Union Minister Piyush Goyal's Intervention Over Paddy Procurement Issues In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In an all-out attack against the Odisha government, a delegation of BJP MPs from Odisha led by Union Minister of Petroleum and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused the ruling-BJD of misleading the farmers on issues of paddy procurement. Pradhan, who led the team from the State and met the Union Consumer Affairs, Food […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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Never Say Never: Meet Odisha Lawyer Who Cleared Matric On 42nd Attempt & Class 12 After 19 Years

Dhenkanal: Failure is the first step towards success and 65-year-old man Trilochan Naik from Odisha’s Dhenkanal had to take 42 steps to clear Matric exams. Naik who recently cleared Bachelor of Laws is a true embodiment of grit and determination. He has proved that one should not say that one will never do something, because […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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Odisha: Cyber Crimes Spiral Upwards In 2020

Bhubaneswar: With much of humanity locked behind closed doors for much of the year 2020 thereby increasing the dependence of people on cyberspace, the crimes pertaining to the virtual community also witnessed a sharp rise in the year. In Odisha, cyber crime related incidents saw a spike of around 23.6 per cent between 2019 and […]

  • Friday, 02 April 2021
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Spurt In Edible Oil Prices Swoons Consumers, Opposition Blames Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising fuel prices, skyrocketing rates of edible oils have dealt a double shock to the consumers in Odisha. The situation has forced the State government to come under intense criticism of the Opposition political parties. According to sources, price of the kitchen essential has become dearer by 60 to 70 per cent in […]

  • Thursday, 01 April 2021
High School Students In Odisha Can Now Get Certificates Online
It's Official! 15% Quota For Odisha Govt School Students In Medical & Engineering Courses

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday issued a formal notification regarding 15 percent reservation in medical and engineering colleges for government school students. “The State Government do hereby direct that 15% of seats in Medical and Engineering Colleges of the State shall be reserved for the students who have passed the 10th Board Examination under […]

  • Thursday, 01 April 2021
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Indravati Displaced Warn Of Massive Stir

Nabarangpur: Residents displaced by Indravati reservoir project in the district on Wednesday gheraoed the administrative office of the hydroelectricity project and warned the authorities of escalating their protest in case their demands are not fulfilled within the stipulated time period. The protestors threatened that they will not hesitate to release water from the dam into […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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Pari Murder Case: 'Attempts On To Save Odisha Minister Arun Sahoo'

Bhubaneswar: Hours after some serious allegations were levelled against the chief of Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Odisha Crime Branch investigating the abduction and murder of five-year-old girl, Pari, the Odisha unit of BJP has claimed that attempts are on to save Minister Arun Sahoo. State BJP general secretary Golak Mohapatra criticised the State government […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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Police Team At MP Anubhav Mohanty's House

Cuttack: Trouble for Ollywood actor-turned MP Anubhav Mohanty seems to be deepening further with one more complaint lodged by his actress wife Varsha Priyadarshini at Purighat police station here on Saturday. This time, Varsha has alleged that her husband Anubhav Mohanty prevented her entry into the bedroom on Friday night and forced her to stand […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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Resentment Over ‘Faulty’ Bhitarkanika Demarcation, People Demand Exclusion Of Villages From Sanctuary

Kendrapara: The delineation of boundary of Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district has sparked antipathy among the residents of the villages that remained under the jurisdiction of the wildlife sanctuary. Locals have alleged that several villages that are far away from the sanctuary continued to remain under its jurisdiction due to the faulty demarcation. As the villages […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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