Nabarangpur: A man was allegedly killed by Maoists over police informer suspicion at Khelepara village in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district, a source said Friday. According to the source, the deceased was identified as Chandan Mallik, a 42-year-old man. The incident took place late last night, the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will present the annual Budget 2023-24 in the Assembly at 4 pm Friday. It can be mentioned here that this is the BJD government's fifth term's final full-fledged budget. The Council of Ministers has already given their approval to the 2.3 lakh crore Budget. Meanwhile, the Economic Survey report was released Thursday. Odisha Economic Survey key points: ...
Bhubaneswar: As many as eight new Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHC) in different districts of Odisha will be set up by the state Government under National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), an official notification said Wednesday. According to the notification, the new UPHCs will be set...
Kendrapara: Derabish Tehsildar Akshay Kumar Parida was injured after a sand mafia allegedly attacked him in Kendrapara district, a source said Wednesday. An FIR in this regard has been filed at Kendrapara Sadar Police Station. The Derabish Tehsildar told that he and his team were...
Jajpur: Police Sub-inspector (SI) Radhanath Das in Jajpur district has sent a letter seeking resignation to Jajpur Superintendent of Police Vineet Agarwal, stating allegations of mental harassment by Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Rakesh Tripathy, a source said Wednesday. Both SI Radhanath Das and Inspector-in-Charge Rakesh Tripathy are...
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Western countries Tuesday of igniting and sustaining the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin also dismissed any blame for Moscow almost a year after the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion of its neighbour that has killed tens of thousands of people. In...
Paralakhemundi: A two-wheeler rider died on the spot after a car carrying Mohana Block Development Officer (BDO) allegedly hit and ran over his head at Podoni square here in Odisha’s Gajapati district Tuesday, a local source said. The deceased was identified as T Prabhakar (50)...
Balasore: Four more inmates of Purubai Kanyashram in Balasore district were shifted to district headquarters hospital (DHH) here after their condition deteriorated due to Japanese encephalitis, a source said Tuesday. The inmates were identified as Rakhi Santhara (7), Nandini Singh (15), Purnima Das (15), and...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly's Budget session got off to a turbulent start as Opposition Congress and BJP lawmakers stirred up a ruckus in the House over a number of issues. As Governor Ganeshi Lal began to address the House, Congress MLAs approached the podium and...
Kendrapara: Just two months back, potato was being sold at Rs 25 to Rs 30 per kg in Kendrapara district. However, much has changed within these two months with prices of the tuber dropping to an unbelievable low. Things have come to such a pass...
The BJP-led NDA government’s proposed change in the nomenclature of the Centre’s flagship social welfare scheme for the poor, the...
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It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...
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The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...
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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...
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