Cuttack/Jajpur: Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday held separate public meetings and claimed credit for championing women's causes in the state. The BJD accused the saffron party of "betraying" women by making false promises before the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's crime branch has arrested a woman from West Bengal for her alleged involvement in a Rs 75.10 lakh investment fraud case, an official said. Police identified the arrested accused as Anushka Mitra (24), a resident of Durgapur in Bardhaman district. The accused has...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday approved 17 investment proposals worth Rs 3,878.86 crore which will generate 10,584 new employment opportunities in 11 districts of the state, an official said. The investment proposals were approved at the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by...
Bhubaneswar: Five people were arrested in Bhubaneswar as an inter-state arms racket was busted Friday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, personnel of the Airport police station conducted a raid in the Pokhariput area and made the arrests, Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh. Six...
Malkangiri: Two Maoists were arrested in Odisha's Malkangiri district in the early hours of Friday, police said. Kesakawasi and Rakesh alias Sanukunjam were both area committee members of CPI (Maoist), and hailed from Chhattisgarh. Each one of them had a bounty of Rs 5 lakh...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday hiked the daily duty allowance of civil defence volunteers from Rs 31 to Rs 150, officials said. Similarly, the daily training allowance of volunteers has been enhanced to Rs 140 from Rs 28. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved a...
Bhadrak: The Odisha government extended the suspension of internet services in parts of the Bhadrak district by 12 more hours till 6 pm Friday, a restriction imposed since June 12 following the death of a man during a clash over cattle smuggling. The internet services...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said he was saddened by the death of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. Air India has confirmed that 241 people on board its London-bound flight were killed when the aircraft...
Gopabandhu Nagar: Absence of adequate government-supported infrastructure and pricing mechanisms is forcing tribals of the Gopabandhu Nagar block in Mayurbhanj district to sell valuable forest products, such as mahua flowers and sal seeds, at throwaway prices. The local tribal population here primarily sustains itself through...
Loisingha: A district-level workshop held at Nagaon under Agalpur block in Bolangir district Thursday focused on the empowerment of women and girls with an aim to raise awareness and promote welfare initiatives among them. The workshop was organised by the voluntary outfit ‘Child Rights and...
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