Malkangiri: A Royal Bengal Tiger from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has entered Odisha's Malkangiri district and is roaming in the Motu region, sparking panic among the local people, forest officials said Monday. The information was first provided by forest officials in Andhra Pradesh, who said that...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Centre has notified three new Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Kohima (Nagaland) and Agartala (Tripura) taking the total number of these offices to 20 in the country, a government statement said Monday. To cater to the increasing number of foreigners...
Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: A search operation was underway Monday to trace 10 people who went missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village bordering Ganjam and Kandhamala districts in Odisha three days ago, officials said. Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force, Odisha Disaster Response Force, Special...
Brahmapur: Farmers in Odisha, whose crops were damaged in floods caused by heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Arnab last week, are now worried about the impact of Cyclone Murasu, which is approaching the coast of adjoining Andhra Pradesh. Standing crops in Ganjam, Kandhamal and Gajapati...
Milpitas/Bhubaneswar: An Odia-origin IT professional, Santosh Sahu, is contesting the mayoral election in Milpitas, a Silicon Valley city in California, with voting scheduled for Tuesday. Sahu, who has lived in the United States for nearly two decades, said he entered politics to contribute to the...
Bhubaneswar: With a cyclone and heavy rainfall looming over Odisha, the State Government has stepped up precautionary measures to regulate reservoir levels, create adequate storage capacity and minimise the risk of flooding. Simultaneously, post-cyclone relief, restoration and emergency response operations have been intensified in affected...
Paralakhemundi: Bidyabharati Panda, wife of deceased Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court in Paralakhemundi Monday, days after the Orissa High Court rejected her anticipatory bail plea. The High Court rejected her application October 31. The...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a relief package for people affected by Cyclone Arnab, covering households, farmers, fishermen, livestock owners and traders. The package followed a high-level review meeting chaired by CM Majhi Sunday at the office of the Special Relief...
By BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Spread over nearly eight acres, the Bhoumanagar Haat, popularly known as Unit-4 Market, is one of the oldest and most prominent commercial centres in the state capital. The market was inaugurated October 2, 1974, by the then Chief Minister Nandini...
By KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: The Orissa High Court’s two-day conference of District Judges began at the Odisha Judicial Academy Saturday, with Chief Justice Harish Tandon inaugurating the event and launching an online summons management system for government employees. The newly introduced system is an...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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