Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 fatalities in Odisha came down to four on Sunday after a gap of over 130 days. With the fresh deaths, the toll due to coronavirus infection in the State mounted to 1,734, informed the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department. The State had recorded its lowest one-day Covid deaths on […]

Bhubaneswar: There is discontent among senior leaders in ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as they are not able to meet Chief Minitser and party Supremo Naveen Patnaik, said Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi hours after he was expelled from the party for ‘anti-people activities’ on Sunday. The resentment among the leaders is mainly due to the […]

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of Odisha Assembly, which was supposed to have 40 working days, was adjourned sine die on Sunday, after only 10 days of commencement of the House business. Speaker Surya Narayan Patro adjourned the House sine die after the passage of Appropriation Bill of Rs 11,700 crore amid ruckus by the Opposition […]

Cuttack: The Silver City of Cuttack is fast turning into a hub of adulterated food processing units with detection of as many as 14 such illegal units in the last two months. Goods and property worth Rs 4,40,10,000 were seized from the illegal units operating from various places in the city, said deputy commissioner of […]

Konark: After a prolonged lull due to Coronavirus-induced restrictions, the State government has geared up for the peripheral development of world-famous tourism site Konark in Puri district. As part of the mega project, eviction process has been initiated for the beautification of Chandrabhaga beach to be undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 50 lakh. […]

Puri: Despite a slew of restrictions in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, extensive security arrangements have been placed in the pilgrim town of Puri in view of public rush on the holy occasion of Kartik Purnima on Monday. On the occasion of Kartik Purnima, the Rajarajeswar Besha or the Golden Attire rituals of Lord Jagannath […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on Kartika Purnima celebrations on Monday as the religious fervour associated with the festival was dampened by the prohibitory orders of the Odisha government on congregation of people at river ghats and water bodies for mass bathing and sailing of miniature boats. On Kartika Purnima usually large […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid alleged irregularities in the distribution of tokens to farmers for the procurement of Kharif paddy, State Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Sunday informed about the engagement of senior-level officials in several districts to ensure hassle-free paddy procurement in the current Kharif marketing season. The minister stated that 12 […]

Bhubaneswar: The low pressure area over South Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of Southeast Bay of Bengal which has now become well marked and is likely to concentrate into a depression today, will have no impact on Odisha. There is no weather warning for the State associated with the system, said Regional Meteorological Centre (IMD) […]

Nayagarh: Amid the massive public outrage over the alleged lackadaisical investigation into the abduction and subsequent murder of ‘Pari’, a delegation of State BJP under the stewardship of Leader of Opposition Pradipta Kumar Naik will meet the family of the victim at Jadupur in the district today. According to party sources, the delegation will meet […]

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. […]