Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Government Railway Police (GRP) on Saturday has been able to arrest notorious train looter and dacoit P Surya Narayan Rao alias Raama of Budhanagar slum here. He was at large since July 14 this year when four of his associates were arrested by the police for looting in running trains.   The […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday decided to abstain from Raksha Bandhan programme this year and called upon supporters not to visit him on Sunday to tie rakhi to him in view of the high flood. The Chief Minister took this decision to express solidarity with the flood-affected people. While around 3.60 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar: Though the flood situation in Odisha has improved slightly with major rivers showing receding trends since Friday, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra on Saturday said that around 3.60 lakh people of 532 villages are still marooned in different parts of the State while 1.35 lakh people have taken shelter on various river […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Principal Resident Commissioner at New Delhi Dr Sunil Kumar Bhargava felicitated the freedom fighters from Odisha invited to the “AT HOME” reception to be hosted by President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan to commemorate the anniversary of the Quit India Movement in the Indian Freedom Struggle on Saturday. Five freedom fighters from namely […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Janaadhikar Parishad, a civil society forum working on mining issues in Odisha on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Union Minister for Steel and Mines, Labour and Employment Narendra Singh Tomar demanding CBI Inquiry into irregularities and illegalities of mining operation in the State following the recommendation of Justice Shah Commission. A five-member delegation […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday released coffee table book on sand art and sand sculpture titled ‘Imaginations in sand.’ The book which is the first coffee table book on sand art in India has been published by internationally acclaimed sand art maestro Padma Shri Sudarsan Patnaik and is a rare composition of photographs […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police late on Thursday night arrested five dacoits, including a student in Chakeiciani area under Mancheswar police station while they were planning for committing loot. Acting on a tipoff the Special Squad of the Commissionerate Police along with the Mancheswar police raided an isolated place in Chakeiciani area and nabbed gang leader […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for setting up of Regional Semen Station at Kathpal and Quarantine Station at Pratappur in Mayurbhanj district. Fishery and Odisha Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) Department Secretary Bishnupada Sethi and NDDB MD Dillip Rath signed the agreement in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of thousands in the coastal Odisha districts breathe easy on Thursday as the threat of impending flood in Mahanadi river system averted. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra told mediapersons here that the threat of a major flood in the Mahanadi river system has been averted as around 11 lakh cusec water is flowing at […]

Bhubaneswar: A Job Fair for locomotor disabled and hearing impaired persons is scheduled to be held on August 8 at 10 am at VRC campus like last year. A good number of companies is taking part to select the PWDs in paid job. A total of 181 candidates will be selected by 12 companies while […]