Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken steps towards finding a permanent solution to the city’s recurring waterlogging problem, with IIT Roorkee submitting a draft master plan designed to address drainage and flooding issues over the next 50 years. The draft master plan was presented...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday advised youths to focus on their career, instead of being influenced by "external forces" that do not want to see India as a strong nation, while asserting that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can solve their problems....
Nayagada/Odagaon: A 29-year-old woman was allegedly killed and her body dumped in a pond with her hands and legs tied in Beladwar village under Bahadajho la outpost of Odagaon police station in Nayagada district. The incident came to light Fri day morning. The deceased was...
Brahmapur: Researchers from the Department of Marine Sciences at Berhampur University have discovered two new species of marine nematodes off the Gopalpur coast in Ganjam district, adding to the growing record of marine biodiversity along the state’s coastline. Research scholar Suman Patra, under the guidance...
Kendrapada: Derabish Block Development Officer (BDO) Namita Barik collapsed and was rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, in critical condition Friday following an alleged confrontation with a group of BJP leaders and supporters at her office. According to sources, around 30 BJP supporters,...
Sambalpur: A fresh tender process has been initiated at the Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for engaging a new agency to prepare and supply food to patients, a day after a dead lizard was reportedly found in a curry served as part of breakfast in...
Bhubaneswar: The Cooperation Department, in collaboration with Odisha Knowledge Corporation Limited (OKCL), launched the OS-CIT training programme for officials of PACS/LAMPCS across the State to enhance their digital skills, here Friday. The training programme was virtually inaugurated by Minister of State for Cooperation, Handlooms, Textiles...
MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Wrong-side driving accounted for 151 e-challans among 36,603 road-safety violations recorded across the state between August 10 and 13, according to daily data shared by the State Transport Authority (STA). While wrong-side driving formed a relatively small share of the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday attributed the Partition to the British government's "divide and rule" policy and what he described as the "wrong decisions" of the Muslim League and the Congress leadership of the time. Addressing a state government programme to observe...
Bhubaneswar: A woman passenger allegedly created a ruckus at Bhubaneswar airport, “shouted” at the airline staff, “climbed onto a conveyor belt and threw some objects” after her flight to Kolkata was cancelled, officials said Friday. An FIR was registered against the woman for allegedly damaging...
By Dilip Cherian The controversy surrounding Odisha’s next DGP is not really about Sanjeeb Panda or others in the race....
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There are tell-tale signs that the BJP has been shaken to its core following the upsurge of protests by the...
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It is a happy augury for Indian democracy that the country's young talents aspiring to join the legal profession have...
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In any democracy, the most disturbing threat to freedom is not always censorship. Sometimes it is the language used to...
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