Koraput: An inter-state drugs trafficking racket was busted in Odisha's Jeypore town, with brown sugar worth Rs 40 lakh seized and six persons, including a woman, arrested, police said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a four-wheeler Saturday and recovered more than 3,700 small...
Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for new facilities linked to the Shakti engine at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Odisha's Koraput district October 6, officials said Monday. According to official sources, Singh is likely to reach Sunabeda...
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik Sunday condemned the alleged "murderous attack" on former MLA and senior party leader Pranab Kumar Balabantaray, questioning whether the state is being ruled by the law or by goondas or criminals....
NARESH CHANDRA PATTANAYAK, OP Kendujhar: Police Line Primary School in the district headquarters town of Kendujhar is facing severe infrastructure gaps and staffing shortages, prompting parents to enrol their children elsewhere. Established in 1950, the school currently has 34 students from Class I to V....
Hatadihi: A senior journalist suffered a fractured leg after he was allegedly assaulted in the Ramachandrapur police station area of Anandapur subdivision in Kendujhar district Saturday, police said. Police arrested the accused, Pankaj Panda, 21, of Sainkul village Sunday based on a complaint. Ramachandrapur police...
Baripada: An eight-month-old tigress cub rescued from Khaparakhai village in Mayurbhanj district has been shifted to the Jamuna enclosure in the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve after recovering from illness, forest officials said. The cub was released into the enclosure at around 9pm October...
Nuapada: Six members of a family were critically injured after a leopard entered their house and attacked them in Jhitiki village under Komakhan police limits in Chhattisgarh, bordering Khadiala Road of Nuapada district, Saturday night. The injured were identified as Sarju Yadav, 60, Uttara Bai...
Kendujhar: An 11- kV power line passing over a primary school, Anganwadi centre (AWC) and Kalika Centre at Ambadali village under Nayakote panchayat in Banspal block of Kendujhar district has raised safety concerns among students, teachers and parents. The overhead live wires frequently cause sparks...
Nilagiri: A weather-measuring instrument fell from the sky and landed on a sal tree near an anganwadi centre at Gendara Sahi under Naranpur panchayat in Nilagiri block Friday, triggering panic and speculation among local residents. The plastic box-like object was found hanging from the tree...
Jayapur/Koraput: Jayapur Town police arrested five persons, including a woman, and seized 403.1 grams of brown sugar worth an estimated Rs 45 lakh during a raid on an alleged drug trafficking operation near Canal Road here, police said Sunday. The arrested persons were identified as...
The Supreme Court stating on 5 October that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 being used by...
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By Dilip Cherian A 10-officer reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level may look like routine housekeeping, but if you look...
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