Miscreants loot Rs 2.90 lakh at gunpoint in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Two unidentified miscreants looted Rs 2.90 lakh from a village level worker near Bagada panchayat in Kendrapada district on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when the victim,…
CWC summons hotelier over minor domestic help’s death in fire mishap
Bhubaneswar: The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) here on Wednesday issued notice to Pal Heights hotel’s owner Satpal Singh asking him to depose before it on Thursday in connection with the…
Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly from Sept 7
Bhubaneswar: The 10-day monsoon session of Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on September 7.
According to sources, important ordinances regarding setting up of a higher education…
Teachers take to streets over abolition of block grant system
Bhubaneswar: Over 10, 000 teachers and employees working in various schools and colleges across the state staged a massive demonstration at Mahatma Gandhi Marg on Wednesday to reiterate…
Rs 20L compensation for Dhamra Port mishap victims’ kin
Bhadrak: The authorities of Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the next of kin of the three labourers, who died after a heap of…
Midday meal: Over 100 students fall ill after eating egg in Khurda school
Khurda: More than 100 students of Deulatangi Primary School in Khurda were taken ill after allegedly consuming eggs served to them in midday meal on Wednesday .
According to reports, five…
Thunderstorm, lightning alert for 18 districts
Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 18 districts in the state.
Thunderstorm with lightning…
Four arrested for ‘gangrape’ of Plus II student
Bhanjanagar: Police on Wednesday arrested four persons in connection with the alleged gangrape of a Plus II student at Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district.
They were identified as Krishna…
Naveen likely to discuss Paradip refinery with Dharmendra on Aug 18
Bhubaneswar: Even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik started his four-day official trip to New Delhi on Wednesday, reports indicate a possible meeting between him and Union Petroleum and…
Two arrested for attack on journalist
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Wednesday arrested two persons allegedly involved in an attack on a journalist of a vernacular daily on August 7.
They were identified as Rajivlochan…