Bangalore, 14/5: Congress’ 92-year-old Shamanur Shivashankarappa, the oldest candidate in the Karnataka assembly polls, retained the Davangere South seat by a margin of 27,888 votes. With this, the BJP’s dream of winning this seat was shattered. Shamanur emerged victorious for the sixth time, and won this seat for the fourth time consecutivelyShamanur got 84, 298…
Bishnupur: On receipt of specific information about the presence of armed militants in Kameng area (District Imphal West), a team of District Police Imphal West, Bishnupur, 33-AR and other security forces launched a special operation today at about 01:00 am. During the operation, one person namely, Khomdram Ojit Singh @ Keilal (47) was apprehended. At the…
Bhubaneswar: Eminent sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik expressed his displeasure after the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organised an unscheduled Rath Yatra in Sandton, South Africa, ignoring appeals from the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and devotees to preserve the cultural and spiritual sanctity of Lord Jagannath’s festival. In a tweet, Pattnaik stated, “Jai Jagannath,…
Puri, 8/9: Basing upon reliable information, on 08.09.2023 at 11 AM, Sri Debiprasad Mohanty, Superintendent Godown, Nimapara, Dist-Puri, Odisha State Warehousing Corporation, was intercepted by a team of Odisha Vigilance while he was waiting for bus at Nimapara and cash *Rs.2.14 Lakh* (suspected ill-gotten cash) was found in his possession. As Sri Mohanty could not…
Bhubaneswar, XX, 2025: TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture of Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, is once again stepping up to ensure an uninterrupted and reliable power supply during the much-revered Rath Yatra in Puri. With an installed capacity of 170 MVA to meet an anticipated peak load of 74…
Bhubaneswar: There are no pending works under WATCO with regard to the JICA-funded sanitation and drainage projects in Cuttack, Housing and Urban Development Minister Dr Krushna Chandra Mahapatra informed the Odisha Legislative Assembly today.Responding to a query by MLA Sofia Firdous, the Minister stated that 2.59 km of box drain and 19.956 km of open…
Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) annual mission ‘Operation Olivia’ helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during February 2025. Conducted annually from November to May, Operation Olivia is an important initiative of the ICG aimed at…
Bhubaneswar: The five baby orangutans, rescued from Bichitrapur forest in Bhograi block of Balasore district and currently kept at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, will be shifted to an open enclosure from the glass enclosure of the zoo, informed Dr. Aditya Prasad Acharya, the Project Coordinator of Centre for Wildlife Health (CWH) at the…
Bhubaneswar, 12/2: Directorate General Re-settlement (DGR), Ministry of Defence, is organising an Ex-Servicemen Job Fair at 120 Inf Bn (TA) Grounds Bhubaneswar Military Station, on 14 Feb 2025. The Job Fair aims to connect Job Seekers and Employers, offering a second opportunity to Ex-servicemen (ESM). Registration for all Ex-Servicemen will take place at the venue…
Assam, 19/3 (AO Bureau)Congress leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel have claimed victory of Congress alliance in Assam. Baghel said, “Out of 126 Assembly Elections in Assam (Assam), the Congress alliance is almost certain to get 100 seats.” He told the workers that at the last moment, the players who are conspiring and propagating…
