Bhubaneswar: Food safety enforcements have been intensified across Odisha following instructions from the health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department.Odisha State Food Safety Commissioner Dr Poma Tudu has directed the officials concerned to conduct food safety raids in urban as well as rural areas of the state.The authorities have conducted raids at food shops in all…
Rourkela: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Friday said he had no objection to legal action being taken against his aide Rakesh Paswan, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in an organised crime case in Odisha’s Rourkela.Paswan, an active BJP worker and Oram’s representative in the Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), was arrested on the…
The body of social worker Rabi Soni, who had been missing since the evening of August 26, was recovered today from the Ib River near OPM ghat and the cremation ground by the Jharsuguda ODRAF team.Soni was last seen heading towards the OPM ghat on his scooter around 7 PM on August 26. The following…
Nayagada: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Friday tied rakhi on Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s wrist during a programme organised here for the disbursement of the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the state’s flagship Subhadra scheme.The Raksha Bandhan celebration took place as the government marked the latest…
Bhubaneswar: Suspended BJP youth leader Prakash Paswan (35) was arrested by Raurkela Police in Bihar on Wednesday, 11 days after he went into hiding in connection with the Panposh Circuit House firearm seizure case.According to reports, the arrest was made from Samastipur in Bihar. Paswan had been absconding since August 14.Paswan is alleged to be…
More than 100 farmers from several panchayats in Odisha’s Puri approached Balanga police on Thursday over alleged crop damage caused by bulls and calves. The farmers sought a solution to the problem, stating that the animals damaged vegetable crops as well as paddy fields.The issue reportedly intensified as the number of bulls in the area…
A shocking incident has surfaced in Daspalla police limits where a nine‑year‑old minor girl was allegedly raped by a man from Itamati.According to the complaint filed by the victim’s family, the accused lured the child to the roof of a house in Bhoisahi village and committed the crime.Villagers, upon learning of the incident, immediately alerted…
Bhubaneswar: More than 1.03 crore eligible women beneficiaries under Subhadra scheme will receive the fifth instalment Friday. A 1,03,26,162 beneficiaries are eligible to receive Rs 5,000 each through direct benefit transfer (DBT), involving a total transfer of more than Rs 5,160 crore, an official said.The instalment will be disbursed at a special programme in Nayagada…
Basudevpur: Floodwaters may have cut off roads and homes, but they could not come between sisters and their brothers on Raksha Bandhan.In an emotional display of sibling love, sisters in Jagannathprasad panchayat of Bhadrak district in Odisha waded through waist-deep floodwater to reach their brothers and tie Rakhi on their wrists.With Rakhi, sandalwood paste, flowers,…
Kataka: A data entry operator of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Kataka has been arrested in connection with alleged financial fraud to the tune of Rs 1.40 crore.Sources said the accused was arrested by Mangalabag police following a complaint lodged by the Superintendent of SCB Medical College and Hospital over alleged manipulation of…
