Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday reached Malkangiri to lead its two-day march from October 2, a party leader said. Das landed at Jeypore airport in Koraput district this afternoon, and then proceeded to Malkangiri, he said. The state Congress...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has put on alert all districts after heavy rain lashed most parts of the state, as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, officials said Wednesday. In its latest bulletin at 3 pm, the IMD said,...
Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: A day after postponing the written examination for sub-inspectors, the police in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday arrested 117 people, including 114 aspirants, on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud, a senior official said. The action came after a crackdown on a racket allegedly involved...
Deogarh: Panic gripped Riamal forest region in Deogarh after pugmarks of a tiger were spotted for the first time, confirming suspicions that a big cat has been roaming the area for the past several days. The pugmarks were found near Jharamunda forest, close to Babaji...
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Amid Bhubaneswar’s vibrant Durga Puja celebrations, with over 172 pandals across the City, a growning cultural trend is drawing attention — the obsession with selfies. While the grandeur of the decorated pandals and the spiritual fervour draw thousands of devotees, an...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving the Bahuda Port project. “On behalf of the people of Odisha, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji for his visionary leadership, and to the...
Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi arrived on a one-day visit to Keonjhar district and landed at Raisuan Airstrip Tuesday in a special aircraft. At the airstrip, he was given a guard of honour by the district administration. Party workers, leaders and well-wishers welcomed him...
Bhubaneswar: The state units of All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) and All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) Tuesday slammed the Odisha government’s move to extend labourers’ working hours, terming it an anti-worker policy favouring corporates. In its statement, the AICCTU said...
Bhubaneswar: A 26-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stalking a girl and forcibly entering her house in Bhubaneswar, police said. The arrest was made on the basis of an FIR lodged by the victim's mother at Kharvelnagar police station here September 28. The accused...
Bhawanipatna: Hundreds of goats and hens were slaughtered on the roads in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Tuesday during 'Chhatar Jatra' of Maa Manikeswari as part of Maha Ashtami celebrations of Durga Puja. Kalahandi Superintendent of Police Nagaraj Devarakonda said that the festival passed off peacefully...
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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