Odisha

Cuttack: The 44th annual Odisha conference of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) will be held on November 9 and 10 in Cuttack. The two-day conference will be jointly organised by the Academy of Paediatrics, Cuttack district branch and Department of Pediatric, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. More than 500 doctors from Odisha and [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Thursday came down heavily on the BJP-led state government over the death of two tribal women in Kandhamal district due to consumption of mango kernel gruel. Addressing the participants in the ‘Workshop on Digital membership of BJD for the students and youths’ [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday launched simultaneous house searches at six locations of Bijay Kumar Udaysingh, Junior Manager (Civil), BCD-II, Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), Bhubaneswar due to allegation of disproportionate assets by Udaysingh. The simultaneous house searches are being conducted by Odisha Vigilance led by 8 DSPs, 8 Inspectors and other supporting staff on [...]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of theft at famous Maa Taratarini Temple in Ganjam district, opposition Biju Janata Dal has decided to send a fact-finding team to the hilltop shrine this evening. On the instruction of BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik, the fact-finding team will visit the shrine and gather information regarding [...]

Bhubaneswar: The ISKCON has announced that the society will not hold the proposed Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Houston city of US on November 9. The organisation took the decision following widespread resentment among the devotees over the untimely celebration of the Rath Yatra by the organisation. “Finally, respecting the sentiments of Odiya Devotees [...]

Bhubaneswar: At least around two rounds of bullets were fired on the guard brake of Nandan Kanan Express (train number 12816) between Bhadrak and Baudapur sections in Odisha on Tuesday. The Indian Railways has initiated a probe into the alleged incident of firing at the Nandan Kanan Express train. The guard of the train informed [...]

Berhampur: Four anti-socials were arrested by Berhampur police for allegedly their involvement in a bombing and car burning case under Digapahandi PS. The arrested persons have been identified as Subhendu Kumar Nayak (21) from Haladiapadar village, PS Golanthara; Bikash Bisoi (23) of Balipada village, PS B.Sadar; Chandan Kumar Sethi(24) of Haladiapadar village, PS Golanthara and [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a RDC-level inquiry into the death of two women allegedly after eating mango kernel gruel in Kandhamal district. At least two tribal women died and six others were critically ill after consuming mango kernel gruel at Mandipanka village under Daringbadi block. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi [...]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the row over the proposed untimely celebrations of Rath Yatra by ISKCON in Houston city of US on November 9, Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday again appealed to the organisation to abstain from organising the Rath Yatra or any other festival related to Lord Jagannath in violation of the Shastric injunctions. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has expressed his hope that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will change its decision on the untimely celebration of Rath Yatra on November 9 at Houston in the US. In a press briefing, BJD MLA Ganeswar Behera Naveen Patnaik supports Puri [...]