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Special road safety drive from March 21

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to curb rising road accidents and ensure stricter compliance with traffic rules, the State Transport Authority (STA) has directed all Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) and Additional RTOs across Odisha to conduct a special enforcement-cum-road safety awareness drive from March 21 to...

Haribabu Kambhampati

Bank retirees protest, seek pension revision

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of retired bank employees staged a sit-in protest at Lower PMG Square Wednesday, demanding immediate revision of their basic pension and resolution of other long-pending issues. They later met Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at Lok Bhawan and submitted a memorandum addressed to PM...

KIIT

KIIT to host Femina Miss India Grand Finale

Bhubaneswar: The 61st edition of Femina Miss India Grand Finale will be hosted at KIIT Deemed to be University in April, marking a first for both the institution and Odisha. KIIT will become the first university in India to host the prestigious beauty pageant, which...

Guv Gurmit Singh with delegates

Uttarakhand Guv lauds Odisha’s culture, traditions & heritage

Dehradun/Bhubaneswar: A media delegation from Odisha, led by officials of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), interacted with Uttarakhand Governor Gurmit Singh at Lok Bhavan during an official visit Tuesday. During the interaction, the governor spoke warmly about his connection with Odisha, praising the state’s rich...

Cyber fraud

Cyber fraud racket busted; three arrested

Bhubaneswar: Police have busted a cyber fraud syndicate operating in the City and arrested three persons for allegedly creating and managing mule bank accounts used in online financial scams, officials said Wednesday. The arrests were made in connection with a case registered at Chandrasekharpur police...

NHRC

NHRC seeks reports on lack of basic amenities in Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday asked the state government to furnish reports within four weeks on the alleged lack of basic amenities in and around Ward-56 of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC). The apex rights body’s move came while hearing a plea...

Sulochana Das

BMC makes U-turn on firewood amid commercial LPG crisis

Bhubaneswar: With the hotel and restaurant industry reportedly getting hit by a shortage of LPG cylinders amid the Middle East war, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Wednesday said it is considering allowing eateries to use charcoal and firewood stoves, which were previously banned by the...

 

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