Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh visited the World Skill Centre (WSC) Thursday as part of his Odisha tour. He praised the state-of-the-art infrastructure and the Odisha government’s efforts in promoting skill-based education for youth empowerment. Singh toured key training facilities at WSC, including labs...
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move towards ensuring punctuality and accountability at the government of offices, the state government has directed all the departments to install biometric attendance systems where they are yet to be installed. According to sources, the departments with existing systems were asked...
Bhubaneswar: Bhisma Pradhan, revenue inspector (RI) of Goudpalli Revenue Circle under Jamankira tehsil in Sambalpur district, was apprehended by the Vigilance officials Thursday while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000. The bribe was solicited from a landless complainant in exchange for furnishing a...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed the authorities of Jajpur district to immediately provide a house and other support to a visually challenged person. Participating in a programme to celebrate the first anniversary of the BJP government in Odisha, Majhi got the...
Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders Thursday took out a protest rally against the BJP government in Odisha which completed one year in office. Holding handwritten placards BJD MPs, MLAs and other leaders held a protest rally at Master Canteen Square here and raised...
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police have arrested another person for his alleged involvement in an online betting scam, an official said Thursday. The accused, identified as Jitendra Mallick (27), was arrested from Bengaluru on June 4 and brought to Odisha on...
Bhubaneswar: Armed miscreants looted cash and gold from two different banks in Odisha, police said Thursday. According to police, five miscreants looted Rs 10 lakh and gold ornaments from Odisha Gramya Bank in Joda town in Keonjhar creating a panic among the customers and bank...
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of the first anniversary of the BJP government in Odisha, the Congress partyThursday termed the last one year of the rule of Mohan Charan Majhi government as a year of "betrayal" for the people of the state. The Odisha Pradesh Congress...
Bhubaneswar: The toll in the diarrhoea outbreak in Odisha's Jajpur district has increased to four with the report of two more patients succumbing to the disease, a health officer said Thursday. Speaking to media persons in Jajpur, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Prakash Chandra Bal...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said he was saddened by a plane crash near Ahmedabad airport and prayed for the families affected in the tragedy. The London-bound Air India plane with 242 passengers and crew on board crashed moments after taking off...
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