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Nine States/UTs warned of rough seas in next two days
Nine coastal states and islands have been warned about rough seas over the next two days, a senior Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)official said on Friday.
"There is no change in our warning issued on…
Minor girl raped in Odisha’s Kalahandi Dist
A Class 6 girl student has been allegedly kidnapped and raped for two days by her relative in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said on Friday.
Police have arrested the accused, identified as Munna Naik, 30, after the family members of…
SC asks states to expedite process of appointing Lokayukta
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked 11 states and a union territory to expedite the process of appointing Lokayukta or Uplokayukta.
A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R. Banumathi said that appointment "need not wait and the…
Niranjan Patnaik new Congress Chief in Odisha
The Congress on Thursday appointed Niranjan Patnaik as its new state unit chief in Odisha where elections are due next year.
Three Working Presidents - Naba Das, Chiranjiv Biswal, both MLAs, and Pradeep Majhi, a former MP - were also…
Reliance Infra debuts in railway space, bags EPC contract
Reliance Infrastructure Limited EPC has received the Letter of Award (LOA) from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for its maiden railway project worth Rs 774 crore for the construction of third rail line between Jimidipeta and Gotlam on East…
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik joins BJD
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik joined Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) here on Wednesday.
He joined the party in presence of Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik, who said he will be a "tremendous asset".…
Minor Tribal girl raped in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj Dist
A minor tribal girl was raped in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said on Thursday.
The girl was raped by an auto driver when she was returning home with her family after attending a religious event late on Wednesday, said police.…
Din continues in Odisha Assembly over Jagannath Temple ritual irregularities
The controversy surrounding the delay in rituals and huge wastage of 'Mahaprasad' in Puri's Jagannath Temple dominated the Odisha Assembly for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
The house witnessed repeated adjournments as the…
Having learnt from Posco episode, Odisha creates land bank for Industries
Mineral-rich Odisha, aspiring to become a manufacturing hub in India with downstream metal industries, has "learnt from the Posco experience" and prepared a GIS-based land bank of 121,000 acres for various industries, according to a top…
Telangana CM to meet Odisha counterpart in May
Amid talks on the formation of a political front ahead of the 2019 general elections, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will meet his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik here in the first week of May, informed sources said.…