Bhubaneswar: The CPI(M) Odisha State Secretariat has urged the state government to take immediate measures in order to ensure preparedness for a possible cyclone and curb the spiralling prices of essential commodities, warning that rising costs and the threat of a natural disaster could place...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Council of the Communist Party of India (CPI) is all set to intensify its statewide ‘Change is Necessary’ (Badlaav Zaroori Hai) campaign against what it described as the BJP government’s misrule, corruption, exploitation and anti-people policies. The party also adopted a condemnation...
Bhubaneswar: The BJD Sunday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to resolve the decades-old dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the Kotia cluster of villages, amid the southern state issuing a notification to hold panchayat polls in the area November 3. Senior BJD leaders...
Sundaragada: Two drivers were burnt alive after their trailers collided head-on and caught fire near Aunlabahal Square under Lefripada police limits in Sundaragada district late Saturday night. According to reports, the accident occurred around 1 a.m. on the coal corridor road near Aunlabahal Square. Both...
Bhubaneswar: The state government Sunday stepped up preparedness for Cyclone Arnab across five vulnerable southern districts, deploying 60 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams and 17 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a possible landfall along the...
Vadodara: Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a scintillating 126, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma struck an unbeaten 106 as India thrashed Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second women's ODI Sunday. India piled up 328 for 6 and then bowled out Zimbabwe for 207 in 48.5 overs. After...
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Cyclone Arnab's potential impact, TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture of Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, has activated a comprehensive disaster management and preparedness plan to safeguard power distribution infrastructure and minimise electricity supply disruptions across central...
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said wars were no longer being fought only through conventional means but also by targeting economies, and underscored the need to protect India's banking system from "cyber terrorists". Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Reserve Bank of India's Rs...
Bhubaneswar: The BJD Sunday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to resolve the decades-long dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the Kotia cluster of villages, amid the southern state issuing a notification to hold panchayat polls in the area November 3. Senior BJD leaders...
Bhubaneswar/Bhabanipatana: In a major crackdown against corruption, Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested another senior clerk of the State Forest Department for “embezzling” government funds amounting to over Rs 2.60 crore. The accused was identified as Babulu Suna, Senior Assistant-cum-In-Charge, Establishment Section, Office of the Divisional Forest...
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