Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As many as 11,064 road accidents were reported across Odisha in 2019, resulting in 5333 fatalities. Though there is a decline in the total number of road mishaps in the State when compared to 11262 accidents in 2018, the accident-related deaths in 2019 have exceeded the previous year’s death count. This is as per […]

Cuttack: Sending a clear message to criminals seeking to thrive on extortion, Commissionerate Police on Wednesday night arrested two youths who threatened a builder at gunpoint and demanded Rs 20 lakh. Addressing a presser, Cuttack DCP, Prateek Singh today informed that the two accused – Jitendra Parida and Govinda Sahu have been arrested and two […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Capital continues to witness steep rise in the number of daily Covid-19 cases with 171 new positive cases being detected in the last 24 hours. Out of…

Bhubaneswar: Even as several districts of Odisha are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next few days under the impact of a likely deep depression over Bay of Bengal, there is no imminent flood threat, said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Jena on Thursday. #Odisha Special Relief Commissioner, Pradeep Jena speaks […]

Puri: Seven families of Baseli Sahi in the pilgrim town who were evicted by the district authorities to make way for the Lord Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor project in and around the 12th-century shrine are now caught between two stools. After their eviction, the administration granted plots of around 1000 square feet to each family […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: It is that time of the year when people, wherever they are residing, either for job or any other purpose, come back to their native places to celebrate the festivities with series of shopping, pandal hopping and rejoicing with families and friends. With Covid-19 pandemic scare and consequent restrictions imposed by the government, the […]

Balasore: With just over a week to go for the Balasore Sadar and Tirtol by-elections in Odisha, campaigns are going on in full swing in both the assembly constituencies. Three major political parties, BJP, BJD and Congress are vying with one another to prove their mettle and capture the Assembly seats. The leaders of the […]

Deogarh: An Assistant Tax Collector of Deogarh Municipality, Rajendra Nayak was caught red-handed by the Vigilance officials while accepting a bribe of Rs 1700 on Thursday. As per reports, Rajendra had demanded Rs 6,400 from one Shibsankar Nayak of Ward No. 5 under the municipality area for approving his House Building Plan. However, when Shibasankar […]

Cuttack: A student from Niali area of Cuttack on Friday brought serious allegations of several glaring mistakes in the markesheet of his Matric Supplementary Examination, which was released by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha on Thursday. The student identified as Bikash Swain from Sithalo Nodal High School under Niali block expressed his displeasure […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 cases continued to show a declining trend in Odisha with the State witnessing 1793 new cases in the last 24 hours. Similarly, 18 persons succumbed to the disease. While total coronavirus caseload reached 277887 in the State, the death toll mounted to 1214. Of the new positive cases, 1031 patients are from […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Friday created a special ‘Green Corridor’ to facilitate the shifting of a critically-ill patient from a private hospital in Nayapalli to the Bhubaneswar International Airport. As per reports, a special route was created for shifting the patient from Puri district who is being airlifted to Hyderabad. As per reports, the […]

Balasore: A team of the anti-corruption wing has seized Rs 2,34,900 cash from the possession of district civil supplies officer (CSO) Raja Ali in Balasore district. The vigilance sleuths raided the house and office of the district civil supplies officer on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on a […]

Sonepur: Hard work and perseverance seem to have paid off for Rajesh Pradhan, a poultry farmer from Naikenpali village under Dunguripali block of Sonepur district. Rajesh who once worked as a daily wage labourer outside the State, has now become a successful entrepreneur with a monthly income that runs into five digits. Rajesh, who was […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has lambasted Naveen-led BJD government while kicking off his campaign today for the upcoming by-polls in Tirtol assembly constituency. During a virtual rally from the party headquarters here, Pradhan alleged that the state government only makes promises prior to the elections but has failed to fulfill any of them. “So […]

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon will finally start retreating from some parts of Odisha in the next two days, informed India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar on Friday. The Met department further informed that the monsoon will fully retreat from the entire State in the subsequent two days. Conditions becoming favourable for withdrawal of […]