Patitapaban bana atop Jagannath Temple comes off again
Puri: ‘Patitapabana bana’ snapped off Nilachakra atop the Jagannath Temple here following strong gusty wind again this morning.
Since other flags tied to the metal wheel are intact, the…
Man attacked during chain snatching bid, dies
Nuapada: A man, who was undergoing treatment at Nuapada district headquarters hospital, died on Wednesday morning. The deceased, identified as Bhagat Bihari (35), had sustained serious…
Durga Puja: BMC constructs 4 temporary ponds for idol immersion
Bhubaneswar: Four ponds have been constructed on banks of three rivers on the outskirts of the city for the idol immersion after Dussehra.
According BMC sources, arrangement have been…
Two Maoists gunned down in Bargarh
Bargarh: Two Maoists, including a woman cadre, were gunned down during an exchange of fire with police near Salepali village under Paikmal police limits in Bargarh district around 9 pm on…
Every individual should fight against child abuse: Kailash Satyarthi
Bhubaneswar: Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday said every individual should fight against child sexual harassment and abuse, which is fast spreading like an epidemic in the…
2 metric tonnes manganese seized, three held in Keonjhar
Keonjhar: Police on Tuesday seized a manganese-laden truck and arrested three persons, including owner of the vehicle, in Kendudihi forest at Barbil of Keonjhar district.
Acting on a…
Businessman robbed of Rs 4L in Bargarh
Bargarh: Unidentified miscreants looted Rs 4 lakh from a businessman near a branch of HDFC bank in Bargarh district on Tuesday.
According to reports, two motorcycle-borne miscreants…
Singapore firm wins bid to design Bhubaneswar Town Centre
Bhubaneswar: Singapore-based Surbana Jurong on Tuesday won the bid to design the ambitious Bhubaneswar Town Centre (BTC), the first such transit-oriented development (TOD) project in the…
Chhatrapur councillor murder: Main accused, four others nabbed
Berhampur: Five more persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of Chhatrapur councillor Laxmidutta Pradhan.
They were identified as Santosh Sethi, Banoj Nayak…
Civil society members seek expeditious probe into chit fund scam
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of civil society members gheraoed the CBI office here on Tuesday demanding proper investigation into the mega chit fund scam in Odisha.
“Political parties have been…