Bhubaneswar: Five more state government officials have been forced to retire for corruption and inefficiency, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office stated Tuesday. To ensure zero corruption in government machinery, the Chief Minister ordered the mandatory retirement of officials including an engineer and a police...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday announced that all religious places under its jurisdiction will reopen for devotees starting February 12. The civic body made the decision in light of the decrease in daily COVID-19 cases. The BMC issued the following safety guidelines, which...
Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted near Sishu Bhawan square in Bhubaneswar after hundreds of BJP leaders and workers clashed with police as they marched towards Naveen Niwas to protest against Mamita Meher murder case. BJP leaders and workers- mostly women, staged a mass protest rally at Rajmahal...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 21 more COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, including a three-month-old infant, pushing the toll to 8,775, the health department said. The caseload rose to 12,69,811 with 1,503 fresh infections, it said. The state had logged 1,497 new cases and 22 deaths Monday. Read also...
Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) in Odisha has enhanced the expenditure limit for candidates contesting for the post of councillor, corporator, chairperson and mayor in the urban local bodies (ULBs) polls. As per an order of the SEC, now the candidates contesting for the...
Bhubaneswar: Hit by the latest fad, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has jumped into the bandwagon of spreading awareness among citizens for cleanliness with help of popular dialogue from the recent blockbuster movie Pushpa: The Rise. The Telugu movie starring Allu Arjun has found a...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government asked the authorities of all districts to ban the sale of liquor and declare the polling days for the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections as ‘Dry Day’. In a letter sent Monday to all district collectors, Odisha Excise Commissioner Ashish Singh said...
Bhubaneswar: Bringing in good news for the state, the Commissionerate of CT & GST, Odisha, has been selected to receive the prestigious TIOL National Taxation Award 2021 (Gold) as the best reformist state, and Gold Award in the GST/State VAT Category. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen...
Bhubaneswar: With the opening of schools, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to parents and guardians Monday to send their children to schools by following Covid-19 protocols. Schools for Class VIII and above students have reopened in the state Monday. Schools for students studying in KG...
Bhubaneswar: Physical classes resumed for students of Classes VIII to XII, as well as colleges, universities, and other educational institutions across the state Monday. However, all the classes were conducted by observing proper safety protocols. While students of Class VIII will attend their classes between...
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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