Bhubaneswar: Financial assistance under the Subhadra scheme will now be disbursed to newly enrolled beneficiaries January 22, Deputy Chief Minister and Women and Child Development Minister Pravati Parida said Sunday. The assistance was earlier scheduled for January 18 but has been rescheduled. Parida announced the change...
Bhubaneswar: The Rangapani-Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express was briefly halted Sunday after a drunk man obstructed the train by sitting on the railway track while it was entering Bhubaneswar station, officials said. The man, identified as P Appana Rao (38), a resident of Laxmisagar area in...
Jajpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the constitution of a joint committee to probe alleged illegal mining and environmental violations at Manduka Morrum Quarry in Odisha's Jajpur district. The eastern zone bench of the tribunal, comprising chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member...
Indore: India won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the series-deciding third and final ODI Sunday. India captain Shubman Gill made one change, bringing in left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh for Prasidh Krishna. New Zealand is unchanged. Teams: New Zealand: Devon Conway,...
Balasore: Two men died after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle in Balasore district Sunday, police said. The accident took place at Nampo Chak on the state highway- 57 when the vehicle collided with the two-wheeler, a senior officer said. The deceased were...
Kendrapara: The mid-winter status survey of wetland birds will be conducted across five forest and wildlife ranges of Bhitarkanika National Park January 18, according to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Rajnagar Mangrove Forest and Wildlife Division, Vardaraj Gaonkar. The survey will be carried out Sunday...
Rourkela: One passenger, who was seriously injured in the crash landing of a small aircraft near Rourkela city, died at JP Hospital Saturday while being shifted to the airport for airlifting to Mumbai, an officer said. The deceased passenger was identified as Susanta Biswal (47),...
Patana: Police in Patana area of Keonjhar district Saturday arrested a woman for allegedly killing her husband and attempting to pass off the murder as a road accident. The accused has been identified as Paneswari Majhi, 38, of Godhinali village under Digaposi panchayat in Saharapada...
Malkangiri: Two Maoists were killed Saturday during a fierce gunbattle with security forces near the Malkangiri border in Chhattisgarh, officials said. The exchange of fire broke out after a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute...
Chhatrapur: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) unearthed illegal mining of minor minerals in Ganjam district based on the reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), sources confirmed. The ED had been monitoring the activities of the mafias for a long time. The officials have reportedly...
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