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Bhubaneswar, November 8: A youth has landed in jail on the charge of teasing a wild elephant by pulling its tail. The youth hailing from Banarpal block of Angul district was arrested on Wednesday under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. According to the State Forest Department sources, the youth identified as Dilip Sahoo of Kulad […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 7: With an aim to give a major boost to the development of sports and fitness in the city, particularly Table Tennis, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the Odisha Table Tennis Academy in Bhubaneswar. On this occasion, he also declared open the 29th State Table Tennis Championship 2023. The Odisha Table […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 6: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has extend the services of existing special trains for another more trips. Apart from this, some more special trains have also been decided to run through ECoR towards different destination, to clear additional rush of passengers in the peak time like puja and winter, said an ECoR […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 4: Odia filmmaker Sanjay Nayak, aka Tutu Nayak was arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a female journalist here. In a complaint filed at the Kharvel Nagar police station, the woman alleged that the filmmaker slapped her and hurled abuses, at a programme on Friday. Based on the complaint, a case was filed […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 3: The Commissionerate Police on Friday registered an FIR against controversial Odia film producer Sanjay Nayak, aka Tutu Nayak, was booked on Friday for allegedly slapping and abusing a woman journalist while she was at a theatre here to cover an event. Nayak was booked after the television journalist Debasmita Rout lodged a […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 2: The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the elevation of Patna High Court judge Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. As per an official resolution published on the apex court website, “…during his tenure of more than 11 years as a Judge of High Court, he […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 30: In a tragic incident, a leopard on Monday preyed on an eight-year-old boy when he was playing in the backyard of his house at Katingapali village near Sunabeda sanctuary in Nuapda district. According to reports, the wildcat sneaked into the backyard of the victim’s house in the morning and pounced upon the […]
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Puri, October 26: Ahead of the commencement of Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls (SSR-24) on October 26 (Friday), Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Thursday inaugurated a sand art on the theme of SSR of Electoral Roll 2024 at the Neeladri Beach here. The sand art was created by eminent artist Sudarsan […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 25: Mobile users across Odisha received an emergency alert on Wednesday. The message, accompanied by an emergency tone, was sent at around 12.30 PM to Android and iPhone devices. However, there is no need for panic, as this alert was part of a crucial test for the nation’s new emergency alert system. The […]
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Bhubaneswar, October 24: Former IAS officer VK Pandian has been appointed as Chairman of 5T (Transformational Initiative) and ‘Nabin Odisha’ in the rank of Cabinet Minister. He will work directly under the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, said an official release. The development came a day after Centre approved voluntary retirement of the IAS officer. “Shri […]
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