Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday urged police to maintain the highest standards of law and order, saying it was essential for building a 'Viksit Odisha' and boosting industrialisation in the state. Addressing the passing-out ceremony of 336 newly appointed sub-inspectors, including 70 women,...
Brahmapur: Odisha Police Friday busted an organised job fraud syndicate in Ganjam district and arrested four people, including three women, for allegedly duping several unemployed people on the pretext of providing jobs in different sectors, an officer said. Fake appointment letters, a fake ID card,...
Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP's "double-engine" government in Odisha after state Supplies Minister KC Patra expressed concern over the delay by Food Corporation of India (FCI) in lifting custom-milled rice from the state. The BJD alleged that Patra's remarks...
New Delhi: The Indian men's cricket team will take on Japan in their first-ever T20 International September 22, marking the launch of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. The match, to be played in Sano in Japan, will offer the Indian team...
Baleshwar: Flood-hit areas of Baleshwar district continued to face hardships Friday, with several villages in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks reportedly remaining waterlogged despite the Subarnarekha river falling below the danger mark. The river was reportedly flowing at 9.60 metres at Rajghat Friday morning, below its...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced an ex-gratia assistance of Rs 2 lakh for students who die or suffer permanent disability in accidents occurring in schools, while travelling to or from school or during school-related activities, according to an official order. The School and Mass Education...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday disbursed over Rs 833 crore as the fifth installment of financial assistance to more than 41 lakh farmers under the CM-KISAN scheme. CM Majhi said all eligible beneficiaries -- mostly small, marginal and landless farmers and those...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday claimed that no farmer suicide has been reported in the eastern state in the last two years after the BJP came to power. Majhi made the assertion while disbursing over Rs 833 crore as the fifth installment...
Kolkata: The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for allegedly misrepresenting his age, weeks after he was selected in India's Under-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia. Rohit, who is originally from Uttar Pradesh, had represented India during the...
Puri: On the auspicious occasion of the Janmashtami festival Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, offered prayers at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, praying for the welfare of the country while stating that connecting with spirituality will lead...
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