Odisha

Odisha: Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik crafted on Friday a sand sculpture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Puri Beach to welcome him ahead of his Odisha visit. The intricate sand art features a detailed image of Prime Minister Modi, the state’s cultural heritage and the message ‘Welcome to Odisha’. The artwork has become a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Preparations have been completed for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will reach Bhubaneswar today to attend the three-day-long DG/IGP conference from November 29 to December 1. “PM Modi is scheduled to arrive at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 4.20 p.m. on Friday. After he is accorded welcome by the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government in a High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting on Thursday approved 20 industrial projects with investment worth to the tune of Rs 1,36,622.24 crore. “These projects, spanning across diverse sectors such as steel, chemicals, green energy, textiles, and more, are poised to generate employment for over 74,350 individuals and significantly bolster Odisha’s [...]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the threat from pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the police commissioner of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate S. Dev Datta Singh on Thursday asserted that strict vigil has been kept on any potential threat from all anti-national elements during the DG and IGP Conference-2024 starting from Friday. Speaking to media persons here, Singh said, “Strict vigil [...]

Bhubaneswar: The US-based pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has issued a threat video to disrupt the three-day Director Generals/ Inspector Generals of Police Conference-2024 going to be held in Bhubaneswar from Friday. The founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) outfit in a video issued on Thursday called the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister [...]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police in Odisha has declared several key locations in Bhubaneswar as no-flying zones in view of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval for the three-day DGP conference starting from November 29. The locations include Biju Patnaik International Airport, Lok Seva [...]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition again raised the issue related to the recent deaths of three tribals due to the consumption of mango kernel gruel in Kandhamal district, in the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday. The opposition Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday moved an adjournment motion over the status of the National Food Security Act in the state [...]

Berhampur: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested the CDPO at Beguniapada in Ganjam district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000 from an Anganwadi helper. The accused has been identified as Sandhyarani Panigrahi, CDPO, Beguniapada, Dist. Ganjam. Panigrahi has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while accepting the bribe from the Anganwadi helper for release [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday arrested Nalini Ranjan Bhuian, Principal of Dadhibaman Jew +3 Mahavidyalaya, Bahadajhola in Nayagarh district for allegedly taking bribe from a staffer of the same college. Bhuian was apprehended by Vigilance sleuths while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the staffer for release of his outstanding arrear salary [...]

Bhubaneswar: The seven-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team, which is in Odisha to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of damages caused by severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’, on Tuesday met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The team led by P.K. Rai, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs reviewed the devastation caused by cyclone ‘Dana’ during the meeting with CM [...]