Police inaction: Women social workers knock OHRC, SCW door
Bhubaneswar: Members of a women’s organisation Thursday filed two separate complaints with the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the State Council for Women (SCW) seeking justice against police inaction. Some miscreants attacked members of Sabitri Bai Phule Mahila Sangha, a women’s organisation engaged in various social development campaigns, at
Foot overbridges at small stations on anvil
Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways has planned to construct foot overbridges (FOBs) at small stations to facilitate commute from one platform to another. These stations will also have high level and concrete platforms. Notably, Railways has received complaints about people going under stationary goods trains to cross from one track to another.
Multi-starrer superhero franchise is here
Post News Network Bhubaneswar: The wait is over. The most awaited movie of the year, the Avengers: Infinity War, is releasing at the cinema theatres. The die-hard fans of the Marvel comics have been eagerly waiting for this movie for long. It will assemble for the first time more than 20 superheroes of
Jagamohan renovation: SJTA pays Rs 10-cr compensation to servitors
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has paid remuneration and compensation to the tune of Rs 10.65 crore to Palia servitors during the renovation of shrine Jagamohan as the entry ban had incurred losses to them. However, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the SJTA have spent around
Gangster Raja walks out of Jharpada jail
Bhubaneswar: Gangster Raja Acharya walked out of Jharpada jail here Wednesday. Raja, who was arrested in connection with the abduction of a Bhubaneswar-based Jyote Motors employee in 2010, was granted conditional bail by the Orissa High Court April 20. He was granted conditional bail on deposit of Rs 50,000 and two
Move to resume ropeway service at NZP
Bhubaneswar: The state Forest and Environment department will conduct a public hearing next month to resume the ropeway service in Nandankanan to attract more tourists to the Zoological Park. According to Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray, the public hearing will take place May 18 on Nandankanan High School premises and three
92.5% minor kids abused by kin
Centre puts Justice Joseph’s elevation on hold
New Delhi: In a fresh confrontation with the judiciary, the government Thursday told the Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its proposal to appoint Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph to the top court, saying the elevation may not be “appropriate”. The government received immediate...
Read moreState may not qualify for agri award this year
Bhubaneswar: The state government may not qualify for the Krishi Karman Award from Centre this year as the state has procured about 6 lakh tonne less paddy during this kharif season. According to official sources, the state government has so far procured 38 lakh tonne paddy in kharif 2017-18 while it had procured 43.85 lakh tonne during kharif 2016-17. The crop in state was affected by pest attack, drought and unseasonal...
Read moreCongress joins Mahanadi battle
Bhubaneswar: Following the footsteps of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), principal opposition Congress Wednesday announced to join the battle for Mahanadi. Jharsuguda MLA and working president of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Naba Kishore Das Wednesday said his party will highlight the issue in every village, block and district of western Odisha, wherever the river flows through. “Day by day the water flow in Mahanadi River is dwindling. In coming days,...
Read moreSmall-time contractor marries orphanage inmate
Cuttack: Soudagar, a small-time contractor in construction sector, won applause from several quarters when he tied the knot to Rinki, an inmate of orphanage Basundhara, here Wednesday. Many social activists, government officials and eminent people from various walks of life were present at the wedding ceremony at Basundhara to greet the newly-wed couple and wish them a happy married life. The orphanage authorities also threw a special party to mark the event. Basundhara...
Read moreMinor rapes 5-year-old, 3 others suffer molestation
Burla/Kakatpur: Local police Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old youth on charge of raping a Class I girl here in Sambalpur district Monday. In another incident, the headmaster of Sunaribasta Project Primary School here was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexually harassing three minor girls of the school Monday According to reports, the teenager raped the five-year-old girl, a student of Shishu Mandir, of Ghudukatikra village under Dhanakauda block, at a secluded place...
Read moreHeat wave: Schools close for summer vacation from Wednesday
Bhubaneswar: Even as many parts of the state continue to sizzle under heat wave, the state government Tuesday announced early summer vacations for all schools from April 25. A statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the decision has been taken in view of the prevailing heat wave conditions in the state. “The summer vacations were supposed to start from May 5. However, the date has been advanced in...
Read moreOver 5,500 dead voters in MP’s Kolaras constituency: CEO to EC
Bhopal: Over 5,500 dead voters and 1,900 multiple entries were found in the voters list of Madhya Pradesh’s Kolaras assembly constituency, where bye-polls were held February 24, according to a letter from the state’s CEO to the Election Commission (EC). In the letter, sent earlier this month to the EC, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Saleena Singh blamed the district collector and district electoral officer for the lapse. There were 1,918...
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