Bhubaneswar: A man was sentenced to one year in prison for stealing five mobile phones and a motorcycle from a shop in Bhubaneswar, less than three weeks after the incident. Sunil Sethy was found guilty of stealing the items from a shop in the Tankapani...
MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: A series of raids at several eateries serving adulterated paneer in the Twin City has not only raised fresh concerns over the quality, safety and hygiene of food being served but also triggered widespread debate over whether consumers can trust...
Kataka: The historic Bali Jatra in Kataka will be held from November 24 to December 1 this year, Kataka Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde said Wednesday. The district administration has proposed that the annual fair be organised on both the upper and lower grounds of the...
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha will launch a month-long public outreach programme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday September 17. As part of 'Seva Sankalp Abhijan', people across the state will be urged to light a 'diya' (lamp) in every household on the evening...
Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested the former in‑charge principal of Dutika Sahu College, Laida, under Rengali block in Sambalpur district, on charges of misappropriating government funds worth Rs 73.44 lakh. The accused, Basanta Kumar Naik, currently works as a lecturer in Political Science at the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday issued fresh alerts to districts in low-lying areas of the Mahanadi basin, as water released from a reservoir passes through the river at Munmdali near Kataka, officials said. Though it will not have much impact, it may inundate certain areas...
Bhubaneswar: Five minor tribal girls from Odisha have been rescued from Hyderabad and the prime accused in the trafficking case arrested, police said Wednesday. The girls belonged to economically disadvantaged tribal communities, including Kandha and Saura, and had dropped out of school, they said. The...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience rainfall over the next week, with thunderstorms and lightning expected in several areas and heavy rain forecast in parts of the state, the Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department said Wednesday. A yellow warning has been issued for Mayurbhanj,...
Puri: Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati has demanded a complete ban on the animated film Mahaprabhu Jagannath, scheduled for release August 28. Saraswati, who is also the permanent chairman of the Mukti Mandap Pandit Sabha of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, wrote to...
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to increase potato production and make Odisha self-sufficient in the production of the tuber, the state government had launched Potato Mission in 2014-15. The scheme was implemented in 2015-16 with an initial outlay of Rs 50 crore. The allocation has since...
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