Tag: Odisha

Koraput: In a horrific incident, a man, who allegedly sacrificed the body of his 6-year-old daughter for sorcery at Taupadar village under Patangi police limits in the district, was handed over to the police by the villagers on Monday. The accused has been identified as Banguru Pangi. Police also arrested Pangi’s accomplice Shyama Sundara Biswal […]

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave is gradually tightening its grip in Odisha as the mercury level dipped below 15 degree Celsius in 11 places across the State in the last 24 hours, informed Regional Centre of the IMD. The night temperature dropped to 9 degrees in Sonepur, making it the coldest place in the State. Similarly, cold […]

Bhubaneswar: The daily count of Covid-19 positives and fatalities in Odisha continued to witness a declining trend for the second consecutive day on Monday. The government in its latest data revealed that 418 persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours while five Covid patients succumbed to the virus during the period. […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has urged the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to form a  committee to launch a separate probe into the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Nayagarh girl ‘Pari’ and also the allegations pertaining to the involvement of an organ trafficking racket behind the brutal crime. Patra, who […]

Cuttack: In yet another crackdown on food adulteration, a joint team of Jagatpur Police and Food Safety officials on Monday busted a spurious ghee manufacturing unit in the Jagatpur Industrial area of the town. A huge quantity of spurious ghee worth over Rs 1 crore, chemicals, packing materials and machines were seized during the raid. […]

Sonepur: A herd of 60 wild elephants have been creating havoc in Binika area of Sonepur district reportedly since the last two weeks causing damage to property and destroying standing paddy crops in several acres of land. Locals said that due to the fear of the jumbos, they were forced to sleep on the terraces […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the Congress party is now finding itself in a tight spot after keeping a suspicious silence over the brutal murder of five year old Nayagarh girl Pari even though the ghastly crime continues to draw massive public outrage across the state. Adding to the party’s trouble, Congress MLA Suresh Routray […]

Kendrapara: In an incident that has once again brought to light the deep-rooted caste divide in society,  members of Maa Sarala Help Foundation, a voluntary organisation performed the final rites of a government school teacher at Rajanagar last Friday after villagers and relatives allegedly refused to touch his body for cremation as the deceased had […]

Bhubaneswar: The twin events of Konark Festival of classical dance performances with the grand Sun Temple in the backdrop and the International Sand Art Festival will kick start in Odisha’s Konark on December 1 and go on till December 5. The 31st edition of the Konark Festival being organised by Odisha Tourism will be held […]

Bhubaneswar: Mo Bus service in Odisha is all set to resume in all routes except Route Number-29 from Today. As many as 144 buses will run on the rest of the 22 routes in the allotted time slots. As per the information provided by the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), the much-needed city buses will […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allowed the re-opening of medical colleges across the state from Today, even as it authorised the School and Mass Education and Higher Education departments to decide on resumption of classroom teachings. Covid-19 safety protocols will have to be followed in the medical institutes. “All medical colleges of the state shall […]

Koraput: At a time when the Odisha government is coming up with a series of initiatives for smooth paddy procurement in the State, allegations about irregularities in the farmers’ registration for the process have cropped up at several mandis in Kusumi and Kotpad blocks here in the district. Many farmers of these blocks have alleged […]

Bhubaneswar: For the second time in the State’s medical history, the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar successfully performed a living-donor liver transplantation with the help of Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG). The first-ever liver transplantation in Odisha was undertaken in March earlier this year at the same hospital. The liver transplant was […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) which has been constituted following  massive outcry across State to probe the ghastly ‘Pari’ kidnapping and murder case visited Jadupur, the native village of the victim in Nayagarh district on Tuesday to begin the investigation. The SIT led by senior IPS officer Arun Bothra will hold discussions with Nayagarh […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying the ongoing investigation, a special team of the State Vigilance department Tuesday conducted raid at the official residence of ‘tainted’ Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Abhay Kant Pathak for further probe into the allegations of possession of disproportionate assets by the suspended officer. Moreover, Pathak’s driver has appeared before the anti-corruption agency for […]