Bhubaneswar: Identifying El Nino as a major challenge before the state, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday suggested adopting a "whole of government approach" to tackle its possible impact on agriculture. He directed the agriculture department to prepare a contingency plan to face the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Monday suspended a police inspector posted in Nayagarh district for dereliction of duty. In the interest of public service, Sujit Kumar Das, ex-inspector in-charge of Sarankul police station in Nayagarh district, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect,...
Bhubaneswar: Following a tribal man in Odisha carrying the skeleton of his sister to a bank as proof of her death to withdraw money from her savings account, the concerned bank branch manager was suspended and a directive issued to all 28 regional rural banks...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday chaired the State-Level Natural Calamity Committee (SLNCC) meeting and emphasised the need to maintain state’s globally recognised disaster management system while reinforcing the state’s commitment to achieving ‘Zero Casualty’ during natural disasters. In a major decision, the state...
Aul: Hundreds of farmers staged protest outside the Aul branch of the Cuttack Central Cooperative Bank Monday, alleging large-scale corruption, fraudulent loan transactions and denial of agricultural credit. The protesters claimed that middlemen, in collusion with officials of cooperative societies and the bank, opened fake...
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...
The fate of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose popularity rating had been alarmingly dipping, was sealed the moment Andy...
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In a disconcerting new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost every child in India is...
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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent criticism of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) was not merely an expression of frustration. It...
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