Bargarh: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated and laid stones for 123 projects worth over Rs 1,362 crore in Bargarh district Tuesday. This was revealed during Majhi’s visit to the world-famous Dhanu Jatra in Bargarh. During his visit to the court of King Kansa, the...
Rourkela: Police have busted an inter-state firearm and arms license racket and arrested three persons involved in the illegal trade. In its continued drive against possession of illegal arms, Rourkela police have busted an inter-state racket involved in procuring illegal arms licenses from Nagaland through...
Kolkata/Sambalpur: Congress Tuesday staged a protest in front of Utkal Bhavan in Kolkata against the killing of a migrant worker from Murshidabad district in Odisha, alleging a growing pattern of violence against Bengali-speaking workers across several states. The demonstration was led by Congress leader Manoj...
Dharmasala: Famous singer Arijit Singh drew a large crowd after he unexpectedly arrived at the Gadamadhupur royal palace in Odisha's Jajpur district Tuesday. Singh, a leading playback singer of the Hindi film industry, was welcomed at the Gadamadhupur palace by Aparna Dhir Singh Bharadwaj, the...
Kendrapara: Much to ornithologists' delight, migratory winged species are arriving in batches from the Himalayan region to Odisha's wetland sites in Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district. The marshy and swampy wetland spots in Bhitarkanika have again emerged as a congenial and human-interference-free winter habitat...
Angul: The Angul Forest Division has planned to develop the Derjang reservoir near this town into a tourism hub with funding from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), officials said. Located about 6 kilometres from Angul town, the Rs 5 crore project will offer facilities such...
Paralakhemundi: Tension prevailed briefly in Paralakhemundi town Monday following a dispute between two groups over alleged religious preaching using loudspeakers, police said. According to police, a group of Christian preachers were conducting religious preaching using loudspeakers near Gola Sahi area when members of the Vishwa...
Digapahandi: Minister for Mines, Steel, Commerce and Transport Bibhuti Bhusan Jena Sunday cracked down on three tractors allegedly engaged in illegal sand transportation near Maulabhanja village under Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district and handed them over to Digapahandi police for investigation. The incident has become...
Kotpad: The Excise Department Sunday night busted a fake Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) manufacturing unit here in Koraput district, seizing spurious liquor and packaging materials worth over 20 lakh, officials said. The raid was carried out at an isolated house along Jail Road in the...
Balasore: Police in Odisha's Balasore district on Monday arrested two persons for the murder of a 30-year-old man at a hotel here, officials said. The arrested have been identified as Ram Chandra Singh (22) and his paramour Jemamani Singh (27), police said. "Both Ram Chandra...
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