By Akshya Rout Bhubaneswar, Dec. 16: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police’s Crime Branch on Saturday arrested a Kashmiri youth from Jajpur for his “suspected” terror links. The accused, identified as Sayed Ishaan Bukhari, was in touch with “suspicious” persons in Kerala and some Pakistani nationals, revealed preliminary investigations. Continue Reading
By C.R.Beura Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 : The severe cyclonic storm Michaung induced rainfall and caused extensive crop damage in Odisha, especially in southern parts of the state, bringing disappointment to thousands of farmers who hoped for bumper harvests this season. Acres of standing crops such paddy and millets came under water submergence in southern parts […]Continue Reading
Victims were on their way to Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district to offer their prayers By Akshay Pttnaik Bhubaneswar, Dec. 1: Eight persons were killed and 13 others injured, many of them seriously, as the passenger van carrying them hit a truck from behind on National Highway 20 near Balijodi in Odisha’s Keonjhar […]Continue Reading
By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Nov. 28: BJP Lok Sabha member from Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi, on Sunday lambasted the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the recent State Cabinet’s nod to a proposal that permitted sale to tribal lands to non-tribals. She said the move by the ruling party was clearly with a “malicious intent” to […]Continue Reading
• TPSODL’s Unwavering Commitment to Safety for all By Prabhat Kumar Singh Berhampur, Oct. 5 : With a deep-rooted commitment to safeguarding consumers and the environment, TPSODL has undertaken significant measures to barricade its distribution sub-stations (DSS) and enhance safety in the regions it serves. TPSODL’s safety initiative covers all its Continue Reading
By C. R. Beura Bhubaneswar, Oct. 4: Odisha government’s agriculture and farmers’ empowerment secretary Arabinda Padhee has tested positive for scrub typhus. Padhee had got himself tested after developing symptoms two days ago and the result returned positive for scrub typhus. Padhee’s condition is said to be stable and he is currently undergoing treatment at […]Continue Reading
By C. B. Singh Bhubaneswar, Oct. 3: As many as 698 elephants, 48 leopards and seven Royal Bengal tigers died in Odisha between 2015-16 and September 25, 2023. This was informed by state forest and environment minister Pradip Kumar Amat in the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to a written query by ruling Biju […]Continue Reading
By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Oct. 3: Union Information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday declared that the Centre would conduct a probe into the alleged corruption in Central government schemes being implemented in Odisha. Thakur is on a two-day visit to Odisha to take part in various programmes in the state along with Union […]Continue Reading
By Mahendra Darjee Bhubaneswar, Oct. 2 : Excise revenue collection in Odisha has registered a whopping 368 per cent jump in a period of 10 years – between 2012 and 2022. What is quite surprising is that even during Covid-19 pandemic, there was no fall in the state government’s excise revenue collection. The significant jump […]Continue Reading
Oppn hits back, says CM trying to deflect public anger against his govt By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Oct. 2 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday dubbed the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress as “anti-people” and “anti-development” and observed that both the parties always resorted to cheap politics to halt the development […]Continue Reading
