Bhubaneswar: A day after state Vigilance nabbed Mancheswar police station Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Rajesh Kullu and a home guard driver Jyoti Ranjan Behera in a bribery case, the commissionerate police dismissed the duo and another home guard from service under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India, officials informed Thursday. While the ASI was dis missed immediately,...

Ranchi: In a major political upset triggered by cross-voting within the ruling alliance in Jharkhand, NDA-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani Thursday secured a surprise victory in the Rajya Sabha elections from the state. Nathwani defeated Congress nominee Pranav Jha despite the INDIA bloc enjoying a comfortable majority in the Assembly. While the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed collectors of 23 districts to facilitate the availability of government land for the installation of 707 new 4G mobile towers under the Centre's Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) programme, an official statement said Thursday. Additional Chief Secretary of the Information Technology and Electronics Department Vishal Dev has written to the collectors of...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is set to visit her home district Mayurbhanj in Odisha, where she will participate in a host of developmental and social welfare programmes June 19 and 20, the President's Office said Thursday. The district is gearing up to give her a rousing welcome. The residents are excited and exhilarated over the visit as...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Thursday said it has apprehended an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police and a home guard driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a person for returning two mobile phones that were recovered after being stolen. The accused were identified as ASI Rajesh Kullu and home guard driver Jyoti...

Keonjhar: Odisha's Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling Thursday had a narrow escape as his car rammed into the pilot vehicle of his convoy on National Highway-49 in Keonjhar district, police said. The accident took place near Jagmohan Square in Telkoi police station area when the minister was going to Mayurbhanj from Sambalpur for Friday's event of President Droupadi...

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Baripada: The discovery of fossilised shark teeth, molluscan shells and other marine remains at a site in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district has provided fresh evidence that present-day Baripada was once submerged under a shallow sea during the Miocene epoch, a researcher said Thursday. The fossils, estimated to be between 12.6 million and 8.3 million years old, were identified...

Bhubaneswar: In a bold move, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered stringent action against doctors who have remained absent from duty for prolonged periods, directing Health Department to initiate disciplinary proceedings against 128 Medical Officers and Dental Surgeons across the state. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, doctors have been absent from service for more...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding - aimed at restoring peace in West Asia - as the key mediator of the negotiations, his office said. The document was already signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Wednesday. Sharif's signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) -...