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Former Indian Hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey joins Congress in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey on Monday joined the Congress at the party’s Odisha unit headquarters here and expressed his desire to contest the assembly elections next year. He joined…
- India
Patnaik announces Rs 5-cr assistance for rain-hit Himachal Pradesh
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced an assistance of Rs 5 crore for rain-ravaged Himachal Pradesh. The state has recently been hit by incessant rains, causing massive loss of…
- India
Odisha train tragedy: CBI files charge sheet against 3 arrested rly officials
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a charge sheet against three railway officials — Arun Kumar Mahanta, Mohammad Amir Khan, and Pappu Kumar — arrested in connection…
- India
Odisha woman gifts PM Rakhi made of ‘unusable’ materials
Kendrapara: A village artisan of Odisha, who has earned praises in the Prime Minister’s Maan Ki Baat’ programme for making utility products from waste materials, sent a Rakhi made of food wrappers,…
- India
Eminent litterateur Jayanta Mahapatra passes away at 95
Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed poet and litterateur, Jayanta Mahapatra passed away on Sunday at the age of 95 while undergoing treatment at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s…
- India
Babies born on day of conquering Moon named after Chandrayaan’ in Odisha
Kendrapara: Several babies born in Odisha’s Kendrapara district shortly after India’s Moon mission reached the surface of the Earth’s natural satellite were named after Chandrayaan’. At least four babies, three boys and…
- India
Odisha: ‘Tortured’ by IPS officer’s wife, woman home guard loses legs in suicide bid
Bhubaneswar: A woman home guard of Odisha lost both of her legs under the wheels of a running train in her attempt to die by suicide allegedly after being tortured by a…
- Hyderabad
Ganja peddlers from Telangana, Odisha held in interstate racket bust
Hyderabad: Ganja worth Rs 3000 was seized and five peddlers were arrested in an interstate drug racket bust on Thursday by SOT LB Nagar and Abdullahpurmet police. The accused have been identified…
- India
Doctors remove 30 kg plastic from cow’s stomach in Odisha
Berhampur: Doctors at a government-run veterinary hospital in Odisha’s Berhampur have removed plastic bags weighing around 30 kg from the stomach of a cow. It took a four-hour long operation for a…
- India
Woman priest, 3 sons held for suspected human sacrifice of 14-yr-old boy in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police have arrested a traditional healer and her three sons for allegedly killing a 14-year-old boy in the state’s Angul district, police said on Monday. The deceased has been…
- India
Cyclonic circulation formed; heavy rain to lash Odisha till Wednesday
Bhubaneswar: With the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a low pressure and subsequently get the shape of a depression, the IMD…
- India
Odisha govt asks districts to remain prepared as heavy rains hit state
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday directed the district administrations to remain ready as heavy rains lashed several parts of the state and the weather office predicted more showers. Parts of the…
- India
Odisha: Congress suspends two senior leaders
Bhubaneswar: All India Congress Committee (AICC) suspended two senior leaders — MLA Mohd. Moquim and ex-MLA Chiranjib Biswal for indulging in anti-party activities, a Congress leader said on Saturday. AICC General Secretary…
- India
Odisha: 2 drunk men consume half-cremated body, detained
Bhubaneswar: In a bizarre incident, two drunk men allegedly ate the flesh of a half-burnt dead body during cremation in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, police said on Wednesday. The shocking incident took place…
- India
Govt calls all-party meet on July 19 ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session
New Delhi: The government has called the customary all-party meeting on July 19 ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session, official sources said on Thursday. The session, which begins from July 20, is set…
