Bhubaneswar, April 29: O. P. Agarwal, Member of the Committee on Administrative and Governance Reforms on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with Additional Chief Secretary (Housing and Urban Development Department) and IDCO Chairperson Usha Padhee to deliberate on strengthening integrated planning frameworks and advancing governance reforms aligned with the vision of “Viksit Odisha 2036”.In a…
Bhubaneswar: In an unfortunate incident, the traditional ‘Chapa Khela’ (boat ride) of Lord Jagannath and his companion deities was cancelled on the ninth day of the ongoing Chandan Yatra due to a bitter dispute between two groups of servitors.The deities — Madanmohan, Ramakrishna, and the Pancha Pandavas — were brought to Narendra Pushkarini. They remained…
Tension flared in Nabarangpur district after the family of a youth found dead inside Dabugaon police station alleged that police murdered him.The deceased, identified as Purna Kalar of Anchala village under Medana panchayat, had been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a minor girl.His family and villagers staged a protest outside the police station, blocking…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has said the state government is committed to protecting the interests of common people in the land acquisition process in coal mining areas and announced that a new rehabilitation and resettlement policy will be rolled out soon.Chairing a high-level review meeting in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, Pujari discussed issues…
Berhampur, Ap 29: Berhampur is witnessing fresh developments in the high-profile murder case of businessman Sudhir Patra, as a new audio clip has gone viral on social media. The recording reportedly captures a conversation between Sudhir’s wife, Rashmita, and the alleged kidnappers.In the audio, the kidnappers are heard threatening Rashmita, demanding cash and gold from…
New Delhi, 29/4: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the proposed Great Nicobar project at Campbell Bay is “one of the biggest scams and gravest crimes against the natural and tribal heritage of the country.” The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed the project would lead to the felling of…
Kantabanji: A man of two children has been arrested for kidnapping and sexually harassing a minor girl in Muralibahal police range in Kantabanji of Odisha’s Balangir district on Wednesday.The accused has been identified as Srikant Banachora, who is the father of two children.On April 23, the girl had gone missing after leaving to the nearby…
At least four people died and more than 20 sustained injuries after a bus collided head-on with a truck on National Highway-143 near Musabira in Sundargarh district late Tuesday night.The accident occurred around 9:10 PM when the bus, travelling from Rourkela to Mangalpur in Jajpur district, veered across the divider and crashed into an iron-laden…
Angul: A 50-year-old woman was killed after being struck by lightning in Kanjara village under Jarapada police station limits in Angul district.The deceased has been identified as Basanti Mahar, wife of Subal Mahar.According to reports, the incident occurred late last night during a severe thunderstorms accompanied by lightning. Basanti and her husband Subal were sleeping…
Bengaluru, 29/4: Senior Congress lawmaker K N Rajanna said Tuesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will “sacrifice power” if top party leader Rahul Gandhi asks him to step down. This signals a shift in the stance of the Siddaramaiah camp, which has maintained that there would not, and should not, be any change in leadership
