End violence against children….Soch Badlo theme for 3rd edition of Kallola
Bhubaneswar: Unicef Odisha in collaboration with Aaina, a voluntary organization, launched Season 3 of Kallola, a short film contest on child rights, here on Tuesday.
The contest invites…
Poll funding: HC posts final hearing on recall plea to July 27 as BJP moves SEC
Cuttack: The final hearing on the recall petition filed by Ganjam collector in Orissa High Court with regard to alleged poll fund irregularities by BJD president and chief minister Naveen…
Police seal Patia flat of drunken female tourist, arrest caretaker
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police on Tuesday arrested a pimp and sealed the flat of the female tourist, who was arrested the previous day on charges of creating a ruckus near the railway…
Wolf caught suspected for attacks on sheep
Cuttack: Even as reports of sheep killing continue to pour in, an Indian wolf, suspected to be the animal behind the incidents in Nilai of Cuttack district, was caught from a shed at…
CM inaugurates workshop on improving service delivery using social media
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a workshop on 'Delivery of Public Services through Social Media in association with Facebook' at the secretariat here on Tuesday.
The…
2039 children rescued under Operation Muskan-III in 11 days
Cuttack: As many as 2,039 children, including 1,750 boys and 289 girls, have been rescued under Operation Muskan-III since its launch on July 15, Crime Branch special DG Bijay Kumar Sharma…
Flood risk remains as rivers continue to swell
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation remained grim in the state with the Baitarini river flowing above the danger mark at several places.
According to reports, the river swelled to 39.120…
BJD, BJP lock horns over poll funding allegations
Bhubaneswar: With politics over alleged dubious poll funding by BJD heating up, Ganjam collector on Monday filed a recall petition in the Orissa High Court to dismiss the writ petition,…
Vigilance court orders confiscation of former excise superintendent’s assets
Cuttack: A Special Vigilance Court on Monday ordered confiscation of former excise superintendent Hrudayananda Nayak's assets and properties worth over Rs 25 lakh.
The move came after…
3 women electrocuted in Balangir
Balangir: Three women labourers were electrocuted while two others sustained severe burn injuries when an 11 KV wire accidentaly fell on them at Gaondapalli village under Agalpur block in…