Bhubaneswar: A nine-member delegation from the Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (RUIDP), Jaipur, praised Odisha’s achievements in urban service delivery during a visit to Bhubaneswar and Puri under an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-supported exposure programme to study the state’s best practices...
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has successfully vaccinated over 35,000 free-roaming dogs across the City under its Mass Dog Vaccination (MDV) campaign, laying a strong foundation for its vision of becoming a ‘Rabies-Free Bhubaneswar’ by 2030. The initiative was implemented under the technical guidance of...
Rajnagar: A 27-year-old youth died over an alleged land dispute at Rajnagar in Kendrapara district Thursday. The incident occurred at Es anipalla village and was reportedly triggered by an argument over harvesting drumsticks from a tree standing on a disputed land. The deceased was identified...
Keonjhar/Hatadihi: Anandapur police in Keonjhar district arrested two persons on charge of trafficking tribal minors to Tamil Nadu by luring them with promises of high-paying jobs, police said Thursday. The accused were identified as Akshaya Das (48) of Bhadrak district and Sritam Jena (24) of...
Bhadrak: A notorious criminal was injured in a gunfight with police in Bhadrak district, an officer said Thursday. The incident took place at Nuasahi area under the Bhadrak Rural police limits at about 3 am Thursday. The injured criminal was identified as Prafulla Mallik alias...
LIONEL MESSI (Argentina) After completing football’s ultimate dream by leading Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022, Lionel Messi returns for what is expected to be his final appearance at the tournament. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner ended decades of debate by lifting the trophy...
Mexico City: Mexico City opened the World Cup Thursday at the famous Azteca stadium with a ceremony celebrating pre-Hispanic culture, as the ground rocked ahead of the tournament's first match between Mexico and South Africa that kicks off against a backdrop of protests around the...
Jharsuguda: The CBI has arrested a security inspector working at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha's Jharsuguda district in a bribery case, an official said Thursday. The investigating agency registered the case Wednesday based on a complaint against the accused official. It was alleged that...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik Thursday said the government has aimed to make the state a major blue economy growth centre of India. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a state-level stakeholder consultation workshop on "Odisha Deep Sea...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha police Thursday launched an investigation into the alleged disappearance of two inquiry commission reports involving the death of at least 65 people in separate incidents from the CMO during the previous BJD government amid an intense political row. The police began the investigation...
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