Kataka: Government initiated action against officials following laboratory tests found that chhena and paneer supplied from the Niali area of Kataka district were adulterated. Taking the matter seriously, the state food safety commissioner, as an initial step, transferred Kataka district food safety officer Amita Das...
Puri: The Gundicha Temple in Puri will reopen for devotees from Wednesday, September 30, with the temple administration deciding to allow public darshan from 6 am. to 5 pm. The decision was taken at an important meeting of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee held...
Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha is taking a series of measures to minimise human-elephant conflict, including discussions with neighbouring states for facilitating elephant movement across state borders and exploring the deployment of trained ‘kumki’ elephants to help manage conflict situations, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests...
Bhabanipatana: The Kalahandi Excise Department seized about five quintals of cannabis allegedly being transported through an online courier service and arrested a warehouse manager at Para Manandapur under Bhabanipatana block Sunday. The cannabis, packed in 25 sacks and concealed in ice boxes used for fish...
Thiruvananthapuram: Maestro Virat Kohli and skipper Shubman Gill displayed their mastery in 50-over format with virtuoso hundreds as India subdued the West Indies by eight wickets in the first ODI Sunday. India now lead the three-match series 1-0, after Kohli (139 not out, 10x4, 9x6)...
Brahmapur: Odisha Police Sunday arrested 13 people, including five women, in connection with their alleged involvement in attacking a village in Ganjam district September 14, an officer said. Raids were conducted in Kukudakhandi village under Brahmapur Sadar police limits in the morning and the accused...
Thiruvananthapuram: Batting maestro Virat Kohli Sunday completed 15,000 runs in One-Day International cricket, becoming only the second batter in history after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the feat. Kohli reached the landmark during the opening ODI between India and the West Indies here at...
Kendrapada: A 78-year-old woman, swept away by the swollen Brahmani river in Odisha's Jajpur district, was rescued in Kendrapada after floating around 12 hours in floodwaters, officials said. Kasi Dalei, a resident of Kalakhanda village in Jajpur, was carried away by strong river currents around...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Tourism Department Sunday signed MoUs to facilitate the establishment of homestays and promotion of adventure and heritage tourism in the state. The department signed an MoU with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide financial support for homestays, in the presence...
Bhubaneswar: The five orangutan babies rescued from a forest in Odisha's Baleshwar district earlier this month will be shifted to a larger enclosure at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here soon, a senior forest official said Sunday. The five cubs were shifted to the zoo following...
After remaining deafeningly silent on a media report casting serious doubts about the fairness and functioning of the Election Commission...
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The alleged suicide by a second-year B. Tech student of the prestigious IIT Bombay, one of India’s most premier institutes,...
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