Bhubaneswar: Wildlife Society of Odisha (WSO) has alleged that large pits dug for conservation of moisture in forests could have adverse impact on wild animals. In a letter sent to Odisha Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), WSO highlighted that state Forest department has been...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday sought a special dispensation from the Union government to help the state catch up with the frontline states. Interacting with the visiting Niti Aayog Chairman Rajiv Kumar and his team, Patnaik said Odisha, burdened with infrastructural gaps and...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced a special crime investigation unit for the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to control crime in the Commissionerate Police area. The unit would investigate crimes related to organised crimes, economic offences and crimes related to drugs...
Bhubaneswar: Sunil Kumar Bansal, a 1987 batch IPS officer, has been named as the new Director-General of Odisha Police. A Home Department notification of the state government here said the appointment has been made on the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission and in...
Bhubaneswar: Cold wave conditions gripped Odisha Wednesday with the mercury dropping below 15 degrees Celsius in several places and Daringbadi recording the lowest temperature of 7.5 degrees Celsius, officials said. The temperature of Daringbadi in Kandhamal district was followed by Phulbani (10), Jharsuguda (10.8), Keonjhar...
Brahmagiri: The mystery of Chittaranjan Palei’s death turned murkier Wednesday after the deceased’s family members alleged that he was murdered over an issue pertaining to repayment of money. Meanwhile, the Director General of Odisha Police Abhay Wednesday directed the Crime Branch to take over investigation...
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 218 new Covid-19 cases, of which 28 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,52,145. Active caseload in the state now stands at 1,925. Odisha also...
Puri: A Special investigation team(SIT) has been formed Tuesday to investigate the murder of Chitaranjan Palei, a close aide of State Planning Board Deputy Chairman and senior BJD leader Sanjay Kumar Das Burma. Additional Superintendent of Police Purna Chandra Pradhan will head the SIT. Chitaranjan's...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP Tuesday demanded the resignation of State Planning Board Deputy Chairperson Sanjay Das Burma, a day after the body of his personal security guard was found from a river in Puri district under mysterious circumstances. BJP state vice-president and Brahmagiri...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday launched the distribution of smart health cards under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) for Nayagarh and Jagatsinghpur districts and inaugurated projects worth Rs 1,800 crore for both places through virtual mode. While 7.70 lakh people of Nayagarh...
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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