Kataka: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a total cost of Rs2 lakh on the Chief Secretary of Odisha and seven other state officials for repeatedly failing to ensure representation in a case concerning alleged excess and illegal sand mining in Angul district. The...
PRASANJIT SAHU, OP Bhubaneswar: A Test Identification (TI) parade of accused Sridhar Panda, arrested in connection with Nayapalli rape case, was conducted at Jharpada Jail Wednesday, DCP Saravana Vivek M said. The DCP said the investigation would be completed at the earliest and the chargesheet...
Berhampur: Three men from Keralam were among four people arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday while they were allegedly transporting Rs 38 lakh worth of ganja to the southern state by road, excise officials said. The arrested persons were identified as Akhil Thomas (31), Febin...
Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Wednesday decided to stay away from the Odisha bandh called by INDIA bloc parties October 8 against the new mining law, errors in school textbooks and the SIR exercise, asserting that it would remain equidistant from the BJP-led NDA and...
Brahmapur: The Odisha Forest Department has set up a total of 22 temporary bird protection camps in Chilika, the country's biggest waterfowl habitat, to provide security to the winged guests likely to arrive in hoards soon, officials said. In addition, two mobile units and a...
Bhubaneswar: The future of maritime search and rescue (SAR) operations hinge on various aspects like advanced technological integration, real-time information sharing and seamless inter-agency synergy, Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani said Wednesday. Sivamani chaired a meeting of the National Maritime Search and Rescue...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all district collectors and Superintendents of Police to visit the state-run colleges and universities and extend all necessary support to ensure that student union elections are conducted peacefully and without disruption, officials said Wednesday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg has...
Mumbai: Indian Super League Wednesday announced that all its 163 matches will be available live and free on YouTube, which has been roped in as its digital streaming partner for the 2026-27 season. The move is aimed at expanding ISL's digital reach, with the league...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday transferred seven IAS officers, including the collectors of Nabarangpur and Nuapada districts. According to an official order, Nabarangpur collector Maheswar Swain has been posted as additional secretary to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Anya Das, an IAS officer of the 2019...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years in public service, saying he has transformed the country's earlier apprehensive outlook into a confident "can-do" attitude. From assuming office as Gujarat Chief Minister October 7, 2001, to serving as...
Brazil, the largest South American country with a Leftist government, is poised to come within the orbit of the influence...
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The Supreme Court stating on 5 October that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 being used by...
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India’s air-power shortcomings are becoming harder to ignore. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, very publicly, flagging Pakistan’s collaboration with China...
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By Aakar Patel While Gandhi Jayanti is still fresh on our minds and the right to peaceful assembly is in...
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