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NESCO Engineer arrested while taking bribe
The Executive Engineer of NESCO, Joda electrical division, Deepak Kumar Sahu was arrested by Vigilance officials of Keonjhar district on Tuesday while allegedly taking bribe of Rs 30,000.
He had demanded bribe from Sri Sangram Keshari…
Odisha Govt asks Health Department to test Bread Samples
Odisha government has asked the Health Department to collect the samples of all types of breads available in the market and send them for test.
Notably, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has claimed that the pre-packaged…
Man strangles his daughter to death in Balangir
A man killed his daughter at Samalai village under Patnagarh block last night by pressing her throat, for having a love affair with a boy of different caste.
The body of the deceased was found near the railway line.
A complaint was…
Race begins in Odisha for 3 Rajya Sabha seats
As the race for Rajya Sabha elections begins in Odisha, at least 300 persons are eyeing for the three Raya Sabha seats.
The tenure of Rajya Sabha MPs Baishnab Parida, Pyarimohan Mohapatra and Bhupinder Singh would complete on July 1.…
Bhasa Andolan put on hold after CM assures to amend Official Language Act
Odisha Governor Dr SC Jamir on 23 May promulgated Odisha Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016. The Ordinance empowers the state government to formulate laws to implement the Odisha Official Language Act 1954.
Earlier, the Chief…
Barabati Stadium to regain its Test status after 21 years
Odisha Cricket Association Secretary Asirbad Behera on Tuesday announced that the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is likely to regain its Test status after 21 long years.
After the bottle throwing incident at Barabati, the State Cricket body…
Plus-II exams on CBSE pattern in Odisha
In a major development, the Odisha government has decided to separate the Plus-II stream from the Higher Education Department to the School and Mass Education Department.
Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi said, "the syllabus,…
Bus turns turtle at Jajpur, 25 injured
In a shocking incident, as many as 25 tourists were injured after a bus lost its control near Mulapala area in Odisha’s Jajpur district.
According to the report, the bus was on its way to Kashi in Bihar from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh…
NALCO, IMIDRO sign MoU to set up Aluminium Smelter in Iran
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) on Monday signed an MoU to jointly explore the possibility of setting up an Aluminium smelter in Iran, with…
Two get life imprisonment for kidnapping Ex-Malkangiri Collector
The Additional District Court and Sessions Judge has sentenced life imprisonment to two persons who were involved in the kidnapping of Ex-Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna on February, 2011.
The Court awarded life imprisonment to…