Puri: The famed Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri is preparing for this year's Rath Yatra festival considering the emerging pandemic situation. Puri District Collector Samarth Verma said the administration has two plans for the Rath Yatra -- either holding the festival sans devotees as was...
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the formation of a low pressure area in the Andaman Sea, Odisha government has asked collectors of 18 districts to be prepared for a possible cyclone coming in from Bay of Bengal. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena in a letter...
Cuttack: A critical patient in urgent need of dialysis breathed his last at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack allegedly due to unusual delay and mismanagement. “Had the central intensive care unit (ICU) of SCBMCH been equipped with dialysis facility, my brother would...
Bhubaneswar: Separate teams of Odisha Vigilance sleuths carried out simultaneous raids Thursday morning at nine different places linked to Kalarahanga live stock inspector (LSI) presently working at Raghunathpur of Bhubaneswar in Khurda district. The live stock inspector was identified as Jagannath Rout. Raids were conducted...
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 18 new Covid-19 cases, of which four are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,103. Active caseload in the state now stands at 99. Odisha reported zero new...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to come up with India's ‘only’ observatory that will establish a repository on the health of the tribal population in the state, officials said Wednesday. A memorandum of understanding was inked in this regard between the ST and SC Development Department...
Bhubaneswar: People of Odisha heaved a sigh of relief Wednesday after days of intense heat as thunderstorms and rain on the previous night brought down the mercury by several notches across the state, the Met office said. The maximum temperature fell by around 2-4 degrees...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday said it is well prepared to face the eventuality of a cyclone hitting the state, and asked people not to start panic buying. The assurance came at a time when there is a possibility of a cyclonic storm in the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has doubled the ex-gratia for next of kin of Odia Jawans, who attain martyrdom during war and fight against terrorism. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed to increase the ex-gratia amount from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, officials said...
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Crime Branch has urged people not to take loans from unregistered or illegal loan apps available on the internet. The agency issued the advisory after freezing Rs 6.57 crore of a company following an investigation into...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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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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