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NHRC Notice to Kerala Police over Odisha woman Labourer’s Death
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from Kerala police over suspicious death of a women migrant labour death in Trishur district. Acting on a complaint of Bhubaneswar-based rights activist Akhand of ‘Civil…
20 Villages in Odisha’s Balasore and Jajpur affected by Floods
At least 20 villages in Odisha's Balasore and Jajpur districts have been worst affected for the past three days due to flood situation. Although there is an improvement in the flood situation in North Odisha, as the rains have receded,…
3 Maoists gunned down in Odisha’s Malkangiri District
Bhubaneswar, July 31: Three Maoists, including two women cadres, were killed in an encounter on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, Odisha DGP Sanjeev Marik said on Friday. Marik said a police team led by the Malkangiri superintendent of police…
Grief in Biramitrapur over death of 7 Youths in Road Mishap
In a tragic incident, seven youths of Biramitrapur area of Sundargarh district were killed when a Scorpio in which they were travelling towards Lucknow, fell into Sarjana river in Jharkhand in the wee hours of Friday. The driver who was…
41 out of 77 PPP Projects in Odisha become Operational
Bhubaneswar, 31st July: Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects under implementation in the State have been fast tracked with Chief Secretary Sri Gokul Chandra Pati taking a project-wise review of the projects in the Empowered Committee…
Bahinipati endorses Lulu’s Statement on Revolt in Odisha Congress
Just a day after OPCC President Prasad Harichandan rubbished all reports of infighting within the Odisha Congress and blamed some "vested interests" of spreading misinformation and rumour, party's Chief Whip and Jeypore MLA Taraprasad…
Scientists discover Plant Species of Jurassic Period in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 31: Indian scientists claim to have discovered two new Cycads species of plants in Odisha which were dominant some 201 million to 145 million years ago, popularly known as the Jurassic period.
The discovery by Indian…
Odisha aims to sell Surplus Power by 2016-17
Bhubaneswar: Odisha plans to be self-reliant in the power sector and has set a target to sell surplus power generated in the state to other states by 2016-17, an official said on Thursday.
The state expects to avail 32,059 million units…
Prasad Harichandan rubbishes ‘Infighting’ reports in Odisha Congress
Clearly on the back foot, PCC President Prasad Harichandan has rubbished the allegations of infighting and power struggle among the MLAs of the party in Odisha. All those reports were fabricated and misleading, he said.
The PCC President…
Odisha Culture & Tourism Department shows High Performance in 2014-15
Bhubaneswar, 30th July: The performance of Culture & Tourism department for the year 2014-15 has gone above 95%. This assessment has been made in the High level meeting on RFD (Result Framework Document) held under the Chairmanship of…