Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken a significant step towards recovering outstanding dues by releasing the names of major holding tax defaulters. These defaulters owe a substantial amount, exceeding Rs 1 crore in dues. According to a release issued by BMC, the south-east and south-west zones have five individuals each who owe more…
Bhubaneswar: President of India Droupadi Murmu is set to embark on a two-day visit to Odisha beginning March 24. During her trip, Murmu is scheduled to visit the revered Kantilo Nilamadhab temple in Nayagarh and offer prayers. Furthermore, she will grace the Dikhyant Samaroha event at Ravenshaw University as the chief guest, underscoring her commitment…
Jajpur: A massive fire broke out in a tyre godown in Chandikhol of Jajpur district. Properties worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in the fire. The tyre warehouse reduced to ashes after a massive fire broke out on Monday. The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. The Chandikhol and Rasulpur fire brigade…
Bhubanswar: A two-member DMK delegation led by Dayanidhi Maran today met Naveen Patnaik and conveyed Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s message to him expressing concern over the delimitation issue. According to information, DMK leaders also requested the BJD President to participate in the deliberations on these issues. The Leader of Opposition has given his consent…
Bhubaneswar: The DFO informed that the elephant that was roaming in the cashew garden near AIIMS Bhubaneswar will be tranquilised. According to information, a team of 30 officials were constantly monitoring the movement of the tusker that had entered into the human habitation. The Divisional Forest Officer Ajit Satpathy (DFO) informed that the elephant will…
Bhubaneswar: Minister of Housing and Urban Development Krushnachandra Mohapatra informed that a total 19 Mo Bus accidents happened from June 2024 till date. In response to a question raised by Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous, the Minister gave a written reply. Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous raised a written question in the Assembly on the number and location…
Baripada: A major irregularity during the CBSE Class 12 exam has come to the fore in Odisha. As many as 32 students of Badasahi Adarsha Vidyalaya in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha were shocked and surprised after their CBSE Class 12 question paper was changed today. Around 35 students of Badasahi Adarsha Vidyalaya went to write…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly, Speaker Surama Padhy on Tuesday suspended Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati for seven days following his face-off with BJP legislator Jayanarayan Mishra. Speaker suspended Tara Prasad Bahinipati after Government’s chief whip Saroj Kumar Pradhan proposed his suspension due to his indiscipline in the House. On the other hand, the Congress legislator staged…
Puri: In the case of beef mixed mutton allegedly served at Jaya hotel, a roadside dhaba near Sakhigopal in Puri district of Odisha, recently, the two persons who had consumed the said mutton, visited Puri today and executed the rites of penance. They got themselves tonsured at the holy Narendra Pond, sought forgiveness before the…
Bhubaneswar: A clash between villagers of Ramayapatna and Katuru under Golanthara police station limits in Ganjam district led to the arrest of 40 villagers from both villages. As per reports, the clash erupted when Ramayapatna villagers started excavating the Bahuda River mouth, sparking tensions with neighbouring Katuru villagers. While five people from Katuru sustained injuries,…
