Odisha

Bhubaneswar: World Water Day is a United Nations observance. This year’s theme is ‘Water for Peace’, which focuses on the critical role water plays in the stability and prosperity of the world. As climate change impacts increase, and the global population grows, protecting and conserving our most precious resource is all that more important. By [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal will contest in all 147 Assembly constituencies and all 21 Lok Sabha constituencies with the support of people of Odisha in the ensuing elections and win more than three fourth seats under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, said BJD Organizational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das on Friday. With the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Subash Chandra Das, a retired Revenue Inspector of Kujanga Circle under Kujanga Tahasildar in Jagatsinghpur district, has been sentenced to undergo two years of rigorous imprisonment after his conviction in a bribery case. Das, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Cuttack Vigilance PS Case for demanding and accepting bribe Rs.8,000 from a [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has set up a special unit to monitor fake news on social media platforms in the ensuing General and Assembly elections in the State. IGP (Crime Branch) Shefeen Ahamed has been appointed as the nodal officer of this special unit. “There is a specific guideline from the ECI regarding fake news [...]

Berhampur: Intensifying its enforcement drive following the imposition of Model Code of Conduct for the ensuing elections 2024, Berhampur Police has seized huge quantity of foreign liquor at the inter-state border check gate. On March 20, the Marine Police team under SI Athiti Nayak during checking found one pick up van coming suspiciously and while [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his last respects to veteran BJD leader and former minister Damodar Rout, who passed away while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister visited Sankha Bhawan, party office of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and paid his last respects to departed leader. 5T and Nabin Odisha [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed his profound grief over the demise of veteran Biju Janata Dal leader and former minister Damodar Rout. On his ‘X’ post, the Chief Minister said that he was saddened to learn about the demise of senior BJD leader and former minister Damodar Rout. This is an irreparable loss [...]

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Biju Janata Dal leader and a seven-time Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly Damodar Rout has passed away. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was admitted to the hospital on the 18th of this month and remained critical. With the sad demise of Damodar Rout, a pall of gloom [...]

Berhampur: A training programme was conducted on Thursday for the police personnel of Berhampur Police district for the ensuing simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections 2024. The police personnel of the rank of Inspector and above took part in the training programme, which was held in the office of SP Berhampur. The role of police [...]

Bhubaneswar: A retired BDO and former PEO of Naraynapatna Block in Koraput district have been sentenced to three years imprisonment for misappropriating government funds. Ramesh Chandra Sahoo, Ex-BDO, Naraynapatna Block, and Gourahari Rout, Ex-PEO, Naraynapatna Block and currently PEO, Onkadeli GP under Lamtaput Block, Dist-Koraput, who were charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a Case [...]