Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Babul Supriyo, taking a sarcastic jibe at BJD leaders for attacking Union Minister Jual Oram, said that he will make an omelette if anyone hurls eggs at him, adding that he is not afraid of any such attack during his visit to Odisha. He[Read More…]
In Odisha on Wednesday, the BJD activists allegedly hurled eggs at Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram’s vehicle and waved black flags in Odisha’s Kendrapara district. The incident took place at Aul market while the minister was on his way to participate in ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ programme at Rajkanika.[Read More…]
In an attempt to alter the stereotypes of the society, on Sunday, the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) said that it had appointed a transgender as a social development officer. Sadhana Kinnar, originally known as Sadhana Mishra, hails from Keonjhar town and holds an MA degree in Social Work[Read More…]
A truck collided with an auto-rickshaw in Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday. The incident killed eight people while injured two passengers. The crash happened at Chandol when the victims hailing from Machhagaon were returning after attending ceremonial ‘Snana Purnima’ ritual at Nemala. Seven people, including a teenager, died while another succumbed[Read More…]
In a recent incident of treating patients under the tree, officials today directed the concerned authorities to place a pharmacist under suspension. Director of health services, Dr Kailash Chandra Dash, directed the Kendrapara CDMO to suspend the pharmacist working at Babar Primary Health Centre in Gogua Panchayat under Mahakalpada block[Read More…]
Exposing the degrading quality of health service in Odisha, in Mahakalapada in Kendrapara district patients are getting medical services under a tree. This comes at a time when poor healthcare services are taking a taking toll on patient’s lives in the state-run hospitals of Odisha. The patients have been undergoing[Read More…]
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its result for class X today on its official website cbse.nic.in. Until now, the results of 11 regions, including, Allahabad, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Trivandrum, Ajmer, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Madras, Guwahati and Patna have been announced. However, the board informed that the results of[Read More…]
The Meteorological Department on Monday said that the cyclonic storm, Mora, is likely to make a landfall in Bangladesh near Chittagong in the next 24 hours. The deep depression is said to have originated over the east-central Bay of Bengal and has intensified into a cyclonic storm. The states of[Read More…]
In a proud moment for Odisha, Chef Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state’s biggest integrated steel plant and made it operational on Saturday. Inaugurating the state of the art six mtpa steel plant of JSPL, Patnaik said that it would provide direct employment to around 30,000 people and indirect jobs[Read More…]
On Saturday, Sam Pitroda lashed out at the Odisha BJP unit for demanding his removal as the Technical Advisor to the state government in the wake of WannaCry ransomware attack. BJP’s state unit Vice-President Samir Mohanty had recently alleged Pitroda of his involvement with the National Herald case, demanding that he[Read More…]
While the government is amplifying its efforts to pursue the mission of exclusively using ‘Made in India’ steel, many steel plants seem to grow their capacity in this view. The Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has commissioned a SinterPlant in Angul, JSPL Chairman Naveen Jindal tweeted on Friday. The[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a stray dog was found feeding on the corpse of an infant inside the premises of sub-divisional hospital of Jeypore in Odisha’s Koraput district. According to reports, two passers-by witnessed the dog eating a stillborn baby body. What is even surprising is, the spectators did not[Read More…]
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who arrived in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening on a three-day tour to the state witnessed agitation from the priests of Jagannath temple. Annoyed with West Bengal CM’s ‘support’ for those who eat beef, more than 12,000 priests at Jagannath Temple are preparing to stop her[Read More…]
On Saturday, just ahead of two-day national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), PM Narendra Modi held a road show in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneshwar. This two-day meeting will witness around 350 people including top leaders of the saffron party. PM arrived at 3.40 pm for the road show[Read More…]
The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police has begun a probe into an occurrence of communal violence last week in Bhadrak where curfew was reimposed till Monday morning. The curfew, which was first imposed on Friday, was relaxed from 8am to 11am on Sunday. While it was extended till noon[Read More…]
Curfew in Bhadrak, Odisha was eased for four hours on Sunday. The Bhadrak town had witnessed violence triggered by alleged abusive remarks against Hindu deities. The curfew has been imposed on Friday and was eased from 8 AM to 11 Am on Sunday which later extended till 12 in the[Read More…]
A blast was triggered by suspected Maoists at Doikallu railway station in Rayagada district. They also abducted a couple of railway officials and snatched a few walkie-talkies used by the railway employees. However, no railway staff or local people were hurt. “Around 15-20 Maoists arrived at Doikallu railway station in[Read More…]
Former Rajya Sabha MP and president of Odisha Janamorcha party Pyari Mohan Mohapatra died in Mumbai after a prolonged illness on Sunday at the age of 77. Mohapatra passed away at 9.48 pm at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. He was also called ‘Chanakya of Odisha politics.’ Odisha chief minister Naveen[Read More…]