Bhubaneswar: Three people were arrested with brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore in Khordha district Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force of Odisha Police seized over 1 kg of brown sugar from Dadhimachhagadia in Khordha Sadar police station area, they...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday accorded in-principle approval to Mahanadi Coalfields Limited's (MCL) proposal to take over the operations of the medical college in Angul district. The state government will run the medical college and hospital, while MCL will provide the necessary funds...
Bhubaneswar/ Keonjhar: The Enforcement Directorate has carried out search operations at various offices and residential premises of former Odisha MLA Jitendra Nath Patnaik and related entities in Bhubaneswar and Keonjhar district in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case. Patnaik, a former MLA of...
Bhubaneswar: A hardcore and most-wanted criminal was grievously injured in an encounter with Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionorate Police in Bhubaneswar city and was arrested. The encounter took place at Baramunda ground under Khandagiri police station Wednesday midnight. Two cops were also injured in the encounter, police said...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday asked DFOs to prepare a roadmap for improving forest health or the general condition of forests. Odisha has recorded the highest increase in mangrove forest cover and the third highest in overall forest cover among all the states...
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 14 new Covid-19 cases, of which four are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,253. Active caseload in the state now stands at 135. Odisha reported zero new...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday urged the Centre to take immediate steps for the release of pending food subsidy of Rs 10,334.09 crore, and early evacuation of surplus rice from the state. Odisha's Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister RP Swain wrote a letter to...
Bhubaneswar: Men and women alchoholics in Odisha consume more liquor as compared to that of the national averages of consumption, a recent National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS) report released by the Union Health department revealed. Besides, the number of such consumers is more in rural...
Bhubaneswar: The first of its kind Sculpture Park earlier constructed at Kalinganagar locality of Bhubaneswar ran down in less than four years owing to lack of proper upkeep. Residents are reluctant going to the open-air park as it has become unusable, a source said. A...
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 17 new Covid-19 cases, of which one is in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,239. Active caseload in the state now stands at 131. Odisha reported zero new...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
Read moreDetails
By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
Read moreDetails
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
Read moreDetails
More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
Read moreDetails