Bhubaneswar: Even though the state is witnessing a surfeit of women atrocity cases, the casual attitude of the police department in providing justice to the victims has become a cause of concern. This is evident from the fact that Sahid Nagar police station, one of...
Read moreBhubaneswar: The state government Monday admitted in the Assembly that it has been crippling with massive shortage of qualified medical professionals in different positions in the state as data suggests huge vacancies in the health sector. A written statement submitted by the state government before...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Despite knowing the fact that sale of liquor is not only adversely affecting the health of people but also the socio economic condition of the state, the state government continues to promote liquor sale. The revenue generation could be the reason behind this. The...
Read moreNew Delhi: Following the intervention of Union Steel, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the mining activities are all set to resume soon at BISRA Stone Lime Company (BSLC) Ltd, a limestone mining company. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting...
Read moreBhubaneswar: State Vigilance has filed cases against 112 police officers between January 2015 and June this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed Assembly, Monday. In a written reply to a question of Rengali MLA Nauri Nayak, Naveen said 63 assistant sub-inspectors (ASI), 28 sub-inspectors (SI)...
Read moreBhubaneswar: About 47 steel plants with a total installed capacity of 32.24 million tonne per annum (mtpa) have been set up in Odisha, state Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick said Monday. Of the 47 steel plants, only two are in government sector with...
Read moreNew Delhi: Opposing the amendments to the Right to Information Act (RTI), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday alleged that the Centre is diluting the basic architecture the Act. Speaking on behalf of the party in the Lower House, Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab questioned the...
Read moreNew Delhi: In a big relief to the people of the state who travel to Surat for work, the Civil Aviation Ministry will soon start direct flight operations between Bhubaneswar and Surat twice a week. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi along...
Read moreBhubaneswar: A skill development centre (Centre for Skill Development Training (CSDT)) was inaugurated at Rama Devi Women’s University by Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo on the occasion of 34th death anniversary of Ramadevi Choudhury here Monday. According to sources, the Higher Education department has provided...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Even though there are orders not to carry plastic and polythene material inside the Lingaraj Temple premises here, the rules were flouted with impunity Monday. However, the plastic and polythene bags were not used to carry ‘prasad’. On the other hand, the hundreds of...
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India is hoping to turn its economy into an US$ five trillion powerhouse, and the Modi government says it will...
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It is a momentous day for Indian space science today. Chandrayaan II should by now be streaking through the vast...
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The Indian Banking sector continues to take major hits in terms of bad debts, or defaults in repayment vis-a-vis huge...
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The political circus in Karnataka is turning murkier and murkier. With chief minister HD Kumaraswamy (HDK) obtaining the resignation of...
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