Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has removed the names of 3,90,814 dead and ineligible beneficiaries from the public distribution system (PDS) during the ongoing e-KYC verification process, a minister told the assembly on Wednesday. Replying to a query by Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, food supplies...
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths Wednesday caught a senior Odisha bureaucrat while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official statement said. The Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer, Sarat Kumar Giri, was working as LA (General) and was the competent authority for land acquisition in...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday urged Nepali students of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) to return to the campus in Bhubaneswar and resume studies, assuring them that peace and normalcy will be restored soon. Around 1,000 Nepali students of KIIT were...
Chennai: Three men have been arrested on the charges of sexually assaulting a woman at a secluded location while threatening her husband at knifepoint in Tamil Nadu. The incident took place Tuesday night when the couple from Odisha arrived in search of a job in...
Bhubaneswar: A nine-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday conducted a raid at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar over an alleged recruitment scam, a source said. According to the source, the CBI officials arrived in the morning and...
Karachi: Defending champions Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy opener here Wednesday. Pakistan had won the last edition of the tournament in 2017. The eight-nation ICC showpiece marks the first major global tournament hosted by Pakistan...
Bhubaneswar: New details are emerging in the case of a Nepali student’s su*cide at KIIT University, drawing widespread criticism of the administration’s handling of the incident. The tragedy has sparked student unrest, with many staging a candlelight march and holding placards demanding justice. A video...
New Delhi: A committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved Rs 1554.99 crore of additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states affected by floods, flash floods, landslides and cyclonic storms during 2024. Out of the total...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 4pm Wednesday as Opposition BJD and Congress members created a ruckus, accusing the BJP government in the state of trying to "saffronise" Mission Shakti by restructuring its executive committee. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour, members...
Bhubaneswar: Nepali students Wednesday expressed fear about returning to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus in Bhubaneswar after events that took place following the alleged suicide of a 20-year-old student from the Himalayan nation. Around 1,000 Nepali students studying at KIIT were issued...
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