Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur Police arrested two individuals Thursday for allegedly defrauding approximately 2,000 people of nearly Rs 2 crore by falsely promising sweeping and sanitation jobs in various government offices within the Sambalpur Municipality. The accused persons have been identified as Samrat Ray alias Rahul, 32, of...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan welcomed the state government's decision for a CBI probe into the multi-crore Sub-Inspector recruitment scam Thursday, terming it a major step towards ensuring transparency and accountability. Speaking to media persons, Harichandan said, “The Chief Minister has already announced the...
Puri: Residents of Tandahar village under Sisua Gram Panchayat in Astaranga block of Puri district have launched a large-scale community drive to restore coastal sand dunes and curb sea erosion that has been steadily damaging farmland and homes along the Bay of Bengal. The initiative...
Cuttack: Police arrested thirty-two individuals, predominantly from West Bengal, from a hotel here Thursday in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud case that had previously led to a kidnapping. Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at a hotel in the Sikharpur area, they said. As...
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will attend the 84th annual session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) scheduled to be held here from November 7 to 10. Speaking to reporters here Thursday, Odisha Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said that 3,500...
Bhubaneswar: The nomination papers of five candidates for the November 11 Nuapada bypoll in Odisha were rejected during scrutiny due to technical errors, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said here Thursday. In all, 19 candidates had filed nominations for the...
Joda/Keonjhar: In a jolt to Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), the working permission for its Iron & Manganese mines at Roida in Keonjhar was revoked for allegedly violating forest norms. “Due to continued non-compliance and violation of the Forest Conservation Adhiniyam, and the Odisha...
Bantala: Eleven tribal girls from Krushnachakragarh village under Manikjodi panchayat in Angul block have reportedly dropped out of school, citing fear of wild animals on their way to the classes. The nearest high school is located six kilometres away, and the only connecting road that...
Kendrapara: Sea surveillance during the upcoming Olive Ridley turtle nesting season at the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is likely to be severely affected as most of the interceptor vessels remain defunct and unrepaired, wildlife activists have alleged. The eco-friendly interceptor vessels Gahirmatha-I and Gahirmatha-II equipped with...
Berhampur: Over a fortnight after advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda was gunned down by miscreants near his house in the Silk City, Berhampur Police Wednesday claimed to have cracked the gruesome murder by arresting BJD district unit president Bikram Panda and 11 others, and...
The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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