Misbehaviour by Anubhav: Woman scribe records statement before Magistrate

Cuttack: A woman journalist, who has lodged a misbehaviour complaint against Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty and his brother Anuprash, recorded her statement before a Magistrate on Tuesday here. She recorded her statement at the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) under Section 164 of CrPC in the presence of Purighat police and Investigating Officer. […]

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Woman scribe sits on dharna demanding action against BJD MP Anubhav  

Cuttack: Upset over police inaction, the woman journalist, who had filed a complaint against BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty for allegedly abusing her physically and verbally, on Sunday sat on dharna at Purighat Police Station here demanding action against the lawmaker. The woman, Sasmita Acharya alleged that though she had filed an FIR against the […]

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MoU signed, Cuttack to host 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and Odisha State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA) to host the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship-2019 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack from July 17-22. The MoU covered various obligations for the official conduct of the […]

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SD&TE Minister visits Govt ITI, asks teachers to make youth job-ready

Cuttack: Skill Development and Technical Education (SD&TE) Minister Premananda Nayak on Saturday visited Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Khapuria here and asked the teachers to impart improved training to make youth job-ready. This was the Minister’s first to the State-run institute after assuming charge of the Skill Development and Technical Education Department in May. […]

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Ravenshaw University fee hike opposed

Cuttack: Coming down heavily on Ravenshaw University authorities for the hike in fees of application forms for UG and PG admissions, the Ravenshaw Vikash Abhijan (RBA) has urged the authorities to withdraw the increased fee and stop “converting” the university to a business unit. “Fees of application forms for UG and PG courses have been […]

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“Mo Bus” ridership crosses 60K mark

Bhubaneswar: The “Mo Bus” service has achieved a consistent ridership of 60,000 passengers in a day by connecting 22 major routes in Bhubaneswar, Khurda and Cuttack regions. In order to ensure a complete transformation of the urban public transport scenario in the capital city of Bhubaneswar and its hinterland through use of smart technology, service […]

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Assaulting woman scribe: BJP youth wing activists burn CM, BJD MP’s effigies

Cuttack: The members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha on Saturday burnt the effigies of BJD’s Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty and Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik in Cuttack demanding immediate arrest of the MP, his brother and wife for allegedly abusing a woman journalist. The leaders claimed that though an FIR has been […]

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DGP meets OPS probationers, shares policing tips

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Saturday shared policing tips with the fourteen 2015-batch OPS probationers, who called on him at the State police headquarters here. The DGP told the Odisha Police Officer (OPS) trainees, including five women probationers to use minimum force while tackling law and order and serve […]

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After Surat fire tragedy, Odisha Fire Brigade conducts surprise checks at coaching centres

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the fire at an exam coaching centre in Surat in which 22 students died, the Odisha Fire Services Department on Monday started inspecting fire safety compliance in coaching centres in capital city Bhubaneswar and its neighbouring Cuttack. Sources said at least 14 private coaching institutes underwent surprise inspection by the […]

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Uninterrupted fuel supply in Fani-hit Odisha districts: Oil companies show the way

Bhubaneswar: As of today, 232 out of 234 fuel stations in cyclone Fani-hit Puri, Khudra, and Cuttack districts are functional and the remaining two will be made operational by Saturday, informed Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after taking stock of the supply of petroleum products with different OMCs. The current sales of […]

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