Keonjhar: Two days after a labourer was killed in a soil cave-in during slurry pipeline laying work of a company in Keonjhar district, the divisional labour commissioner conducted an inquiry Sunday, officials said. The deceased, identified as Kartik Samant, 35, of East Midnapore in West...
Koraput: The discovery of a mutilated body of a 30-year-old man near a hill here Sunday, with his motorcycle abandoned by the roadside, has prompted a police probe. The deceased has been identified as Ante Mali of Mali Talagaon under the Podagada panchayat. Local villagers...
Rajnagar: In a bid to prevent the influx of Bangladeshi foreign nationals and curb criminal activities along the Odisha coast, the Talachua Marine Police carried out coastal surveillance using drones in the Talachua sea on Sunday. Inspector-In-Charge (IIC) of Talachua Marine Police Station, Bimal Kumar...
Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The Odisha Information Commission has issued a notice to the Chief District Medical Offi cer (CDMO) of Keonjhar for failing to provide information related to Covid-19 under the Right to Information Act. The commission, acting on appeal no. 502/2021, directed its assistant legal officer...
Koraput: A dispute over a salap tree went awry in Rudhichua village under Kasandi panchayat of Nandapur block in Koraput district, as a man died after being assaulted by his younger brother Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Jayaram Pangi. His wife, Mani,...
Bhubaneswar: The state government urged farmers not to panic over “misleading reports” of fertiliser shortage in the state, assuring them that sufficient stocks are available. According to official sources, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, who also holds the profile of Agriculture Minister, is personally...
Bhubaneswar: Odia Language, Literature and Culture (OLLC) Minister Suryabanshi Suraj inaugurated a state-of-the-art audio and chroma recording studio at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya (USM) here Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, “The newly established audio and chroma recording studio at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya is...
Bhubaneswar: The World Kitchen Garden Day (WKGD) was observed at the State Quality Control Laboratory, organised by the Kitchen Gardeners’ Association (KGA) here Sunday. The event highlighted the importance of organic and natural farming, as well as the growing need for chemical-free food. Distinguished guests...
Bhubaneswar: Awareness and prevention hold the key to combating the growing burden of diabetes, which has emerged as one of the most serious public health challenges of our time, remarked Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday. Inaugurating the 13th annual conference of Research Society for the...
Bhubaneswar: The inaugural edition of ‘Samata Conclave’, a celebration of democracy and freedom of speech, concluded at the Press Club of Odisha here, Sunday. The two-day conclave brought together judges, politicians, journalists, writers and artistes for extensive discussion on democracy, media, politics, literature and art....
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India’s top anti-corruption watchdog, the CVC, has just delivered a stinging reality check to the CBI, and it’s not a...
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