Fishermen at seaside villages in Balasore Talasari beach are getting prepared for ensuing cyclone that is likely to hit Odisha-West Bengal coast by October 24 as a severe cyclonic storm on Monday. BHUBANESWAR: A cyclonic storm is likely to hit the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal on Thursday after an existing system over the…
Odisha girl locks boyfriend in an iron suitcase BHUBANESWAR: Secret rendezvous between lovebirds is not an uncommon occurrence. In films and television series, viewers witness numerous scenes where a boyfriend or girlfriend attempts to conceal themselves within a room to avoid being caught. However, such incidents transpire in reality as well. A viral video from…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said blessings from ‘Nari Shakti‘ inspire him to keep working towards building a ‘Viksit Bharat,’ as he responded to a heartfelt gesture by a tribal woman from Odisha who handed over Rs 100 to BJP vice president Baijayant Jay Panda, “conveying thanks” to PM Modi. Prime Minister…
BHUBANESWAR: A BJD functionary’s firm has been fined Rs 24.2 crore for alleged excess mining at a stone quarry in Kasia hills of Odisha‘s Nayagarh district and has been ordered to deposit the amount by Oct 20, reports Sandip Mishra. Challenging the minor mineralwing’s decision, Bhapur block vice-chairman BenudharPradhan’s firm has moved HC. “There were…
The murder, which shocked Bengaluru, had been under investigation by multiple police teams. BHUBANESWAR: A man suspected of killing a 29-year-old woman in Bangalore and stuffing her dismembered body in a fridge before fleeing to his hometown allegedly died by suicide in Odisha’s Bhadrak town on Wednesday, police said.The manhunt launched by Karnataka police in…
KORAPUT: Come hell or high water, Anant Kumar Darli and Sujit Kumar Pujari will not stop in the path of duty, even if it means swimming through. In an extraordinary display of dedication, govt doctor Darli and his assistant Pujari swam across a flooded Odisha river in deluge-hit Malkangiri district Friday to reach patients suffering…
BHUBANESWAR: Woman employees in govt and private sectors in Odisha will get a day’s paid period leave, deputy CM Pravati Parida announced Thursday in Cuttack after an I-Day event. “The leave will be optional and can be taken on either the first or second day of the menstrual cycle, depending on the woman’s preference,” said…
BHUBANESWAR: Days after Odisha commerce and transport minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena called for a thorough probe into V K Pandian’s helicopter rides, state law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Sunday said the govt will investigate how 450 helipads were constructed to land the chopper carrying the bureaucrat-turned-politician.Pandian, a close aide of former chief minister Naveen Patnaik,…
Former IAS officer V K Pandian with Naveen Patnaik (ANI file photo) BHUBANESWAR: After a brief lull, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik once again came in support of his trusted aide, V K Pandian, on Monday. He dismissed a media report against the former bureaucrat as unfounded and false.The report had claimed that Pandian had…
NEW DELHI: Former chief minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik announced on Wednesday that he would assume the role of the leader of the opposition in the state assembly. This decision was reached during a meeting of the Biju Janata Dal‘s (BJD) legislature party, as Patnaik informed reporters. “We just had a meeting of the BJD…
