Bhubaneswar: A day after the Rayagada mob violence case was put under the ‘Red Flag’ category, Crime Against Women (CAW) Additional Director General (ADG) S Shyni assured strict action against the culprits and informed that awareness campaigns on positive bystander intervention to create awareness among...
Koraput: Odisha police have recovered arms, ammunition, equipment, and other articles hidden by Maoists in forest areas of Koraput district, a police officer said Monday. While interrogating surrendered Maoists, police officers obtained information about a concealed dump in the Badlipahad forest area under Baipariguda police...
Baripada: The authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday announced that the reserve will remain closed for tourists from June 29 owing to the onset of the monsoon season. However, the ecotourism complexes at Jamuani and Talabandha will remain open for...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's 'Millennium City' Cuttack, will now be spelt as 'Kataka' as the state government Monday changed the English spelling of 64 places -- districts, sub-divisions, tehsils, blocks and urban bodies. In the same way, Balasore will now be written as 'Baleshwar' and Rourkela as...
Bhubaneswar: Around 993 employees working as 'Swasthya Mitras' under the Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) have raised concerns over their impending retrenchment, alleging that they were issued termination notices despite earlier assurances regarding their continued employment. They staged a protest Monday at Bhubaneswar's Lower PMG...
Sonepur: Around 33,000 sacks of paddy have remained exposed to rain at the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) in Singhijuba under Binika block of Odisha's Subarnapur district Monday, as millers are yet to lift the stock. However, continuous rainfall in recent days has soaked the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday expressed deep grief over death of Odia workers in the ammonia gas leak incident that occurred at a private seafood processing and export facility in Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister, in a condolence message,...
Bhubaneswar: A string of incidents reported from different parts of Odisha in recent months has sparked debate over alleged administrative apathy and the "growing disconnect" between citizens and the institutions meant to serve them. Though unrelated in nature, the cases share a common thread: families...
Sambalpur: A migrant worker from Kerala was allegedly assaulted by a group of people in Odisha's Sambalpur district on suspicion that he was a criminal, police said Monday. The incident took place in Khetrajpur police station area Sunday and came to light after a video...
Bhubaneswar/Chennai: Odisha's Labour Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Monday said efforts are being made to bring back the mortal remains of the five women who died in an ammonia gas leak at a private fish meal export factory in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur to their native place...
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