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Earthquake In Odisha: 3.9-Magnitude Tremor Jolts Baripada
Earthquake In Odisha: 3.9-Magnitude Tremor Jolts Baripada

Baripada: A mild earthquake measuring 3.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Baripada Town of Mayurbhanj district in the wee hours of Friday, informed National Centre for Seismology. As per reports, the jolts of the earthquake were felt at around 2.13 AM today, added the centre. #ମୟୁରଭଞ୍ଜ ରେ #ଭୂମିକମ୍ପ , #ତୀବ୍ରତା ୩.୯ , #ଗଭୀରତା ୬୩ […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Jumbo menace
Choudwar: Elderly Man Trampled To Death By Elephants, Locals Demand Compensation

Choudwar: Jumbo menace continues to haunt residents in several parts of Odisha with the death of an elderly man in elephant attack being reported from Kujibara village in Agrahat gram panchayat in Cuttack district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ratnakar Behera. According to reports, Behera had gone to cut paddy crops in […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
ATM loot
Odisha: Miscreants Again Loot Cash From Bank ATM In Balasore

Balasore: A group of miscreants allegedly broke open an ATM of a bank at Kamarda market in Bhograi block under Jaleswar police limits and looted cash from the cash dispenser. According to sources, the miscreants broke open the machine of Axis Bank on Thursday night with the help of gas cutter. They damaged the cash […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Sandalwood
Sandalwood Worth Rs 70 Lakh Seized In Odisha, 3 Smugglers Arrested

Cuttack: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday evening arrested three sandalwood smugglers and seized a huge quantity of the aromatic timber of over Rs 70 lakh from their possession in Tangi area of Cuttack district. On the basis of a reliable input, the STF detected a case of illegal possession […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Bail plea
Know How Expelled BJD MLA Pradeep Panigrahi Spent First Night At Jharpada Jail

Bhubaneswar: Away from the entitlements and privileges he enjoyed until some days before his expulsion from BJD, Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi spent his first night at the Jharpada jail like ‘an ordinary prisoner’ on Thursday. The legislator whose whirlwind tours in charter planes during the lockdown and family ties with crorepati IFS officer Abhya Kant […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Selfie With Elephants
Jumbo Misadventure: Youths' Selfie Contest Fumes Tusker In Mayurbhanj (WATCH)

Mayurbhanj: Ever came across a selfie-contest with the tuskers? As bizarre as it may sound, a few youths in Mayurbhanj district dared to march on a misadventure to click selfie with a tusker that had ventured into the forests in Nadapur village under the Betanati range. A video of the incident which took place on […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Covid-19 Odisha cases
Odisha's Daily Covid-19 Count Drops To 377, Five Deaths In A Day

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 positive count continued to fall in Odisha with less than 500 daily cases being reported for the past five days. The daily fatalities have also come down significantly since last week. The State on Friday recorded 377 fresh cases while five more patients succumbed to the virus. With this, the infection tally […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Pari Murder Case
Pari Murder Case: OSCPCR Chief’s Human Sacrifice Theory Intends To Mislead Probe, Says Victim’s Father

Nayagarh: Ashok Sahu, father of the five-year-old girl ‘Pari’, whose death has triggered a statewide outrage, on Friday debunked the ‘human sacrifice’ theory made by the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) chairperson. He further stated that OSCPCR chief Sandhyabati Pradhan’s statement intends to mislead the ongoing investigation. A day earlier following […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Tata Power Odisha electricity
Tata Power Wins Bids For SOUTHCO & WESCO; Company To Collect Arrears To Tune Of Rs 400 Crore

Bhubaneswar: The Tata Power Company Limited (TPCL) has acquired bids for two electricity distribution companies (discoms) in Odisha—the Western Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (WESCO) and the Southern Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (SOUTCO). As per official sources, TPCL has won a 25-year licence for distribution and retail supply of power after its […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
laboratories
Odisha Allows Reopening Of Laboratories In Universities, Colleges

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday allowed reopening of laboratories at higher educational institutions- universities and colleges across the State. As per a letter issued by the Higher Education Department, the laboratories in universities and colleges can be opened only for research scholars (Ph.D), M.Phil and Post Graduate students in science and technology streams. “The […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Sushil-Lohani
Odisha: Special Drive For Revision Of Electoral Roll Underway; New Voter List In January 2021

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sushil Kumar Lohani on Friday said a new voter list will be published in the State on January 15 next year. A special drive for revision of the electoral roll is currently underway. Applications are being invited for deletion, inclusion of names or revision of data in the voters […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Miss India Charming 2020
Never Give Up: Miss India Top Models From Odisha Have A Message For All

Bhubaneswar: Beauty pageants are no more limited to ‘beauty with brains’. These competitions have redefined to be known for hosting charming personalities who lead with life lessons. From global pageants like Miss World and Miss Universe where the likes of Aishwarya Rais, Sushmita Sens and Priyanka Chopras had come out as winners through their intelligence, […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Chella-Kumar
Pari Murder Case: Odisha Congress In-Charge Chella Kumar Admits 'Differences Among Leaders'

Bhubaneswar: After facing criticism over its silence on the brutal murder case of Pari, a five year-old girl from Nayagarh district, Odisha Congress in-charge A. Chella Kumar On Friday admitted that there were differences among the leaders on the issue. While talking to reporters, Kumar said, “The Congress party wants early justice for the victim […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Pari
Odisha’s Missing Children: 13 Kidnapped Every Day, Crime Rate Highest In Country 

Bhubaneswar: This just adds to the long-existing regressive image of the State. Even as the State battles to find ways to overcome poverty and deprivation issues, kidnapping and abduction of children have emerged as a bigger malaise, requiring urgent attention of the government of the day. The ghastly kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Nayagarh girl […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
Orphan
Woman's Body Lied Unattended Over 2 Days, Orphan Minors Perform Last Rite

Bhadrak: After missing father years ago and grandfather who died 8 months ago, life could not have turned more cruel for this 3-year-old kid and his 9-year-old elder sister Rupa Mallik from Bhadrak when their mother Subarna Mallik also left them forever two days ago. But what was most heart-wrenching was that they had to […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
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