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Rath Yatra

Govt ramps up early prep for Rath Yatra

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed all departments and associated agencies to complete preparations well in advance for the Rath Yatra, scheduled to be held in July. Chief Secretary Anu Garg Saturday reviewed the status of ongoing works and preparedness at a high-level meeting. The...

RFP train theft

RPF recovers Rs1.95L jewellery in train theft case

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF), in coordination with GRP Bhubaneswar and the Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB), Saturday recovered stolen gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 1.95 lakh under Operation Yatri Suraksha in connection with a train theft case registered in February this year. The...

Speeding truck

Speeding truck kills helper; driver held

Bhubaneswar: A driver was arrested after a helper was killed when a speeding truck rammed into a stationary goods vehicle while the victim was fixing a tyre near the Tamando overbridge on NH-16 under Tamando police limits, officials said Saturday. The deceased was identified as...

OPCC

OPCC to launch padyatra May 3

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has announced an eight-day padyatra beginning from Dhinkia in Jagatsinghpur district to protest against alleged atrocities by industrial establishments on local residents. The padyatra will conclude in Bhubaneswar May 3 with a major public gathering at Lower PMG, where...

BMC

BMC’s anti-rabies drive on World Veterinary Day

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) marked World Veterinary Day by organising a special mass anti-rabies vaccination drive across nine institutions in City, reinforcing its commitment to public health and animal welfare. The initiative was conducted under the ongoing Mass Dog Vaccination (MDV) programme and focused...

Summer, Heat, IMD, Weather, Heatwave, Heat, Temperature

Jharsuguda state’s hottest at 44.1°C

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under heatwave conditions Saturday as at least 17 places in the state recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and above, officials said. The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest place in the state at 44.1 degrees Celsius,...

Angul

Minor girl kills self hours after boyfriend’s suicide

Angul: In a tragic fallout of teenage love, a minor girl committed suicide at the Sakhi Centre on the premises of the district headquarters hospital in Angul Saturday, hours after her boyfriend took the extreme step. Sources said the 13-year-old girl was found hanging inside...

Odisha Assembly

Odisha women’s bill session a ‘drama’, say BJD, Congress

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD and Congress Saturday described the scheduled special session of the assembly April 30 to discuss 'Participation of women in Indian Democracy' as a "drama" and politically motivated. The state's ruling BJP, on the other hand, claimed that the opposition parties are...

 

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