Bhubaneswar:2/06/18; Opposing the hike in prices of petrol and diesel across the country, the Odisha unit of Congress has urged the residents of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack cities not to use their vehicles on June 4 from 6 am to 12 pm. Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan here today, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik said, “We ...

Cuttack:7/3/18; The Twin City Commissionerate Police today arrested Ranjita Biswal, a BJD corporator of Cuttack Municipal Corporation’s ward no. 7, over her alleged links with arrested gangster siblings Sushant and Sushil Dhalasamanta (D-brothers), informed Cuttack DCP Akhilesvar Singh. “A person identified as Niku was arrested in connection with a firing case registered by the Sadar police station. The corporator had supplied the weapon ...

Cuttack:6/9/17; In the wake of rising Blue Whale challenge victims in Odisha, DGP RP Sharma took a review of issues related to the game following which he issued detailed guidelines to all district SPs to tackle the menace with advisory for parents, teachers and police officers in the state. A review of case studies related to the Blue Whale game ...

Cuttack:29/8/17: A massive fire broke out at the Sky Automobiles Maruti showroom’s workshop in Cuttack’s Bhanapur area on NH-5 today morning at 7 am. The fire engulfed the automobile showroom’s workshop. On being informed around seven fire Brigades rushed to the spot and are engaged in dousing the fire. However, no injuries due to the mishap are reported yet, the ...

Cuttack:5/7/17: A 20-member team, headed by Baripada DFO Sanjay Kumar Swain, reached Niali on Tuesday and started search operation for the sheep killers, believed to be wolves, which are behind the mass killing of sheep. However, following orders from Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray, the team from Similipal arrived. Sources said the special team would use drone cameras to ...

Cuttack:27/6/17; Notorious gangster Mohammad Sakil and his two aides involved in various criminal cases in the twin cities and nearby areas have been brought here following their arrest on Saturday from Karempudi area of Guntur district in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. The police are likely to take the trio on remand for questioning them on their crime records. Sakil and ...

Cuttack:1/4/17: Ahsirbad Behera, the former Secretary of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Saturday refused the allegations of financial irregularities in OCA. In a press meet, he said, “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not even mentioned of such irregularity in its audit report. I wonder how such news came into debate. “ However, OCA has received ...

Cuttack: 20/3/17:Odisha State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation Limited (OSPHWC) officials team surveyed the Badambadi bus stand to expedite efforts for improvising the bus terminus to cater the needs of growing population.  The team of officials headed by OSPHWC Chairman and Managing Director Santosh Upadhyay conducted the survey for finding suitability to transform the bus stand into a hi-tech one. ...

Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack(ONT Bureau)7/3/17 Medical Council of India (MCI) consisting of four members has reviewed the infrastructure and other facilities of the SCB Medical College and Hospital here at Cuttack. A senior official informed that this was the fourth year inspection of the team mainly to verify the compliance report earlier submitted by the SCB authorities after MCI had pointed out ...

Cuttack:13/2/17: Animal lovers and school children made a beeline on Sunday at the campus of Bhubananda Orissa School of Engineering (BOSE) to witness a Siberian Husky and an Alaskan Malamute, which made debut in the Cuttack dog show this year. Organised jointly by Rotary Club and Pasu Seva Sadan, the event drew around 200 pet animals and huge crowd at ...