Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has designated the Housing and Urban Development Department as the Nodal Department for the overall supervision and management of facilities at Kharavel Bhawan. This decision comes in light of the growing need for coordinated oversight of the infrastructure and amenities available at the Bhawan. Kharavel Bhawan serves as an important administrative…
Bhubaneswar: The Housing and Urban Development Department of Odisha has reportedly sent a draft to the Revenue Department in the matter of part plot registration in the State. The draft will be reviewed and revised by the end of March. Later, modalities will be prepared and implemented. As per reports, the part registration is likely to…
Bhubaneswar: A mega steel plant will be set up in the Patna area of Keonjhar district with an expected investment of range between Rs 30,000 crore and Rs 40,000 crore, announced Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today. While attending the 48th Annual Day function at Chandra Sekhar College in Champua of the district, Majhi said,…
Cuttack: Sarada Pradhan, the MLA of Mahanga constituency in Cuttack district of Odisha married Sipra Priyadarshini Bal in a colourful ceremony in Jaipur of Rajasthan on Sunday. A few photos and videos of the marriage ceremony are available. The grand celebrations for the high-profile wedding began on Saturday. The celebrations began with Mehndi, Haldi and…
Balasore: A huge fish weighing 2 quintals was caught from the deep sea off Odisha coast yesterday. The large fish reportedly has been auctioned at a whooping Rs 1 lakh. According to reports, some fishermen from the Kanthi and Petughat areas of West Bengal had gone to the deep sea off Odisha coast to fish…
Bhubaneswar: A series of daring thefts took place in Puincha village under the Baideshwar police station near Banki in Cuttack district on Saturday night. The thieves struck while the villagers were busy watching a drama programme in the village on the occasion of Jagara Jatra. According to reports, a gang of thieves broke into five…
Kendrapara: A Plus II student of Pattamundai College in Kendrapara district allegedly died by suicide after being sexually harassed by an invigilator during the ongoing Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) examinations. The incident came to light on Saturday after the girl’s mother lodged a formal complaint at Pattamundai Rural Police Station. As per the…
Dhenkanal: In an unfortunate incident, a Plus Two Engineering student died reportedly after drowning at a pond in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on Sunday.Sources informed that one Preetiprabhu Patnaik of Keonjhar was doing his Deploma Engineering at Dhenkanal’s Gobindapur-based private college.Today, Patnaik went to the nearby pond to take bath as there was no water in the…
Bhubaneswar: The month of Ramjan begins today. The Muslims will observe the Ramjan fast for the whole start starting today. The preparations started from last night with the Tarabi readings. The Muslims observe fast throughout the month of Ramjan. It is also called Roja. The people observing the fast, wake up early in the morning…
Balasore: Around 11 sand-laden trucks were seized while going from Bhadrak to Balasore on Saturday night. A joint operation was conducted to bust the illegal sand mining racket. According to information, illegal sand mining was carried out from Bhadrak to Balasore. Acting on a tip-off the Soro Tehsil and Balasore Mining officials conducted a raid…
