Puri: A Puri-Talcher passenger train derailed while entering platform No. 3 at Puri railway station Friday, triggering panic among passengers, though no injuries were reported. The incident took place as the train was entering the station with passengers on board. One of the train's wheels...
Anugola: A fast-track court in Odisha's Anugola district sentenced a 23-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a girl in May last year, an official said Friday. The Ad-hoc Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Fast Track Special Court Thursday pronounced its judgment and imposed a fine...
Bhubaneswar: BJD Friday criticised the Centre for the passage of the MMDR Amendment Bill, which seeks to restrict states' powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land parcels, asserting that "Odisha will suffer immense revenue losses" due to the legislation. The opposition party...
Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Superintendent of Police, Jagatsinghpur, and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to submit a report on whether compensation has been paid to a minor rape survivor under the Victim Compensation Scheme. The Commission has asked...
Nandapur: A pregnant woman in Koraput district had to be carried on a stretcher for 3 km after an ambulance failed to reach her village Thursday owing to poor road conditions. The incident occurred in Srigamput village under Atanda panchayat in Nandapur block. The 108...
Baleshwar/Baripada: The flood situation worsened in Baleshwar and Mayurbhanj districts Thursday as incessant rain caused several rivers to swell, inundating villages, farmland and roads and disrupting communication. The Jalaka river at Mathani crossed its danger level of 6.5 metres, rising from 6.24 metres at 6am...
Bhubaneswar/Baragada: An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment by a Special Vigilance Court in Baragada Thursday in a bribery case. The convict, Govinda Dandasena, a former additional tehsildar of Bijepur in Baragada district and currently Executive Officer of Rajgangpur...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo Thursday expressed displeasure over the performance of horticulture officers and told them to "perform or perish", warning that those failing to discharge their responsibilities would face action. Singh Deo, who also holds the Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling Thursday laid the foundation stone for upgrading a 100-bed government Ayurvedic hospital in Bhubaneswar and constructing a pharmacy warehouse in the state capital. Mahaling said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasis is...
Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to introduce Bus Priority Lanes on two major corridors of the Capital city on a pilot basis to improve public transport efficiency, reduce travel time and ease traffic congestion. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by...
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By Dilip Cherian India’s bureaucracy may be running short of one thing more important than babus: succession. The Centre’s decision...
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