Bhubaneswar: Minister for Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Rural Development Rabi Narayan Naik Saturday, chaired a high-level review meeting with Chief Development Officers (CDO-cumEOs) and Block Development Officers (BDOs) to assess the progress of major rural development programmes across the State. The meeting was held...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s handloom and handicraft products carry a distinct appeal that reflects the state’s rich heritage and cultural identity, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said while inaugurating the 20th Grand Toshali Swadeshi Mela at Janata Maidan Saturday. He said the primary objective of the...
Bhubaneswar: Badagada Police under Bhubaneswar UPD arrested a man for allegedly cheating investors of Rs 18.9 lakh by promising higher returns through investments in government and power sector projects, officials said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Onkar Prasad Pattnaik (44), who has been...
Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Crime and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a youth from Bhopal for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of the City out of Rs 81,30,082 in an online investment scam, police said Saturday. The accused was identified as 24-year-old Aakash Kaushik, a...
Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved key proposals, including three tenders related to the Integrated Anandpur Barrage Project that involves construction of barrage on Bairarini river and its distribution system to provide irrigation facilities to 60,000-hectare of agricultural land...
Jajpur: Self-confidence is the key to success, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told students while attending the platinum jubilee celebration of PM SHRI NC Government High School in Jajpur Saturday. Terming the occasion as historic, the CM said that since its establishment in 1945, the...
Ahmedabad: South Africa rode on skipper Aiden Markram and Marco Jansen's batting and bowling exploits to beat New Zealand by seven wickets and all but qualify for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad Saturday. Jansen recorded career-best figures of 4/40...
Balasore: Odisha Police Saturday rescued a two-and-a-half-year-old boy who was allegedly sold by his father to a man for Rs 1 lakh following which both of them were detained, officials said. The incident, took place at Barisahi village within Nilgiri Notified Area Council area, came...
Berhampur: A man was allegedly lynched on suspicion of theft in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday, police said. The incident took place at Sardula village in the district's Bhanjanagar police station area. The deceased, identified as 37-year-old Banadhar Pradhan, a resident of Kurumingia in Kandhamal district's...
Berhampur: At least 20 passengers of a bus were injured, two of them seriously, when the vehicle skidded off the road and hit a roadside hillock in Odisha's Gajapati district Saturday, police said. The accident took place at Chandiput within Gajapati district's Mohana police station...
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