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Odisha seeks 2 More CAPF Battalions to fight Maoists
Even as the CRPF has decided to withdraw its forces from the areas where Maoist activities have subsided, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has requested the Centre to deploy two additional battalions of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to curb…
RTI Activist’s Murder in Odisha sparks off Outrage
The brutal murder of RTI Activist Krupasindhu Sahu in Niali block of Cuttack district, has sparked a massive outrage across Odisha. The Odisha Congress has decided to gherao the Assembly on February 18 if the killers are not arrested by…
Annual CHSE Practical Exams begin in Odisha
The annual practical examinations of Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) have started in the state from Monday. The practical exams will be concluded by Feb 9. The theory examination of plus two – Science, Arts and Commerce stream…
Stone Slab falls off Puri Jagannath Temple
A stone slab fell from Jalakrida Mandap near Bimla Temple inside ShriMandir – Jagannath temple in Puri on Monday morning. Panic gripped inside the temple but no one was injured in the incident as devotees were not present there. The stone…
25 Engineering and Mgmt. Institutes get Notice
The Odisha government has issued notice to 25 engineering and management institutes for encroaching upon government land, an official said Sunday.
The Employment and Technical Education and Training (ETET) department asked the institutes…
First Swine Flu Death reported in Odisha
Odisha reported the first Swine Flu death this season, as Aditya Narayan Jena, a resident of Mukundprasad in Khurda district died of H1N1 at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack today. Aditya was being treated for the last few…
Three killed, as Train hits Car in Odisha
Three people were killed when a passenger train rammed into their vehicle in Odisha's Nuapada district Sunday, police said. The accident took place at an unmanned level crossing near Kalyanpur, about 550 km from the state capital…
Ranji Trophy: Odisha beat Punjab by 6 Wickets
Odisha finally registered a thumping victory over Punjab in the Ranji Trophy match in Mohali, which help them prevent a degradation to the plate division. The victory came as a big relief for Odisha, which had suffered humiliating loss…
Cabinet Nod for Bhubaneswar Land Grant Policy 2015
The Odisha cabinet Saturday approved 12 proposals, including the land grant policy 2015, for allotment of government land in Bhubaneswar in order to ensure comprehensive development of the city.
The policy will facilitate creation of…
Microfinance Chit Fund Scam: CBI raids 15 Places in Odisha
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted simultaneous raids on the offices of Microfinance Ltd, a chit fund company, in the state today. CBI sleuths have conducted raids at 15 offices of the company including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack…