Puri: ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday stressed the need for close coordination among government departments, officials, employees and servitors to ensure the smooth and error-free conduct of this year’s Ratha Jatra in Puri, Chairing a special review meeting at the Puri Town Hall, the Chief Minister said all stakeholders should work with…
Sambalpur: Two youths are feared drowned due to heavy rainfall near Bagdia Pada on the outskirts of Sambalpur, due to a flash flood.Gobardhan Chand and Suresh Chandra Maharana were on a motorbike when a large stream of water swept both of them away.One of the youths, as reported, managed to swim to safety, while the…
Bhubaneswar: Reaffirming the state government’s commitment to creating modern, resilient and citizen-friendly urban centres, the Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department will roll out a massive portfolio of 494 development projects under the Mukhyamantri Sahari Bikas Yojana (MSBY) across Odisha on July 6.Housing & Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra will virtually inaugurate the completed…
Kendujhar: In an early morning encounter, Champua police shot and injured Mohammad Nafis, an accused in several house-breaking and theft cases, in the Patla forest near Champua in Kendujhar district.According to reports, Nafis was arrested on Sunday from Majhigaon in Jharkhand. Following his arrest, police took him to the Patla forest early Monday morning to…
Odisha Chief Electoral Officer released a press note today highlighting the successful completion of the enumeration phase in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.BLOs visited every household multiple times to distribute and collect enumeration forms from May 30 to June 28. They covered all 30 districts with support from 4,540 supervisors and 45,250 BLOs…
Bhubanewar: The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) is currently being conducted across Odisha on Sunday as thousands of aspirants attend test centers.As per reports, the first session will be conducted from 9 AM to 11.30 AM while the second session would be from 2 PM to 4.30 PM.The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has…
Bhubaneswar: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb, the Adya Sevaka of Lord Jagannath and Chairman of the Shri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, has expressed strong dissatisfaction in a letter to the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON regarding the observance of Snana Yatra and Ratha Yatra at timings that deviate from traditional tithis.In the letter, the Gajapati…
Rayagada: Heavy rainfall triggered by a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal disrupted normal life across Odisha’s Rayagada district, with an uprooted tree blocking the Odisha-Andhra road for several hours.According to reports, a large tree fell on the road near Partapur village during heavy rain late on Saturday night. The incident completely blocked…
Bhubaneswar: A woman sarpanch was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance Sunday for allegedly accepting Rs 20,000 bribe from a self-help group (SHG) in Subarnapur district.The accused, Suryakanti Pandey, sarpanch of Nimna Gram Panchayat under Ullunda block in Subarnapur district, was allegedly caught while accepting Rs 20,000 to sign agreement papers for pisciculture in a Gram Panchayat…
Bhubaneswar: A veil of mystery still surrounds the death of Inspector Beauty Mohanty. While there are doubts why the lady inspector allegedly committed suicide, there is no clue to the reasons behind the incident.Meanwhile, the victim’s husband, Sameer, broke his silence to share his experience of their last conversation.“I had last spoken to Beauty over…
