Bhubaneswar: The twin city Commissionerate Police has claimed to have cracked the murder case of a roadside eatery owner in Gangapatna area here last month, with the arrest of a 34-year-old man Friday. Addressing media, police commissioner Saumendra Priyadarsi said Mithun Jena, a resident of...
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police busted a bike lifters’ syndicate while investigating into a motorcycle theft case, Friday. The gang is allegedly involved in stealing two-wheelers and selling them to third parties at discounted prices. Police have seized 14 two-wheelers and arrested two persons in connection...
New Delhi: Annual extraction of groundwater for domestic, irrigation, and industrial purposes has witnessed a surge in Odisha by 0.16 billion cubic metre (BCM) while recharge has dipped by 0.44 bcm in 2023, as per the latest groundwater assessment report released by Ministry of Jal...
Bhubaneswar: Four out of five workers from Odisha, who were rescued from the Uttarakhand tunnel, returned to Bhubaneswar Friday and were given a rousing welcome by the state government. The four workers along with their family members accompanied by state Labour Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sanctioned 60 projects worth more than Rs18,000 crore from Odisha Mineral Bearing Area Development Corporation (OMBADC) funds till October this year, an official said. OMBADC chief executive officer G Rajesh said this during the meeting of the board of directors...
Bhubaneswar: Utkal University Thursday regained A+ rating from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The ranking was obtained after re-examination by the NAAC team. The university scored 3.26 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in the assessment to secure A+ grade. Earlier, Utkal University was dropped...
Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression Friday and is likely to become a cyclonic storm which will cross the coast between Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Chennai around December 4 evening, the IMD said. At 5.30 am...
Bhubaneswar: A junior engineer of state Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWS&S) department fled when the state vigilance officials arrived at his residence early Thursday amid charges of accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. "When the team knocked on the door...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to provide free online NEET and JEE coaching to Class XI and XII students of various higher secondary schools in the state. Higher Secondary Education Director Raghuram R Iyer wrote a letter to principals of all government and non-government aided...
Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Private Bus Owners' Association has withdrawn its proposed indefinite strike from December 1 after getting assurance from the state government regarding its demands. The bus owners had called for a statewide 'chaka bandh' (cease work) agitation over various demands and in...
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