Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced Tuesday that the state will develop a Shakti Corridor that will link several Shakti peeths (sacred shrines dedicated to the goddess Shakti) across Odisha. She was speaking at the Maa Tara Tarini temple in Ganjam. Parida, along with...
Paralakhemundi: In a bizarre incident, the sarpanch of a remote gram panchayat in Gajapati district locked up a school in protest against the alleged negligence of teachers in conducting education in schools across the panchayat, near the Odisha-Andhra border. The incident occurred at a school...
Keonjhar: Absence of any structured marketing and adequate promotion continues to hinder the full economic potential of wild kendu (Coromandel ebony), a vital livelihood source for many forest dwellers in Keonjhar district. Growing naturally in forested hills, gardens and farmlands, the sweet and nutritious kendu...
Bhawanipatna: Days after the arrest of the prime accused in the gangrape of a woman under Junagarh police limits in Kalahandi district, police arrested three more persons, including a minor, in this connection Tuesday. The woman was gangraped March 26 night when she had gone...
Mullanpur: Young opener Priyansh slammed his maiden IPL century to power Punjab Kings to 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Opting to bat, Arya shone bright with the bat to power PBKS to 219 for 6. Arya...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday signed 13 MoUs including IOCL's Dual-Feed Naphtha Cracker Project and received 15 other proposals worth a total investment of Rs 1.03 lakh crore, which will create employment for over 95,000 people, an official release said here. The MoUs were signed...
Balasore: A female police constable was found dead in her quarters in Odisha's Balasore district Tuesday, an official said. The body of Jasoda Das, 23, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her room in the morning, they said. She was immediately taken to...
Berhampur: Two persons were arrested by the Odisha Police from Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating Mission Shakti funds, officials said. The main accused, Y Hemalata (37), used to work as master bookkeeper of the Gram Panchayat Level Federation (GPLF) of Mission Shakti...
Jajpur: Khordha district's assistant collector Ashwini Kumar Nayak and his driver were injured after a speeding truck rammed into their SUV Tuesday, police said. The incident happened on NH-16 near Mulapala Chhak in Kuakhia police station area in Jajpur district, they said. Nayak was travelling to...
Bhubaneswar: Rain with thunderstorms is likely in most parts of Odisha over the next three days, according to the IMD. A 'Yellow' alert to "be aware" was issued by the IMD for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar,...
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