Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Tuesday asked all power distribution companies (Discoms) to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply across the state during the summer season. Singh Deo reviewed preparedness for the upcoming summer season and norwesters with senior officers of...
New Delhi: Delhi Capitals elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here Tuesday. A fit-again Lungi Ngidi is back for the home side, replacing Kyle Jamieson. CSK made a couple of changes, bringing in Windies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and pacer...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) will meet a BJD delegation May 11 to discuss the alleged illegality over the issuance of a second ballot paper to two BJP MLAs during the voting for the Rajya Sabha election March 16, an official said Tuesday. In...
Puri: In a ceremony resembling a traditional Hindu wedding, a banyan tree was “married” to a peepal tree in Odisha’s Puri district Tuesday. The unusual wedding took place in Puruna Swameswarpur village under Satyabadi block, where villagers organised the event with full rituals, not for...
Gopalpur: Long Air Defence Course conducted at the Army Training Command’s Army Air Defence College in Odisha's Gopalpur culminated Tuesday, marking the successful completion of an intensive 44-week training programme aimed at enhancing technical and tactical expertise in modern air defence systems. The course saw...
Amaravati/Rayagada: Centre has issued a gazette notification establishing the South Coast Railway Zone, with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. The new railway zone, which will come into effect from June 1, 2026, comprises Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam divisions. The Ministry of Railways included some of...
Kalahandi: Armed robbers allegedly threatened a couple at knifepoint and looted cash and valuables from their house in Odisha’s Kalahandi district late Monday night. The incident occurred in Jagannathpur village under Lanjigarh police limits, where five to six miscreants broke open the front gate and...
Bolangir: Amid complaints of irregular drinking water supply, BJD councillors led by chairperson Lika Sahu Tuesday gheraoed the office of the Public Health Department’s superintending engineer in Bolangir. As a novel form of protest, councillors entered the engineer’s office and placed earthen pots on the...
Bhawanipatna: A panchayat executive officer in Odisha’s Kalahandi district was caught by Vigilance while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from a beneficiary to facilitate a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The accused has been identified as Debendra Sahu, Assistant Development Extension...
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has been appointed as co-observer, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah will serve as central observer for the election of the BJP’s legislative party leader in West Bengal, the party said Tuesday. According to a notification issued by...
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