A couple in Cuttack, Odisha, arrested for forcing a Bangladeshi minor into prostitution. The police rescued the minor from a massage parlour. Investigation continues into potential links and property owner’s complicity. The Commisionerate Police on Sunday arrested a married couple in Odisha’s Cuttack in connection with the sex trafficking case of a minor girl from…
Bangiriposi: Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Dr Krushna Chandra Mohapatra yesterday expressed his anger over delay in roadwork in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.Dissatisfied over the delay in work he reportedly said the concerned authorities over phone that they should be lodged in ‘jail’ for such negligence, as many road mishaps are going on and people…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Crime Branch will investigate the attack on Jajpur district MLA Himanshu Shekhar Sahu, the state government said in an order on Sunday. A six-member team has been formed under the leadership of a DSP Saroj Kanta Mohanta to investigate three cases – attack on the MLA, roadblocks and siege of the police…
Odishi Artists of ‘Rudraksha’ Foundation, a leading dance institute of Bhubaneswar, performed OdissiDance “Nabadurga” on November 22, Friday at GanakaviVaishnabaPaniMancha on the occasion of the famous ‘Balijatra Cuttack Utsav-2024, under Guru Sri Bichitrananda Swain. Artists Santosh Ram, ManasRanjanSahu,LopamudraSahu, Anjali Das, AvipsaBiswal, Sudeepa Rout and Saishreya Rout performed the dance. The synopsis of this performance…
Bhubaneswar: The members of Biju Janta Dal (BJD) has staged protests opposing the Waqf bill in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. The BJD leaders will started the protest march from MLA colony and will end the protests in Raj Bhawan.They will hand over a Memorandum addressing the President of India. The leaders of BJD were heard saying…
launched by PM Modi, aims to empower women. More than 20 lakh women in Odisha received financial assistance of Rs 5000 as the Odisha government released the first instalment of the third phase of the ambitious Subhadra Yojana during a special programme held at Sundargarh on Sunday.According to sources, the government released more than Rs…
Bhubaneswar 23/11/2024: The two-day workshop on ‘Data Forum-2024 ‘ organized by NITI Aayog with collaboration of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India and World Bank with support of the Department of Planning and Convergence, Government of Odisha on 21-22 November, has been concluded successfully on Friday afternoon, in Bhubaneswar. The 2nd…
Jharsuguda (Correspondent) Nov 23: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari laid the foundation stone for the pavilion at Orient Cricket Ground in Brajrajnagar on Friday. The project, funded by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) under its Welfare Fund, is estimated to cost ₹1.08 crore and includes the construction of a gallery and compound wall. The ceremony…
Cuttack: Amidst the controversial nature of electric vehicles, another electric scooter has caught fire on the Trisulia Bridge in Cuttack district this morning. The electric vehicle driver had a close shave. The fire accident happened when the driver was driving to Cuttack via the Trisulia Bridge.The driver saw the electric vehicle catching fire and immediately got…
Jajpur: Bhaba Prasad Das, the cousin brother of politician Pranab Prakash Das has been detained by the Kalinga nagar police for attack on Dharmashala MLA Himanshu Sahu and allegedly assaulting a vegetable vendor in the Biraja market of Jajpur town on Friday night.As many as 14 people have been arrested and court forwarded in this matter….
