12-hour bandh cripples life in Kodala
Kodala: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Kodala area of Ganjam district following a 12-hour bandh called by the local Bar Association to press for their five-point charter of demands.…
Patitapabana bana of Jagannath Temple comes apart
Puri: Holy flag ‘Patitapabana bana’ fixed atop Nilachakra (metal wheel) of Jagannath Temple here snapped off on Friday.
Since other flags were intact, there was no change in rituals at…
3 killed in separate road accidents
Cuttack: Three persons died in two separate accidents in Cuttack district on Friday.
Two persons were killed when a passenger bus collided head-on with a dumper truck near Bainchua over a…
Kandhamal conjoined twins healthy after 22-hour-long surgery
New Delhi: Jaga-Baliya, the conjoined twins, are back in their room with their parents. They were operated on August 28 at AIIMS here and the surgery lasted 22 hours.
"They are both…
1000 GST Suvidha Kendras to come up in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: With an objective to ease the compliances related to Goods and Services Tax (GST), city-based Bateswar Health Care and Consultancy has announced to launch 30 GST Suvidha Kendras…
Jitendra Mishra’s co-production ‘Buried Seeds’ picked for 74th Venice Film Festival
Jitendra Mishra’s co-production film ‘Buried Seeds' – Vikas Khanna will be screened at the 74th Venice Film Festival. The film directed by Russian filmmaker Andrei Severny, celebrates the…
Youth injured in bear attack at Nilagiri
Nilagiri: A youth was injured after being attacked by a wild bear at Nilagiri area in Balasore district on Thursday.
The victim was identified as Bijay Singh. The incident took place…
Anganwadi workers stage demo to press for salary hike
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of anganwadi workers and helpers staged a mass demonstration at Mahatma Gandhi Marg here on Thursday seeking immediate fulfillment of their demands.
Holding…
Swine flu death toll rises to 44 in state
Bhubaneswar: Two more persons succumbed to swine flu on Thursday, taking the death toll to 44 in the state this season. The deaths were reported from Apollo Hospital (a 42-year-old man) and…
Locals block roads over IOCL labourer’s death
Jagatsinghpur: A group of locals staged blockades at two places at Paradip on Thursday demanding adequate compensation to the next of kin of contractual labourer Santosh Sahu, who died on…