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Azad acquitted of all cases, released from Jharpada Jail

Bhubaneswar: Maoist leader Azad alias D Kesava Rao has been released from Jharpada Jail Tuesday evening after spending around 15 years as undertrial prisoner (UTP) after the Special Court in Paralakhemundi acquitted him of all the charges as he was accused with 48 criminal cases,...

Six students flee hostel by scaling wall in Mayurbhanj

Jharpokharia: Six students staying at the Saraswati Sishu Mandir hostel in Sarasakana, Mayurbhanj district, fled the hostel by scaling its boundary wall late Monday night, school authorities said. Police launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from the school authorities and have been searching for...

CM reviews plan to ease traffic, beautify twin cities

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday reviewed plans for a permanent solution to the growing traffic congestion in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, while stressing the need to improve their overall appearance and infrastructure. A high-level review meeting was held at Lok...

Bad road: Woman, baby carried on stretcher

Lanjigada: In what has once again highlighted the lack of all-weather roads in remote pockets of the state, a woman and her newborn daughter had to be carried on a stretcher for nearly half a km to reach the ambulance waiting at a distance in...

HC orders adequate boats for flood-hit Pattamundai villagers

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has come to the aid of flood-hit villagers in Pattamundai block of Kendrapada district, directing the state government to ensure the immediate deployment of an adequate number of power and manual boats to restore connectivity for residents cut off by...

Raghurajpur: Parida lays stone for integrated tourism devpt project

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a special project aimed at the integrated tourism development of the heritage village of Raghurajpur. Speaking on the occasion, Parida said, “Raghurajpur is the heart of Odisha’s art and culture....

B S Mishra appointed member of Odisha human rights panel

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday appointed advocate Biraja Shankar Mishra as a member of the state human rights commission, an official notification said. The appointment will be effective from the date on which Mishra assumes office, it said. The rights panel was being run by chairperson...

 

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