Bhubaneswar: As a large number of complaints on violation of the model code of conduct poured in ahead of the Dhamnagar assembly by-poll, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer S K Lohani Thursday cautioned the offenders of severe legal actions. Lohani's warning came a day after the...
Bhubaneswar: Resentment is brewing among people living near the Dhauli Peace Pagoda in Odisha over the alleged "indiscriminate" cutting down of trees around it ahead of the golden jubilee celebration of the famed Buddhist monument. The locals allege that the Odisha government has cut down...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,36,000 Thursday as 41 more people, including five children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The death toll remained unchanged at 9,203 as no fresh fatality was recorded. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have died due to...
Bhubaneswar: India and the entire world witnessed a historic event on the occasion of Diwali, when Britain got Rishi Sunak as its first Indian-origin Prime Minister. The 42-year-old is the youngest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) in over two centuries. He succeeded Liz...
Bhubaneswar: As many as 106 polling booths in Dhamnagar assembly constituency in Odisha's Bhadrak district have been identified as sensitive booths, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), SK Lohani said Wednesday. Adequate precautions including security arrangement is being done for peaceful election in these booths, Lohani...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday launched a common credit portal ‘SAFAL' (Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans) for the welfare of farmers. The facility will enable farmers and agri-entrepreneurs to access more than 300 term loan products of over 40 banks, the chief minister...
Bhubaneswar: Archana Nag, the prime accused in the high profile blackmailing case in Odisha, was produced at the SDJM court here Wednesday in connection with a case filed by a film producer. The Odia film producer has claimed in his FIR at Nayapalli police station...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 13,35,959 on Wednesday as 39 more people, including three children, tested positive for the virus, the health department said. The death toll remained unchanged at 9,203, it said in a bulletin. Odisha now has 368 active cases, while 13,26,335...
Bhubaneswar: With just three days to go for the much-awaited FIH Pro League 2022-2023, hockey fever returned to iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Team India, Spain, and New Zealand have arrived in the city to participate in the tournament. India arrived one day before Diwali...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday felicitated about 100 sportspersons of state with special cash awards totalling Rs 3.16 crore for their outstanding performance at the 36 National Games 2022, Gujarat. Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, Chairman Odisha Hockey Promotion Council, Dilip Tirkey, and Sports Secretary, R. Vineel...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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