Odisha

Cuttack: The Commissionerate police today arrested one dreaded criminal Budhia Das from Chauliaganj area of Cuttack. Budhia is involved in more than 15 criminal cases in Cuttack and nearby districts. Acting on a tip off, the police raided an area near to NLU and tried to arrest Budhia. But the accused opened fire in which [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today felicitated two brave hearts who saved the life of a child in Jajapur district. Sk. Tasif Raja and Md. Soyaib were felicitated by the Chief Minister at Lok Seva Bhawan here for saving life of six-year-old child Abul Ruman Khan in Sadakpur village of Jajpur district. The duo [...]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 12,649 projects worth Rs 8074 crore have been taken up under District Mineral Fund (DMF) in various districts by end of July 2019, informed Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy at a high-level review committee in Lok Seva Bhawan here today. The Chief Secretary, while reviewing the progress of the projects, urged concerned [...]

Bhubaneswar: The transport offices in Odisha will remain open on holidays in order to assist the people to prepare documents required as per the Motor Vehicle Act 2019. This has been informed by State Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera here today. The decision came a day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the enforcement [...]

Berhampur: Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Tammineni Sitaram paid obeisance to Budhi Thakurani, the presiding deity of Berhampur during his visit to the silk city today and highly appreciated Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the developmental works in the State. Talking to the media after offering prayers at the century old shrine, the Speaker [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today announced extension of deadline for registration of farmers for procurement of kharif crops. The deadline for registration of farmers is extended till September 17, informed Odisha Food Supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain. As per the previous announcement, the last day for the registration was today. The State government has extended [...]

Puri: Continuing crackdown on anti-socials in the pilgrim city, the Puri police has arrested two dreaded criminals in encounters on Monday night. As per reports, the wanted criminals – Seyamat Khan aka Tiki Mian and Biswaranjan Sahoo were injured in two separate encounters here at Baseli Sahi and Talabania areas. Acting on a tip-off, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today unveiled the revamped exclusive Tribal Retail Outlet ‘Adisha’ (Adibasi Odisha) to boost marketing of tribal products of the State. The one stop exclusive retail shop has been inaugurated on the premises of TDCCOL Head Office here. The exclusive outlet has been planned and conceptualized by the Tribal Development Co-operative [...]

Bhubaneswar: The 4th Biju Patnaik Himalayan Expedition 2019 has been flagged off at the iconic Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. The expedition will see 15 local students summiting Mt. Stok Kangri in Ladakh from September 12th to 24th. “This is the fourth year, we started in 2016. The idea was to expose the young boys [...]

Bhubaneswar: ‘The Land of Bali’, a book by associate professor at Sanskrit Utkal University Dr. Subash Chandra Dash, has been released by former Governor of Bali, I Made Mangku Pastika at Kalinga-Bali Sangam Festival. ‘Bali is mostly liked by the tourists. When I was at Mahendradatta University, Bali from 2012 to 2014 as an ICCR [...]