The Odisha government extended the Rabi paddy procurement period till July 3 to ensure smooth lifting of stocks from mandis across five districts where paddy remains piled up.Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced the extension, citing the need to meet procurement targets and address farmer concerns. The government had set a…
Pipili, 3/10: The voting process of Pipili by-election is currently underway. According to latest report BJD candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy is leading by a margin of 14 ,212 votes. After counting if round 13, BJD got 50880 votes and BJP got 36688 votes where as Congress performed very badly with a distant 2782 votes
New Delhi: To enhance interoperability in jungle warfare and counter terrorism operations in the mountains, an Indian Army contingent comprising 334 personnel departed for Nepal on Saturday to participate in the 18th edition of the battalion-level Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran.The exercise will be conducted in Saljhandi, Nepal, from December 31, 2024 to January 13, 2025.It…
Bhubaneswar, May 31: The Commissionerate Police on Sunday removed Baranga police station Inspector In-charge (IIC) Niranjan Behera.The development came after hundreds of angry residents attempted to storm the premises of Baranga police station in Cuttack on Friday over allegations of custodial torture of a detainee, whose condition is stated to be critical.Behera has been shunted…
Bhubaneswar: The Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra has informed that the Metro Railway project in Odisha will take a new shape as a tri-city initiative covering Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Puri.Speaking to the media, Minister Mohapatra emphasized the need for a modern metro train system in the region. He informed that the project is not…
Tripura, 18/6: Former MLA Ashish Kumar Saha has been appointed as the new president of the Tripura Pradesh Congress. He replaced Birajit Sinha. Sinha was recently admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi, for vocal cord surgery and is recovering
Bhubaneswar: Two crew members were rescued after Panama-flagged cargo vessel MV Ocean-Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal around 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast on Saturday, triggering a major search-and-rescue operation.The survivors were recovered from two separate liferafts around 8 p.m. by merchant tanker MT AISOPOS, which was diverted to the spot.The vessel…
Patna, 23/6: The National Investigation Agency on Sunday said that 17 NEET-UG candidates who had appeared in May 5 exam from centres in Bihar were debarred following detection of malpractice.
New Delhi7/1: As he is all set to hang his boots as Chief Election Commissioner after Delhi Assembly elections, Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday rebutted allegations of manipulation raised by the Opposition on various aspects of electoral process while insisting that voter’s maturity is huge in India. In one full cycle of elections to 30 states…
Ahmedabad, 16/4: Two people including a man who allegedly opened fire outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai have been arrested from Gujarat, police said on Tuesday. The two persons – Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) – both residents of Bihar, were nabbed late Monday night from Mata No Madh village in…
