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Incentives for Ama Bus staff from Jan 26

Bhubaneswar: During a high-level committee meeting on Ama Bus operations Wednesday, officials approved an incentive scheme for bus captains and guides, set to roll out from January 26. Under the scheme, incentives will be disbursed quarterly based on comprehensive evaluations of safe driving practices and...

Khurda Excise

Khurda Excise seizes drugs; two arrested

Khurda: The Khurda Excise team Wednesday seized 115 grams of brown sugar and 140 kg of ganja in separate raids at different locations, leading to the arrest of two smugglers. In the first case, the District Mobile Unit of Khurda Excise conducted a raid between...

ECoR

ECoR launches innovative refreshment system

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards enhancing passenger comfort, hygiene and service quality, East Coast Railway (ECoR) Waltair Division’s DRM Lalit Bohra launched an innovative tea and coffee vending initiative on trains. This new system (gadget), first-of-its-kind, aims to provide passengers with tastier, hotter and...

Patha Utsav

2nd Patha Utsav of yr January 18

Bhubaneswar: The Capital City is set to come alive this Sunday (January 18) as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) prepares to host the second Patha Utsav of the year on the Baramunda– Jagamara New Road. In preparation for the event, a high-level meeting was recently...

posing as doctor accused

Man posing as doctor cheats woman of Rs 22.70 lakh

Bhubaneswar: Pahala police Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs  22.70 lakh by posing as a doctor and luring her with a false promise of marriage. The accused has been identified as Ranjib Kumar Pradhan, who impersonated himself as Dr Prakash...

youth held for extrotion

Youth held for extortion threat to woman vendor

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for threatening and attempting to extort money from a woman street vendor in the IG Park Lane area, Capital police said Wednesday. According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Suresh Behera, used to park his motorcycle near...

Fakir Mohan Senapati

Odisha pays tribute to author Fakir Mohan Senapati on birth anniversary

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday paid rich tributes to 'Vyasa Kabi' Fakir Mohan Senapati, regarded as the father of modern Odia literature, on his birth anniversary. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Pradesh Congress...

 

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