Bhubaneswar:15/6/17: The Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) activists on Wednesday burnt the effigy of Union Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh protesting his remarks over Odisha’s demand for special category status. A delegation led by BYJD president Sanjay Das Burma submitted a memorandum to Governor SC Jamir. They staged protest near the Raj Bhavan and burnt effigy of the union minister. Notably, on ...

Bhubaneswar:15/6/17: Selling non-vegetarian items in open or being involved in butchery within 10 kms of the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Odisha capital will now cost imprisonment upto 3 years or a fine of Rs 10 lakh or both. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued guidelines in this regard in a bid to avoid bird hit incidents ...

Bhubaneswar:13/6/17;A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the District Collectors to stop collection of PC (percentage) from contractors for giving Government work orders at the block level, Opposition parties have got an opportunity to take potshots at the BJD Government. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said if the State Government has guts, it should publish a Whitepaper on ...

Bhubaneswar:12/6/17:The 30th episode of the Patha Utsav this Sunday was observed here with the flavour of Raja festival and a rain theme. Activists distributed sweet betel with spices which is traditional partner of Raja. The rain-washed stretches of Janpath brought thousands of pedestrians to the event. Early hours of the event were spirited with yoga and physical exercises supported by ...

Bhubaneswar:6/6/17′ In a bid to rename the detective wing of its police department in the line with the current international nomenclature, the State Government has named its dog squad as K9. Dara, Lisha, John and Duke will no longer be called members of the dog squad. Each district has a dog squad presently. The squad at the police headquarters has ...

Bhubaneswar: 3/6/17:The main accused in the SOA ‘Fake Placement Scam’ has been arrested by the Commissionerate Police from Puri on Friday afternoon. “The University had informed that they had hired a consultant for the campus recruitments. The so-called consultant Manas Ranjan Nayak hailing from Balia village under Salepur PS has been arrested and we have started his interrogation. As per the ...

Odisha News Times Bureau Bhubaneswar, Jun 1: Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) authorities have decided to bar entry of tourists to the famous site on the outskirts of the Odisha capital for two days beginning tomorrow after Nor’wester induced rain accompanied with gusty wind caused extensive damage to the property. As per a preliminary estimate, property worth over Rs 50 lakh has ...

Bhubaneswar29/5/17:: A state level workshop and joint review meeting of Field Functionaries & Officers of School and Mass Education was organised here at the IDCOL Auditorium on Monday. Presiding over the meeting, School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra said that private schools in the State are leading the government-run schools in quality education. “Our chief aim is to ...

Bhubaneswar:29/5/17: A day after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the Class XII results; more than 200 students staged an agitation in front of the board’s regional office here on Monday demanding re-evaluation following discrepancies in the marks. Students and parents staged protest at the board’s office alleging that grace marks were not given in most subjects. While results of several students ...

Bhubaneswar:28/5/17:Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) is a research organization which promotes innovative research about the cause, diagnosis, complications and treatment of Diabetes in Indian sub-continent for last 45 years. This organization is also working for improving awareness about early detection and appropriate treatment of Diabetes and prevention of complication all over the country. It distributes ...