Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The coronavirus tally in Odisha has inched closer to 3 lakh-mark with the detection of 1494 new cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the overall Covid-19 infections surged to 298768 on Friday. The death toll mounted to 1393 as 15 more patients succumbed to the disease during the period, as per the […]

Berhampur: Bringing laurels for the State yet again, the government-run Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Berhampur has entered the Asia Book of Records for conceptualizing and designing the largest open-air scrap sculpture museum. The museum named ‘The Heart, Mind and Hand Show’ spreads over 10000 square metres and has been declared as the largest open-air […]

Cuttack: The on-going marital discord between BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty and his wife Varsha Priyadarshini took another turn after the Ollywood actress lodged a fresh complaint against her in-laws alleging that she has been ‘threatened’ to vacate the house. In the complaint lodged with the Purighat Police station in Cuttack on November 5, Varsha alleged […]

Malkangiri: Odisha’s Rajesh Mandal, who is an M.Tech degree holder from NIT Bhopal, left his lucrative job to follow his passion for wildlife. MV 79, a village in the remote Malkangiri district of Odisha surrounded by forest and wild animals is where Mandal was born and brought-up. Since his childhood, Mandal developed a strong affinity […]

Bolangir: Tension prevailed in the Paikamal block of the district on Thursday after members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) staged an indefinite protest in front of the block office over the alleged irregularities in the selection of Sattu distribution. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) had reportedly issued a notice to all SHGs to apply […]

Bhubaneswar: The alleged rape of a minor tribal girl by the father-in-law of an OAS officer in Bhubaneswar has sparked off a massive outrage with the activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today launching protests outside the BMC zonal office in Chandrasekharpur area here demanding action the culprit. “Even though a complaint has been […]

Koraput: Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati has urged the Koraput district administration to use the funds in the Biju KBK (BKBK) scheme for the development of neglected areas. Speaking at the Koraput District Yojana Board meeting on Friday, the senior leader demanded that the funds in the BKBK scheme should be used to provide basic […]

Berhampur: The vigilance sleuths today conducted searches in houses, office and property of two junior clerks based on the allegation of acquisition of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. According to reports, as many as eight teams conducted simultaneous raids at four places including the houses of Surya Narayan Tripathy – Junior Accountant […]

Rourkela: A team of officials of Sundergarh district administration on Friday left for Amritsar in Punjab to bring back Birju Kulu, a resident of Odisha, who was recently released from a Pakistan jail after serving 20-year sentence in the prison. Birju, who reportedly hails from Jangateli village in the Rajgangpur block of Sundergarh district, had […]

Malkangiri: A Snake Helpline member has written to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) and the Chief Wildlife Warden of Odisha alleging the hunting of wildlife and uploading of videos on YouTube by one Rajesh Mandal of Malkangiri district. Subhendu Mallik, a former Honorary Wildlife Warden of Khordha, has written the letter and demanded […]

Cuttack: Forest officials today rescued an 8-feet-long python and arrested a person on charges of smuggling the reptile from Sahadapada village in Banki area of the district. According to sources, some locals of the area spotted the man hiding the python inside a sack and sought an explanation from him on the source of the […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 49, 267 students have been allotted ranks in the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2020 examinations, the results of which were announced on Friday. This year, for the first time, the examination was conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for all the courses. As per official sources, a record number […]

Cuttack: In a major development, the Orissa High Court on Friday ordered filing of FIRs against three officials from the Mahila police station for allegedly turning down the complaint of a woman in a dowry harassment case. The officials against whom the FIRs will be filed include, the inspector-in-charge, sub-inspector and an assistant sub-inspector of […]

Cuttack: Unable to bear the loss of her only son, a woman allegedly took her own life by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence near College road under Salepur police limits of the district. The deceased has been identified as Jayashree Bishal. Husband of the woman claimed that she was struggling with […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided not to reopen schools in the State till December 31, 2020 in view of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation. In a notification issued on Friday evening, the School and Mass Education Department informed that all schools in the State shall remain closed till the above mentioned period in view […]