Odisha initiated the process for appointing a new Director General of Police as Y B Khurania’s two-year tenure ends on August 16.The Odisha police headquarters forwarded a panel of three senior officers to the state government. The list includes Sudhanshu Sarangi, Susanta Kumar Nath, and R P Koche. The state government will submit the panel…
Bhubaneswar, April 20: The Home (Election) Department has ordered a fresh round of verification after nearly 9.8 lakh names were deleted from the electoral rolls, triggering concern over alleged irregularities.The move comes following multiple complaints that names of living and local voters were mistakenly struck off. Taking serious note, the department has directed Electoral Registration…
In a shocking burglary incident, miscreants allegedly broke into a locked house after scaling the boundary wall and decamped with gold ornaments and cash worth lakhs of rupees in Odisha’s Sundargarh district. Sundargarh: In a shocking burglary incident, miscreants allegedly broke into a locked house after scaling the boundary wall and decamped with gold ornaments…
Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has performed the auspicious ‘Akhi Muthi Anukula’ at ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) in Cuttack on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya today.Cm Majhi reached the Institute early morning and participated in the ‘Akhi Muthi Anukula’ after doing Puja and yangya. Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singhdeo was also present at…
Bhubaneswar, April 20: President Droupadi Murmu is set to visit Odisha on April 21, where she will inaugurate four major development projects in Rourkela.According to the schedule, the President will depart from New Delhi on a special flight in the morning and arrive at Jharsuguda Airport. She will then travel by helicopter to Rourkela Airport,…
In a sharp and spirited response, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has slammed BJD chief and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik for what he called “baseless and laughable” remarks on the proposed increase in Odisha’s Lok Sabha seats from 21 to 32Taking to X, Pradhan expressed astonishment at Patnaik’s reaction to a development that promises to…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant action against the sand mafia, the Ganjam district administration conducted a surprise raid on illegal sand extraction from the Rushikulya river near Mahachai village under Kavisuryanagar police station limits in Purushottampur block.Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team comprising the Purushottampur Tehsildar, Mining Officer, and Kavisuryanagar police raided the sand ghat…
Bhubaneswar/Amaravati: At least 12 people were injured after a private travel bus en route from Chennai to Bhubaneswar lost control and overturned into a roadside drain on National Highway 16 at Nakkapalli in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district early Sunday.There were 36 passengers on board at the time of the accident, and 12 sustained minor injuries….
In view of the prevailing heatwaveconditions, the Khordha district administration has announced the closure of all schools and Anganwadi centres from April 20 to April 23Bhubaneswar: In view of the prevailing heatwave conditions, the Khordha district administration has announced the closure of all schools and Anganwadi centres from April 20 to April 23.The decision was…
The Odisha police have arrested seven persons in an attempt to murder the Tehsildar of Vyasanagar in Jajpur district during a raidJajpur: The Odisha police have arrested seven persons in an attempt to murder the Tehsildar of Vyasanagar in Jajpur district during a raid on illegal mining activities.The incident took place near Mina Bazar Chhak…
