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Odia IPS Officer RR Swain appointed Jammu and Kashmir DGP
Odia IPS officer Rashmi Ranjan Swain takes over as Jammu and Kashmir DGP

Rashmi Ranjan Swain hails from Odisha’s Rourkela. A 1991 batch IPS officer, Swain held key positions in the Jammu and Kashmir Police before assuming charge as the DGP.

  • Wednesday, 01 November 2023
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Train accident LIVE Update: Death toll from Andhra Train Tragedy revises to 13

At least 11 persons were killed in a train mishap that occurred between Alamanda and Kantakapalli stations on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border on Sunday.

  • Sunday, 29 October 2023
1999 Super Cyclone: Revisiting The Devastating Cyclonic Storm That Took Countless Lives In Odisha
1999 Super Cyclone: Revisiting The Devastating Cyclonic Storm That Took Countless Lives In Odisha

29th October 1999. 24 years have passed. The day evokes horrific memories of a devastating cyclonic storm that ravaged parts of Odisha, taking away lives of thousands of people. On this day in 1999, a super cyclone touching wind speed of over 250 km/hr had struck Odisha, making it probably the greatest cyclonic disaster ever recorded.

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  • Sunday, 29 October 2023
Day After Voluntary Retirement, Vk Pandian Assigned As 5t Chairman In Cabinet Minister Rank
Day After Voluntary Retirement, Vk Pandian Assigned As 5t Chairman In Cabinet Minister Rank

Amid various speculation about VK Pandian next step after voluntary resignation, he is now the chairman of Chairman of 5T (Transformational Initiatives) and Nabin Odisha in the rank of Cabinet Minister. An order issued by Odisha's General Administration and Public Grievance department reads as "V K Pandian is hereby appointed as Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) and Nabin Odisha in the rank of Cabinet Minister.

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  • Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Day after voluntary retirement, VK Pandian appointed Odisha 5T chairman
Day after voluntary retirement, VK Pandian appointed Odisha 5T chairman in Cabinet Minister rank

VK Pandian was on Tuesday appointed the chairman of the 5T transformational initiatives in Odisha in the rank of Cabinet Minister.   

  • Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Odisha man gets 20-yr rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping, raping girl
Odisha man gets 20-yr rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping, raping girl

A Special POCSO court in Odisha's Balasore district on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a girl.

  • Friday, 20 October 2023
Elderly Woman Carried On Cot For 3km As Ambulance Fails To Reach Her In Odisha's Kalahandi
Elderly Woman Carried On Cot For 3km As Ambulance Fails To Reach Her In Odisha's Kalahandi

These visuals are from Khamanpada village under T. Rampur block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. Basic infrastructure, amenities and proper roads still remain a distant dream for scores of people in the rural pockets of the state. Yet again questioning the tall claims of govt, an elderly woman, Chandrika Gouda, faced a distressed journey to avail medical services.

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  • Monday, 16 October 2023
Odisha Police arrest drug peddler, seize narcotics worth Rs 50L
Odisha Police arrest drug peddler, seize narcotics worth Rs 50L

The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has arrested a drug peddler and seized narcotics worth over Rs 50 lakhs during a raid in Keonjhar district.

  • Monday, 16 October 2023
Union Minister fumes over Odisha govt's 'non-cooperation' in Amarda airstrip land transfer process
Union Minister fumes over Odisha govt's 'non-cooperation' in Amarda airstrip land transfer process

Inordinate delay in the land transfer for the ambitious project has affected its work, said Tudu while talking to reporters in Baripada.

  • Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Tara Prasad Bahinipati
Cyber fraud: Odisha MLA Tara Bahinipati says he was duped of Rs 4 lakh, urges all to be careful

Attending a cyber awareness programme at Jeypore Government High School recently, Bahinipati urged people to remain careful and not to share OTP with anybody and receive any calls from strangers.

  • Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Impersonation and cheating: Odisha STF nabs close aide of mastermind, detects Rs 40 cr transactions
Impersonation and cheating: Odisha STF nabs close aide of mastermind, detects Rs 40 cr transactions

Laxman Madhi is said to be the close associate of mastermind Kanhu Charan Pradhan who duped people of lakhs of rupees through impersonation and forgery.

  • Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Former Odisha DGP Sarat Mishra passes away at 88
Former Odisha DGP Sarat Mishra passes away at 88

Sarat Chandra Mishra, an IPS officer of 1959 batch, had served in the Research and Analysis Wing (R & AW) for a long time.

  • Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik To Lay Foundation For Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project On January 1, 2024
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik To Lay Foundation For Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project On January 1, 2024

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone for the much-awaited Phase-I project of the Bhubaneswar Metro rail on January 1, 2024.

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  • Sunday, 08 October 2023
Odisha artist creates micro sculptures of captains of World Cup cricket participating teams
Odisha artist creates micro sculptures of captains of World Cup cricket participating teams

A 21-year-old chalk carving artist of Odisha's Berhampur has carved an intricate miniature trophy of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and the images of the captains of 10 participating teams in chalk.

  • Friday, 06 October 2023
Odisha govt clears 19 investment projects worth Rs 3,663 cr
Odisha govt clears 19 investment projects worth Rs 3,663 cr

The Odisha government on Saturday approved 19 investment projects worth Rs 3,663 crore.

  • Sunday, 01 October 2023
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