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Odisha CM writes to PM, seeks extension of PMGKAY
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another eight months beyond November…
- India
Mob heckles CBI sleuths during raid in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials was allegedly assaulted and heckled by a mob while conducting a raid in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district in connection with the online child…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan meets Odisha CM to discuss water sharing, energy issues
Hyderabad: The governments of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Tuesday announced that both states would work together on a range of issues ranging from water-sharing, energy and how to curb left-wing extremism.…
- India
1500 kg of cannabis seized in Odisha
Malkangiri: A 22-year-old man was arrested after around 1500 kilograms of cannabis, estimated to be valued at over Rs 60 lakh, was recovered from a mini-truck in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, police said…
- India
Police verification time for passport reduced to 4 days in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The average police verification time for issuance of passport in Odisha has come down to 4 days in September 2021 in comparison to 26 days taken in 2019, the police said here…
- India
Odisha announces ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 for each COVID-19 death
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday said as directed by the Supreme Court, it will provide financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to the kin of each of those who died of COVID-19. This…
- India
Bharat Bandh affects normal life in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Normal life in different parts of Odisha was affected on Monday due to the 10-hour-long Bharat Bandh. In Odisha, Congress, Left parties and trade unions have supported the strike called by…
- India
Gulab: Education institutes to remain shut in 11 districts of Odisha
Bhubaneswar: In view of cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’ which is likely to make landfall on Sunday evening, the Odisha government has announced closing down of schools and other educational institutions in 11 districts of…
- India
IMD issues pre-cyclone watch for Odisha, AP coasts
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a pre-cyclone watch for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts. Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over east-central Bay of Bengal…
- India
IMD issues pre-cyclone watch for Odisha, AP coasts
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a pre-cyclone watch for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts. Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over east-central Bay of Bengal and…
- India
Heavy rainfall continues in Odisha; schools closed in 12 districts
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall continued in many parts of Odisha for the past 24 hours, breaking old records in capital city Bhubaneswar and pilgrim city Puri, the IMD said on Monday. The government…
- India
Brown sugar worth Rs 15 lakh seized in Odisha
Balasore: Three persons were arrested in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday with brown sugar worth Rs 15 lakh, officials said. Excise sleuths intercepted a van on National Highway 60 in Jaleswar and…
- India
Odisha: Elderly man jumps into wife’s funeral pyre, burns to death
Bhawanipatna: Overpowered by emotions, an elderly man jumped into the burning pyre of his wife and was instantly charred to death in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took…
- India
Odisha CM announces smart health cards to 3.5 crore people
Bhubaneshwar: After hoisting the National Flag on the occasion of 75th Independence Day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced to provide Smart Health Cards to 3.5 crore people in the state under the…
- Crime and Accident
Odisha: Teacher arrested for sodomising 10-year-old boy
Jajpur: A school teacher was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sodomising a 10-year-old boy in Odisha’s Jajpur district, police said. The incident took place when the teacher of a government primary school was…