In a tragic incident, as many as seven elephants died after coming in contact with sagging live electric wire in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district late Friday night. According to the reports, a power line was being set up as part of laying of a new railway line where an overhead electric[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal on Friday said the steel production capacity of its plant in Odisha’s Angul would be increased to 20 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2030. “Once we achieve the full capacity of 6 mtpa, which we will do next year,[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a show-cause notice to Air Odisha for unavailability of flight to and from Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda. The scheduled commuter carrier Air Odisha has suspended flight operation to and from Jharsuguda airport citing technical reasons since October 6. The[Read More…]
In a horrific incident on Saturday morning, police recovered the mutilated body of a youth from a nullah at Haladia Padar railway flyover near Gosani Nuagaon in Ganjam district. The deceased was identified as Sonu Ghadei alias Jadu, who was working with the Berhampur Municipal Corporation as a contractual cleaning[Read More…]
Hadi Dhangadamajhi, son of Sukra Dhangadamajhi in Mudulipada village of Khairaput block in Malkangiri was lost, when he was 12-year-old. His parents tried to search him but failed. Parents also filed a missing complaint in the issue, but the police found no clues of Hadi. A few days back, Hadi’s[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: At least 10 persons from Chhattisgarh were killed after a car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck on NH-35 in Odisha’s Nuapada district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place near Silada in Nuapada late on Tuesday night. The pilgrims of Pithora area of[Read More…]
After few days of killing woman Maoist Meena and four Maoists, including three women and a minor were detained. On Monday a Maoist leader, CPI (Maoist) Malkangiri-Koraput-Visakhapatnam border division secretary Kailasam has released an audio tape threatening revenge. The Maoist, in the audiotape, claimed that it was a fake encounter and[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday rushed a team of rescuers after local media reported that 12 persons, including five children, lost their lives while four others were missing due to a landslide in Gajapati district. The incident occurred in Barghara village under Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block when the[Read More…]
A man, namely Sheikh Bhalu on Saturday in Saidabad area of Bhadrak district thrashed his brother-in-law (Sakam Khan) to death after deceased objected to the Bhalu’s fifth marriage, police told. According to police, earlier, Bhalu had married four wives and had already divorced all of them. He recently married another[Read More…]
The recent wave of MeToo in India which was triggered by actress Tanushree Dutta calling out Bollywood actor Nana Patekar and director Vivek Agnihotri of inappropriate behaviour in two separate incidents has gathered steam as prominent men across industries are being named for sexual harassment. Women from different industries have[Read More…]
In a shocking incident on Tuesday in Patlipanka village of Kendrapara district, a family of four including a couple and their two minor daughters suffered critical injuries after unidentified goons hurled acid on them at night. According to reports, four members of the family went to sleep after dinner and[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 11 (IANS) Very severe cyclonic storm Titli which is being referred to as a Category 2 hurricane, made landfall in Odisha’s Gopalpur on Thursday with surface winds reaching 126 kmph, the Met said. There has been no casualty yet. Heavy rains were dumped in at least eight districts[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a woman was branded with a hot iron rod in Bhubaneswar, when she rejected to have a physical relationship with her husband’s friend. As per the reports, recently, husband of victim consumed liquor with one of his friends at home. Further, he told his wife to[Read More…]
Odisha government ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of legislative assembly from Kantabanji, Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan misbehaves with elderly women in a video viral on social media. Meet Odisha MLA of Kantabanji, Bolangir district, Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan. This is how they treat with people who don’t vote[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (IANS) Tension prevailed on Wednesday at Jagannath temple in Puri as a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown to protest against the introduction of a queue system for ‘darshan’ turned violent. An irate mob attempted to barge into the 12th-century shrine, removed the barricades erected near the temple and ransacked[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Monday finalised the names of 44 candidates for Assembly polls scheduled in Odisha in 2019. “They have been selected on the basis of winnability factor,” said state Congress President Niranjan Patnaik. The names of all 15 outgoing MLAs have been recommended to get ticket, said Patnaik.[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: A house committee constituted by the Odisha Assembly on Friday decided to issue notice to journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra for his alleged derogatory remarks against the state, its culture and the lawmakers. The committee headed by Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra decided to issue a notice to Iyer Mitra[Read More…]
There is no denial that technological advancement has helped us in a lot of ways. It has changed the way we communicate, travel, learn and live. Life has been simplified in terms of productivity and education. Drone is again a production of such a technology that is redefining a lot[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an Airport Authority of India’s (AAI) airport in Jharsuguda. With this, Odisha got its second airport on Saturday. This airport is developed under UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) and will put Odisha on the aviation map. Prime Minister Modi addressed a public rally after[Read More…]
Abhijit Iyer Mitra has been arrested and taken to Nizamuddin police station today on September 20th for making derogatory remarks against Odisha. Iyer is taken to hospital for a medical examination after which he will be produced before Saket court before taken on remand by Odisha police. However, he was[Read More…]
Becoming an inspiration to millions of youth with the disability, this differently-abled champion has mastered the art of Yoga to become a yoga instructor in Odisha. 19-year-old Ramachandra Rajak is deaf and dumb since childhood. He belongs to Goudasahi of Sadar Mahakuma Champua block in Keonjhar district. Apart from Yoga,[Read More…]
Profit is all about supply and demand. India, being a country of festivals still celebrates numbers of festivals every year in all parts of the country. Every time there is a pooja, there will be a pandal and an idol would be established. Neither the demand has not gone down[Read More…]
Bad road in Odisha’s Putagaon takes lives of mother and infant both. A pregnant woman in Malkangiri district died along with her newly born baby on Monday. After she developed labour pain, the family members called an ambulance to take her to the hospital. However, the roads were so bad[Read More…]
The Odisha Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution for setting up a legislative council in the state. Members of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party staged a walkout opposing the resolution introduced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh. All ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members present in the House voted in favour of the[Read More…]
Lack of basic facilities including education and healthcare still remains a distant dream for the villagers of Bidarpakhana in Malkangiri district of Odisha. Unavailability of ambulance kills a newborn on Sunday. To utmost disappointment, family members of an expectant mother were forced to carry her on a cot to take[Read More…]
