Rourkela: A 62-yearold man was allegedly beaten to death by his son Thursday at IDL Gopabandhunagar area under Tangarpali police limits in Rourkela after he refused to give Rs 200, police said. The deceased, identified as Gagan Bihari Malla, was attacked inside his betel shop....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday clinched the prestigious National Panchayat Award for the third consecutive year, showcasing its commitment to grassroots democracy and inclusive development, said an official. The National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated in Madhubani of Bihar witnessed Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferring awards to the...
Bhubaneswar: In a significant boost to Odisha’s green energy ambitions, the state government recently granted in-principle approval for seven renewable energy projects worth Rs 1191.47 crore. The decision was taken during the 10th meeting of the Single Window Committee (SWC) under the Odisha Renewable Energy...
Bhubaneswar: Ranjit Patra has been re-appointed as president of Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress, Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib said in a statement Thursday. Along with Patra, the party has appointed Krushna Chandra Mohanty and Ganesh Kumar Saho as state working presidents and...
Dhenkanal: A man was injured in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Thursday, police said. The injured person has been identified as Debasish Behera alias Handa of village Godisahi Ajatinagar under the Kamakhyanagar police station area. The encounter took place...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday extended its full cooperation and support to the Central government in its efforts concerning national security at the all-party meeting on the Pahalgam terror attack. BJD's floor leader in Rajya Sabha Sasmit Patra attended the all-party meeting. "BJD...
Berhampur: A team of doctors in government-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, removed an eight-centimetre-long broken piece of knife from the lungs of a 24-year-old man, an official said Thursday. The broken knife piece was in the body of the man for the last...
Bengaluru: Star batter Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal helped themselves to breezy half-centuries as Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a competitive 205 for five against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match in Bengaluru Thursday. On a pitch where stroke-making was not very easy, RCB...
Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday condoled the death of Dinesh Agarwal, a resident of Chhattisgarh but originally hailed from Odisha's Bolangir, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. "It is painful to hear the news regarding the death of another Odia man from...
Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the country will give a befitting reply to the Pahalgam terror attack. Majhi said this while addressing the state-level Panchayati Raj Day function at Puri. He paid homage to the Pahalgam terror attack victims and described...
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