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BMC launches anti-rabies drive

BMC launches anti-rabies drive

Bhubaneswar: Under the Swachh Survekshan initiative, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Monday launched a citywide stray dog vaccination drive to make the capital rabies-free. Mayor Sulochana Das and Commissioner Chanchal Rana inaugurated the programme at the BMC headquarters in the presence of Deputy Mayor Manjulata...

Fire near Orissa High Court gate guts multiple vehicles

Cuttack: A fire broke out in front of the Orissa High Court gate. The incident occurred near the Lalbag Gate Kaligali area. As a result, one scooter, two bikes, and a Scorpio SUV were completely gutted. On receiving information, the fire services team reached the...

Wildfire rages in Boinda as forest dept sits tight

Wildfire rages in Boinda as forest dept sits tight

Boinda: A wildfire that has engulfed the Kenchuanali forest under Dhandatopa forest range of Thakurgarh police limits in Angul district is showing no sign of subsiding, even as the Forest department is yet to take effective measures to douse the raging blaze. The blaze has...

14 schoolgirls fall ill in Mayurbhanj

Morada: At least 14 schoolgirls fell ill after consuming food at their hostel in Mayurbhanj district, Monday. The incident occurred at the Government Upper Primary School in Bhaliadiha under Morada block. The affected students were admitted to Kisantandi Community Health Centre in Baramail for treatment....

All set for Patabari festival at Hingula shrine

All set for Patabari festival at Hingula shrine

Talcher: The famed annual yatra of Talcher’s presiding deity, Goddess Hingula, revered as a form of fire, will begin Tuesday, with the sacred site for the rituals already identified to the east of the temple. According to tradition, Patabari festival, also known as Nabakalebara of...

Narla block chairman’s trouble deepens

Narla block chairman’s trouble deepens

Bhawanipatna: Police have filed a petition in the JMFC court in Madanpur Rampur seeking an arrest warrant against Durga Prasad Mohanty, husband of BJD MLA Manorama Mohanty and chairman of Narla block in Kalahandi district, in connection with a case involving alleged death threats to...

CM directs Collectors to act against hoarding

CM directs Collectors to act against hoarding

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday directed district Collectors to maintain the supply chain of essential commodities and take strict action against hoarders and black marketers creating artificial shortages in the wake of the ongoing West Asia conflict. Majhi issued the directions during a...

 

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