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Fire breaks out at bar in Bhubaneswar’s Satya Vihar area

Bhubaneswar: A week after the horrific Goa nightclub fire tragedy that claimed at least 25 lives, a massive fire broke out at ‘No Limit Air’ restaurant in Satya Vihar area here Friday morning, destroying properties worth over Rs 1.5 crore, though no casualties or injuries...

Similipal poachers

AI trail helps arrest 5 Similipal poachers

Baripada: Five notorious poachers have been arrested from Similipal National Park after forest officials used advanced scientific tools, including the Similipal Wildlife Intelligence Network, to track them down. The arrested men have been identified as Veerasingh Ho (33), Charan Ho (43), Chhale Ho (23), Sagar...

JSW pipeline

JSW pipeline expansion to hit 150 waterbodies

Jajpur: JSW Utkal Steel Ltd. (formerly JSW Steel Ltd.) received permission from the state Water Resources department in 2019 to lay a slurry pipeline transporting iron ore from Joda in Keonjhar district to its steel plant in Paradip. Recently, the company extended the pipeline route...

Hirakud

Rs 199 crore approved for Hirakud, Satkosia tourism

New Delhi: The Central government has approved over Rs 199 crore for developing tourism infrastructure in the Hirakud and Satkosia regions of Odisha, with Rs 131.92 crore already released to the state. Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared this in the Rajya Sabha Thursday,...

Hero Stones

Over 30 Hero Stones with ancient inscriptions found

Bhubaneswar: A remarkable discovery of ancient Hero Stones (Bira Shilas) bearing old Odia inscriptions has been made at Malisahi village under Gadakharada Gram Panchayat of Kanasa Block in Puri district. More than 30 Hero Stones and memorial pillars—worshipped locally as village deities—were identified during a...

BJD

BJD team to assess ground situation

Bhubaneswar: Following directions of BJD President Naveen Patnaik, the party Thursday formed a seven-member fact-finding team to assess the current situation in Malkangiri district, where large-scale violence was reported after the body of a 51-year-old tribal woman was found. The team comprises Manas Madkami, Manohar...

CM hands over 35 CAA certificates

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday handed over citizenship certificates to 35 eligible applicants from Nabarangpur district under the provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019. Speaking at the ceremony held at Krushi Bhavan auditorium, the CM described the CAA as “a sacred...

Land fraud

Two Bihar men arrested in Bhubaneswar with arms, ammunition

Bhubaneswar:  Two men from Bihar were arrested with six pistols in Bhubaneswar Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) conducted a raid at Bankual Baliyatra Ground in the Badagada police station area and made the arrests, they said. Those arrested...

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi

37,916 recruited in 18 months, says CM Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government has appointed 37,916 people during its 18 months in office and is committed to fulfilling its promise of filling 65,000 government posts within the first two years. Majhi made the remarks while handing over...

 

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