Bhubaneswar: With receiving its first capesize vessel carrying 105,000 tonnes of limestone, Gopalpur Port in Odisha has joined the list of "select ports" that can handle large ships in the country, an official said Monday. JSPL, one of the port's key customers, imported steel-grade limestone...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Six districts are likely to experience minimum range rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm Monday and have been issued ‘yellow’ warning, the regional centre of India Meteorological Department said. Gajapati, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Mayurbhanj and Balasore are the six districts to witness rains, lightning, thunderstorm and...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of eliminating a family comprising of three members, some citizens Sunday afternoon lodged a complaint at Capital police station in Bhubaneswar, demanding urgent investigation and action. A social activist Bandhuprakash Pal, 35, had been staying with his...
Read moreBalakati: In a shocking incident, a minor girl committed suicide by consuming poison after her parents refused to buy her a new dress on the occasion of Kumar Purnima at a village under Balipatna police limits on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, Sunday. On the occasion...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Thousands of patients who throng the Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) seeking quality treatment struggle to even get access to healthcare. The nodal health care centre of the district which serves thousands of its citizens is struggling for basic amenities to be able to...
Read moreBijepur: Bijepur Assembly constituency is going to witness another election in last one-and-half years. The first by-election was held in February 2018 following the death of former MLA Subala Sahu. The MLA seat went to the polls during the general election in April 2019 and...
Read moreBargarh: A day after quitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Bijepur legislator Ashok Panigrahy said that he will lend support from outside to ruling BJD. This announcement from Panigrahy is crucial as Bijepur by-election is scheduled for October 21. “After consulting my supporters, I have...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Following the clearing of illegal constructions around Jagannath Temple in Puri, the state government has decided to remove encroachments near Lingaraj Temple in the Capital city for conservation of the 12th-century shrine. Bhubaneswar Development Authority’s (BDA) Additional Commissioner, Harishchandra Nayak, Saturday, said that a...
Read moreChoudwar: A 28-year-old dreaded criminal was arrested following an exchange of fire with a joint team of Choudwar police and special squad from Cuttack here, Sunday. Ajay Sahoo alias Jitu— a resident of Aparna Nagar under Chauliaganj police limits here, who is also the prime...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Passengers in the Odisha bound Nandankanan Express from Delhi complained of being hassled and heckled by the young men who boarded the train without tickets. According to the passengers, large number of men allegedly boarded the train from Kanpur, Allahabad and other places in...
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The House Committee of the Rajya Sabha, headed by Om Mathur of the BJP, has proposed that MPs be allowed...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lowered repo rate (the rate at which the central bank lends money to...
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It requires no additional stress that India attaches great importance to its ties with Bangladesh – a nation reborn by...
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Afghanistan is again at the cross-roads. Presidential polls on Saturday was not trouble-free but, significantly, Taliban fighters could not stage...
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