Rourkela: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Friday said he had no objection to legal action being taken against his aide Rakesh Paswan, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in an organised crime case in Odisha’s Rourkela.Paswan, an active BJP worker and Oram’s representative in the Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), was arrested on the…
The body of social worker Rabi Soni, who had been missing since the evening of August 26, was recovered today from the Ib River near OPM ghat and the cremation ground by the Jharsuguda ODRAF team.Soni was last seen heading towards the OPM ghat on his scooter around 7 PM on August 26. The following…
Nayagada: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Friday tied rakhi on Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s wrist during a programme organised here for the disbursement of the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the state’s flagship Subhadra scheme.The Raksha Bandhan celebration took place as the government marked the latest…
Kathmandu: Nepal Police said they had arrested two men for allegedly stealing gold earrings from the body of a woman who was swept downstream into the Narayani River during devastating floods in the country.After a video showing the incident went viral on social media and sparked widespread outrage, police arrested the suspects after identifying them…
Bhubaneswar In the background of ongoing rains and ensuing festivities, Food safety enforcements have been intensified in entire State following orders of Government in Health and family welfare department. Odisha State Food Safety Commissioner Dr Poma Tudu has directed to conduct the raids in all urban bodies, growth centres and rural markets. Raid was conducted…
The “Khelo India Dialogue – Khel Ki Baat PM Modi Ke Sath” was organised at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), Takatpur, Baripada, providing an inspiring platform for young students to connect with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for a stronger, healthier and sporting India.Hon’ble Minister for Housing &…
A shotwhile ago, B.H Umashankar, Jr. Revenue Asst.(JRA), O/o Tahasildar, Patana, Dist. Kendujhar has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs.6,000/-(six thousand) from an applicant for processing their file in a mutation case and to facilitate issuance of ROR in his name and his other coparceners. The applicant had…
Five people were killed and 12 sustained injuries after a speeding sleeper bus crashed into the safety wall of a bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district on Friday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 7 am on the Bhopal bypass bridge in Biaora, an official said. He said that the bus was on its way…
Two days after catastrophic flash floods and mudslides devastated Nepal and Tibet, claiming more than 460 lives, a 5.1‑magnitude earthquake struck China’s Sichuan region on Friday.The quake, reported by the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC), occurred at 1.13 pm local time at a depth of 13 km, with tremors felt in Longchang. Authorities confirmed no…
Bhubaneswar: Suspended BJP youth leader Prakash Paswan (35) was arrested by Raurkela Police in Bihar on Wednesday, 11 days after he went into hiding in connection with the Panposh Circuit House firearm seizure case.According to reports, the arrest was made from Samastipur in Bihar. Paswan had been absconding since August 14.Paswan is alleged to be…
