Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Supreme Court granting permanent commission and command positions to women officers in the Army on par with male officers, Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Satya Narayan Pradhan on Sunday informed that soon women jawans will be inducted into every battalion of the specialised force. Addressing media […]

Nayagarh: A complaint has been filed against a lawyer in Nayagarh district for allegedly assaulting his client in public view. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media platforms. As per reports, one Ajay Barik from Shalapada under Fatehgarh police limits in the district was allegedly beaten up by a lawyer identified […]

Cuttack/Nayagarh: Two bike borne miscreants allegedly looted over Rs 4 lakh from a staff of a liquor shop under Kanpur police limits in Narsinghpur block of Cuttack district on Sunday night. As per reports, unidentified miscreants intercepted the employee of the liquor shop at Rusipadachhak when he was returning with nearly Rs 4.6 lakh cash […]

Puri: Tension prevailed at Kanjia bazar area after a person was shot dead by miscreants on Sunday night. The deceased, Purendra Behera was working in a dhaba and was killed following a dispute over quality of food. As per reports, a few youths arrived at the dhaba and ordered some food last night. Later, the […]

Rourkela: Passengers in Odisha had a harrowing experience after a superfast express train didn’t halt in one of its designated stoppages on Monday. As per reports, 22844 Patna-Bilaspur weekly Superfast Express didn’t halt at the designated stoppage at Rajgangpur at 12:47 PM and kept moving towards Bilaspur leaving passengers who had to disembark at Rajgangpur […]

Cuttack: In yet another case of cyber crime, a resident of CDA area in Cuttack lost Rs 30,000 after falling prey to a spam telephone call. The victim, Sanjay Mahakud, claims he lost the amount after following the instructions on the phone given by the person who identified himself as an employee of a financial […]

Bhubaneswar: As a precautionary measure amid Coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha Health Department has issued advisory for Holi celebrations tomorrow. Through the advisory, people have been asked to not use colours in the face, refrain from playing in large gatherings, avoid community bathing and hugging. The advisory urges everyone to wash hands multiple times and those […]

Jagatsinghpur: Taking care of parents in their old age is the responsibility of every child. But, nowadays several instances are coming to the fore where children are considering their elderly parents as burden and torturing them. Recently, such a heart-wrenching incident has come to light in Ersama area of Jagatsinghpur district where an elderly couple […]

New Delhi: In the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chose not to participate in Holi events as precautionary measures suggested by experts. The Prime Minister, however, greeted people on the occasion as the nation celebrates Holi, the festival of colours. In a tweet in Hindi, the Prime Minister said: […]

Bhubaneswar: Holi, the festival of colours was celebrated across the country with much vigour and zest. Particularly in Odisha, though the threat of coronavirus infection still looms large, youths were seen coming out in gatherings to celebrate the colourful festival commemorating triumph of good over evil. As the legend goes, the name Holi, a predominantly […]

Balasore: Property estimated to be worth crores of rupees were gutted after a major fire broke out at Emami Paper Mills Ltd.’s plant in Remuna of Balasore district on Tuesday. According to reports, the fire broke out at around 11.40 AM following which authorities of the mill tried to control the blaze with their own […]

Balasore: A doctor is always a glimmer of hope in the darkness for patients but for people of Soro, Sukanta Kumar Sahoo is much more. A doctor of Soro Govt hospital in Balasore, Sukanta ‘s selfless acts for upliftment of local divyang and underprivileged people especially kids have been winning hearts of people in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Four BJD candidates on Wednesday filed their nomination papers for the March 26 Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha. Subhas Singh, Munna Khan, Sujit Kumar and Mamata Mahanta submitted their nomination papers to the returning officer in the presence of BJD chief and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Several state ministers, MLAs and senior party leaders […]

Bhubaneswar: A group of miscreants brandished a pistol and fled the spot after filling petrol at a fuel station in Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar. Though the incident occurred on February 9, the CCTV footage of the incident came to the fore today. As per reports, three-bike borne miscreants came to the filling station and asked […]

Bhubaneswar: A team of BJD MPs led by Prasanna Acharya today met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss about the funds belonging to Puri Srimandir deposited in crisis-hit Yes Bank. During the meeting, the BJD MPs discussed the issue and urged Sitharaman to take steps to resolve it. In response, the Union Minister assured […]