Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought detailed reports from the Odisha and West Bengal governments over several issues pertaining to curbing incidents of acid attack cases in their respective states. The Commission asked the Chief Secretaries of both the states to submit their...
Bhubaneswar: The Kolkata Knight Riders' historic Trophy Tour made a grand stop in Bhubaneswar Sunday, bringing the IPL 2024 championship celebrations to Odisha. The prestigious IPL trophy was first taken to the Jagannath Puri Temple, before heading to Nexus Esplanade Mall, where thousands of passionate...
Berhampur: Forest officials Sunday spotted the much-awaited mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles near Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district. Over 11,000 turtles have laid eggs on the first day of the mass nesting in the 4-km-long stretch of the rookery, said Divisional...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress Sunday said its newly appointed president Bhakta Charan Das will undertake a ‘Sankalp padayatra’ from Bhubaneswar to Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Chairman of the Sankalp Padayatra Committee and former MLA, Debashis Patnaik said that before...
Bhubaneswar: Prime suspect in the killing of Sahadev Nayak in Bhubaneswar last month surrendered before the police at Mancheswar Police Station Sunday. The Police subsequently arrested the accused Rama Naik. Naik is a resident of Kedarpalli Slum under Capital police station limits. “Based on some...
Jajpur: Two persons, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed when their car was hit by a speeding truck in Odisha's Jajpur district Sunday, police said. The accident took place on National Highway 215 under Panikoili police limits Sunday afternoon. The deceased police...
New Delhi: BCCI Sunday unveiled a 74-match schedule for the 18th Indian Premier League that will be held across 13 venues, starting March 22 with three franchises playing at least a couple of their home games at their designated second bases. The event will kick...
Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected Odisha's credit potential for 2025-26 fiscal at Rs 2,52,000 crore. The projection was made in the bank's state focus paper for the state released in Bhubaneswar Saturday during a seminar. The credit project...
Bhadrak: Two minor boys drowned in a village pond Sunday morning while playing near it in Odisha's Bhadrak district. The incident took place at around 10am at Radhaballavpur village, under the jurisdiction of Basudevpur police station. Police identified the deceased as 13-year-old Jyotirmaya Behera, son...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said he was deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the stampede at New Delhi railway station and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. At least 18 people were killed and more than a...
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