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Bhubaneswar, July 26: Girl students staying in hostels at the Utkal University here on Tuesday hit the streets, protesting against frequent power cuts and drinking water problems in their hostels. The protesters, holding empty buckets, held a rally inside the university premises and staged a demonstration outside Vice-Chancellor’s office and gheraoed the VC Dr Ashok […]

Bhubaneswar, July 26: Two IPS officers from Odisha were picked for central deputation.  The officers selected are Deepak Kumar (2004 batch) and Amrita Dash (2006 batch). While Kumar will be deputed as SP with the National Investigation Agency (NIA), New Delhi, Dash will join as the Assistant Director (SP level) at Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel […]

Berhampur, July 25: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched tour programme for senior citizens from Berhampur railway station. Pilgrims would tour from Berhampur to Rameshwaram and Madurai in Tamil Nadu.   In the first phase of the programme, a total of 977 pilgrims from across 10 districts boarded the train for Rameshwaram and Madurai […]

Sanyas Behera Bhubaneswar, July 25: Upset over the State Government’s negligence in implementing the policy of a three per cent-reservation for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Government departments despite the Supreme Court’s verdict, the Odisha Vikalanga Manch on Monday threatened to file contempt petition in the apex court. A large number of PWDs staged a […]

Bhubaneswar, July 23: Maintaining that a number of welfare programmes have brought improvement in the lives of tribal people, Governor Dr SC Jamir on Saturday, however, expressed concern over as the pace of progress could not be as desired even after 69 years of Independence. He asked for an in-depth study at the ground level […]

Joydeep Nayak Bhubaneswar, July 23: After remaining on the run for around 20 days, fugitive IPS officer Joydeep Nayak was finally arrested from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.   Sources said Nayak is being brought to Odisha on transit remand after producing him in local court there. A special team of the anti-corruption wing […]

  Bhubaneswar, July 22: Upping ante against the State Government over the malnutrition death of 18 children at Nagada in the Sukinda valley of mineral rich Jajpur district, the BJP women wing on Friday decided to stage dharnas in front of all Child Development Project Offices (CDPOs) from August 1 to 5 across the State. […]

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik  Bhubaneswar, July 22: After garnering investment commitments worth Rs 70,959 crore at the Odisha Investors’ Meet organised during Make In India Week in Mumbai from February 13-18 this year, the State Government has decided to organise an investors’ meet in Bengaluru on August 26. Like Mumbai event Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar, July 21: The Project Sanctioning Committee of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) assistance of Rs 795.65 crore to Odisha. The project assistance includes an important project for setting up of 5 lakh litre per day (LLPD) milk processing plant by OMFED in Arilo and […]

— Six arrested for manhandling mediapersons — No action yet on Collector’s FIRs Puri, July 19: After coming under severe criticism from opposition parties and lakhs of Jagannath devotees across the globe for failing to smoothly conduct the Niladri Bije ritual of Lord Jagannath and His siblings on Sunday night, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) […]