Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Aug 30: Paralakhemundi MLA K Surya Rao, accused of abetting the suicides of former Parala king’s former manager Anag Manjari Patra and her three siblings, approached the Orissa High Court seeking pre-arrest bail on Monday. The MLA moved the HC at a time when the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of CBI intensified its probe […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: Defending party leader Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his Ola and Uber remarks vis-à-vis ‘Teacher on Call’ plan, the Odisha BJP on Monday said permanent arrangement must be made by the State Government for the betterment of students instead of resorting to hiring teachers. Briefing media persons here […]

Sambalpur, Aug 29: Munawar Khursheed, a 1992-batch Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer, on Monday took over the charge as the seventh Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a flagship subsidiary of Coal India Limited, under Ministry of Coal. Prior to the new assignment he was the in-charge IG/RPF-cum-Chief Security Commissioner at the SEC […]

Cuttack, Aug 29: In the wake of the Soro incidence where the hospital sweepers broke the limbs and hips of a woman’s body and carried it in a sack due to the negligence of Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel, Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh on Monday directed all district SPs, Twin City DCPs, […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: A total of 241 students, including seven doctoral candidates, would receive their degrees at IIT-Bhubaneswar’s 5th Convocation Day here on Tuesday. The graduating students this year include seven PhDs, 55 MTechs, 69 MSc and 110 BTEch students. The ‘President of India Medal’ would be bestowed on Priyam Dey of the School of […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: Eminent painter, writer and art historian Dr Dinanath Pathy passed away on Monday after a massive cardiac arrest at a private hospital here. He was 74. Pathy was known for his collaborations with German art historian Eberhard Fischer and his work with the Rietberg Society in Zurich, Switzerland. In 2014, he was […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 28: The Supreme Court after the first hearing of the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Odisha Government against the Orissa High Court order allowing JSPL to lift its purchased iron ore from the Sarada Mines leased area did not deliver any express stay on the order of the HC. JSPL had been […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 28: Students of the Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar in association with the State Forest Department and the CK Group of Companies on Sunday organised a sapling plantation and donation drive called ‘X-Pallavan’ in the city. Bhubaneswar North MLA Priyadarshi Mishra and BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena inaugurated the event in […]

K Surya Rao Paralakhemundi, Aug 27: On the fifth day of its ongoing probe into the suicide of Parala Maharaja and former MP Gajapati Gopinath Narayan Deb’s former manager Anang Majari Patra and three of her siblings, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday grilled Paralakhemudi Congress MLA K Surya Rao and former BJD MLA […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: The State Government has received investment assurances of around Rs 90,000 crore during the Odisha Investors; Meet in Bengaluru.   “I am happy to share that the investor interest in our State has translated into concrete investment commitment of Rs 90,940 crore with employment potential of 70,000 during the two days,” said […]