Bhubaneswar: The state government is all set to roll out PM-RAHAT (Pradhan Mantri-Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment), a Central scheme aimed at ensuring cashless medical care for road accident victims, with Chief Secretary Anu Garg chairing a high-level meeting in this regard Wednesday....
Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday announced a 15-day extension of token validity to help farmers who have registered for paddy procurement. In a video message, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said that the state government has procured 63,65,000 metric tonnes...
Jaleswar: Two poll officials on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty in West Bengal were brutally assaulted by villagers at Rajnagar village under this block, and Raibania police limits in Balasore district on suspicion of being child lifters, sources said Wednesday. The two officials, Sumit Hazra...
Phulbani: A wanted Maoist leader allegedly killed his commander, Anwesh, who was carrying a reward of Rs 22 lakh on his head, for intending to surrender before the Odisha Police, a senior officer said Wednesday. The police in Kandhamal district on Wednesday exhumed the decomposed...
Colombo: Rachin Ravindra claimed 4/27 as New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 61 runs in their Group 2 Super Eights clash of the T20 World Cup Wednesday. With the win, New Zealand took a big step towards the semifinals. Sri Lanka was knocked out, though...
Berhampur: The children belonging to the Saura tribal community in Odisha's Gajapati district will now get pre-school education in their own language, officials said Wednesday. The Gajapati administration has rolled out a programme - Aame Padhibaa Aama Bhasare (we will learn in our own language)...
Bargarh: Many farmers in Odisha’s Bargarh district have yet to sell their harvested paddy, making it difficult for them to support their families. Amid the crisis, an unusual incident in the distric Tuesday drew attention. A farmer, Ramesh Mahapatra, deposited four bags of paddy at...
Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in their vital Group 2 Super Eights clash in the T20 World Cup, here Wednesday. With only one spot remaining from Group 2 for the semifinals, both New Zealand...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday said an exercise to make the inventory of valuables and ornaments of Ratna Bhandar of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri is likely to begin in the first week of March. His comment comes a day after the Shree Jagannath...
Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the collapse of an unauthorised hoarding in Bhubaneswar's Khandagiri area rose to two after another injured person succumbed to injuries in the hospital, police said Wednesday. Two others, including a woman, are battling for life, they said. Chief Minister Mohan...
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