Cuttack:3/7/19: A case has been filed against Rayagada MLA Makaranda Muduli (Independent)for allegedly submitting false affidavits regarding his caste. One R Harish of Rayagada filed a case against Muduli in the Orissa High Court alleging that the MLA had furnished divergent information regarding his caste in the affidavits ahead of the State Assembly polls. The petitioner alleged that though tribal ...

Bhubaneswar:1/7/19: Nine blocks of Kendrapara district in Odisha have been included in Jal Shakti Abhiyan, a water conservation campaign launched by the Centre today. Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) programme today for intensive water conservation measures in identified blocks and districts across the country. Under the programme, officers from Central government have ...

Rayagada:28/6/19: In the wake of Samaleswari Express catching fire after ramming into a Tower Car that resulted in the death of three persons, the Commissioner of Railway Safety Kolkata A K Ray reached here to inspect the accident site today. He also visited Keutaguda and Singapur Road railway stations and spoke to eyewitnesses regarding the mishap. While East Coast Railway suspended ...

Nabarangpur:27/6/19: Noted freedom fighter from Odisha, Mohammed Baji (Md Bazi) passed away at his residence in Sunari Sahi of Nabarangpur district on Thursday. He was 104. Md Bazi, who was the 20th among 21 children of his parents, joined the freedom struggle after coming in contact with several acclaimed freedom fighters like Radhakrushna Biswasray (better known as Gandhi of Koraput). ...

Malkangiri: 27/6/19:Making a video on Tiktok for fun by nurses in a hospital of Odisha’s Malkangiri can now be costly. These nurses may have to lose job for making video ignoring their job. The administration of the hospital going to take strong action against this act. If you look at videos made by nurses for social media by lifting a sick ...

Bolangir:24/6/19: Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher has been arrested by the district police today in connection with the incident of forcing a government official to do sit-ups as punishment for alleged poor quality of road construction in his constituency. The legislator was detained by the cops for questioning at an unknown location, here earlier today. Hia bail plea has been rejected by ...

Dhenkanal :210/6/19: There is outpouring of grief in far-flung Badasuanla village under Kamakshya Nagar block of Dhenkanal district as residents rose to the occasion in bidding tearful farewell to the ‘son of the soil’, who laid down his life for the country. Odia Army jawan Naik Ajit Kumar Sahoo was martyred in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir following IED blast ...

Kendrapara :18/6/19: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaiik on Monday made a trip to 300-year-old Lord Baldevjew temple, the medieval Hindu shrine in Odisha’s Kenrapara district and announced Rs two crore package for renovation of the shrine and tourism infrastructure projects. However Patnaik’s visit to Kendrapara is being viewed by many as a move consolidate BJD’s vote base and ensure the regional party’s ...

Narendrapur, June 18, 2019:On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day on 14 th of June, Tata Steel BSL organised a special Blood Donation Camp in association with Blood Bank, Dhenkanal district and SambadAma Odisha at its plant at Narendrapur in Dhenkanal. Despite the scorching heat of summer, employees and their family members voluntarily lined up to donate blood during ...

Bhubaneswar16/6/19:: Rainfall and moderate thunderstorm are likely to lash as many as 13 districts of Odisha today, the Regional Meteorological Centre forcated. The districts likely to be affected are Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khordha including Bhubaneswar, Puri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri.Moderate thunderstorm with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 KMPH and lightning & light to moderate ...