Bhubaneswar: The Centre has provided loans and advances to the tune of Rs 17,670.07 crore to the Odisha government during past eight years, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in Rajya Sabha recently. He said the Centre has released the loans...
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to resume the service of Sambalpur-Puri-Sambalpur Inter-City Express from April 10. The 18303 Sambalpur-Puri Inter-City Express will leave Sambalpur at 0600hrs (06.00 am) and will reach Puri at 1250hrs (12.50 pm). In the return direction, 18304 Puri-Sambalpur...
Bhubaneswar: Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo launched Wednesday the ‘Sex Sorted Semen’ under the artificial insemination programme aimed at advancing the dairy development in Odisha. In an event organised at Krushi Bhavan here, the minister stated that ‘sex sorted semen’ technology...
Bhubaneswar: Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Nibedita Jena was declared elected chairperson of Dhamnagar Notified Area Council (NAC) in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, Wednesday. Nibedita Jena defeated her nearest BJP rival Puspashree Mohanty by 1,046 votes. The BJD candidate secured 6,026 votes while Mohanty got...
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has sought clarifications on certain clauses of the Odisha government's Shri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance as it feels the proposed law is outside the competence of the state legislature as it could conflict with the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act,...
Puri: A 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with the vandalism at the holy kitchen in Puri's Jagannath temple, police said Wednesday. The suspect, identified as J Mohapatra, was arrested from Puri-Khurda Road Tuesday night, Puri's Superintendent of Police KV Singh said. "The man has...
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 16 new Covid-19 cases, of which four are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,773. Active caseload in the state now stands at 232. Odisha reported zero new...
Bhubaneswar: Minister of State for Home Divya Shankar Mishra Tuesday said Odisha State Watermanship And Life Guard Institute (OSWALI) had become a centre of attraction for other states like Andhra Pradesh and Nagaland to train firemen. Describing the importance of the centre, Mishra said: “It...
Bhubaneswar: For the convenience of passengers and after restoration to regular trains, the following trains will be provided with additional stoppages at various stations. During Covid-19 pandemic, these trains were running as special trains with limited stoppages following the guidelines issued for train movements. The...
Bhubaneswar: ‘Bronze Bust Unveiling Ceremony’ of Late Captain Ashutosh Kumar, Shaurya Chakra (Posthumously) was conducted at Sainik School campus in City, Monday. Paying tributes to the martyred Captain, Brigadier Vignesh Mahanti, Sena Medal, Commander, Chhattisgarh and Odisha Sub Area (COSA) reiterated the famous lines of...
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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