Tag: Odisha News

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Odisha: Selfie Turns Fatal For New Year Reveller At Duduma Waterfall

Jeypore: The body of a youth who went missing in the Duduma waterfall near Semiliguda here in Koraput district on Friday was fished out today by the fire services personnel and ODRAF team. The deceased has been identified as Satya Parija of Kaliagaan near Jeypore. As per sources, Satya had gone to the waterfall with […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Odisha BSE Class 10 Exams 2021: Students To Face 80 Marks In Each Paper

Bhubaneswar: After making major announcement on the reopening of schools and dates of exams, Odisha government on Sunday said the students sitting for the BSE class 10 board exams this year will have to appear a total of 80 marks in each paper. The papers will comprise of 50 marks of OMR objective questions while […]

  • 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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Odisha: 19 School Students Test Positive For Covid-19

Sambalpur: As many as 19 students in Laikera block of Sambalpur district have tested positive for novel-Coronavirus. This came just five days after schools were reopened for Class X and XIII students across the State after a gap of nine months. According to Laikera block education officer, the 19 students who contracted the virus belong […]

  • Tuesday, 06 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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Odisha Govt Revises Quarantine Policy For Covid Healthcare Workers

Bhubaneswar: Amid a steady upswing in the cases of Covid-19 in the State triggering the possibility of a full-scale second wave of the virus pandemic, the State government of Odisha…

  • 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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Watch: 2 Elephants Wander On NH 16 In Khordha, Traffic Halted

Khordha: Panic gripped commuters, who were travelling on National Highway 16 near Daleipur in the district, as two elephants were found wandering on the road this morning. People and motorists were stranded for nearly an hour on the route. On being informed, forest officials rushed to the spot and advised people not to tease the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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Odisha: Duplicate Sauce Manufacturing Unit Busted In Berhampur

Berhampur: In a major crackdown on the adulterated food units in the State, Berhampur police busted a fake sauce manufacturing unit at Ganesh Nagar area under Bada Bazar police limits in Ganjam district on Saturday. Police seized a huge stock of the adulterated sauce and raw materials used in manufacturing. Acting on a tip-off, the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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Caught In Apathy! Odisha Woman Pleads For Compassionate Ground Appointment After Husband's Death

Rayagada: It’s an endless wait for T Venketratnam to get the benefits claim for which she is entitled to following the death of her husband who was an Odisha government employee. Venketratnam has been running from pillar to post for the last three years now for monetary assistance and her compassionate ground appointment. However, the […]

  • 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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Hanuma Vihari Hopeful Of Return To Indian Squad For Last 2 Tests Against England

Bhubaneswar: India’s middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari is ecstatic to have rescued the team from defeat in the Sydney Test against Australia. Buoyed by his heroic performance in the match, the sedate batsman, who is currently battling with injury, is hopeful of a return to the Indian team for the last two Test matches against England […]

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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