Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to formulate a department-wise roadmap for the development of Kotia in Koraput district, a long-disputed border region between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Chairing the first meeting of a specially formed committee for Kotia’s development, Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari today directed all departments to submit their respective action plans…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Thursday directed a team of medical experts to submit a detailed investigation report within three days into the recent deaths of six patients at Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLNMCH) in Koraput. The move comes in response to growing concerns over the unusual number…
Covid is spreading its wings all over the country. The number of infections is increasing with each passing day. According to the data of the Union Health Ministry, the total number of infected people in the country is 4866. So far, the maximum number of cases has been identified from Kerala. In the last 24…
Bhubaneswar: The State government has suspended a senior gynaecologist following the death of a pregnant woman at the Nayagarh District Headquarters Hospital two days ago. The suspension comes after a district-level committee’s inquiry report found Dr. Rabindra Nath Sahu negligent in his duty. According to reports, Mamata Swain, a 26-year-old woman from Balugaon, was admitted…
Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing operation against Maoist-linked activities, security forces have recovered 700 kilograms of explosive materials from the Saranda forest located near the Odisha-Jharkhand border. The recovery was made during an intensive combing operation on Wednesday, days after a large cache of explosives was looted by Maoists in Sundargarh district. The…
Bhubaneswar: Tulsi trees will now be planted in dividers in roads of the capital city of Odisha. Odisha government has reportedly decided to plant basil at dividers of the road in Bhubaneswar. In this regard, Odisha Housing and Urban Development Minister Krishna Chandra Mohapatra has reportedly instructed municipal authorities to make necessary arrangements. The minister has…
Cuttack: A duplicate engine oil manufacturing unit operating in the Sunariban area near Khairapol under Jagatpur police limits in Cuttack was busted today. The factory had reportedly been running for a long time, producing and circulating counterfeit engine oil and grease in the market. The raid was conducted jointly by the police and the Weights…
Berhampur: Odisha Vigilance today arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Babita Suna of Mahila Police Station, Berhampur, while she was accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a complainant in connection with a case she was investigating. According to the anti-corruption agency, ASI Suna had allegedly demanded the bribe in exchange for not arresting the complainant and his mother,…
Cuttack: In a tragic incident, a man was crushed to death under a truck on National Highway (NH) 16 near Sikharpur area under the Chauliaganj Police Station limits of Cuttack on Wednesday afternoon. One Krushna Chandra Das of Pahadpur village in Bhadrak district, who is earning his livelihood as an auto-rickshaw driver in Cuttack city, was reportedly crossing…
Bhubaneswar : The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced a change in the weekly off day for the 20836/20835 Puri–Rourkela–Puri Vande Bharat Express. Effective from 03rd June 2025, the train will now remain cancelled on Tuesdays instead of Saturdays. Accordingly, the train will start running on Saturdays from 07th June 2025 onward. Please note that there is no change in the…
