Women ransack liquor shop at Bharatpur
Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high at Bharatpur on the outskirts of the city on Sunday when hundreds of aggrieved women ransacked a liquor shop.
The women destroyed all liquor bottles stored…
Puri admin orders probe into man carrying daughter’s body on trolley
Puri: The Puri district administration on Sunday ordered a probe into the incident, where a man carried his daughter’s body on a trolley rickshaw from the district headquarters hospital to…
One killed as truck turns turtle in Kalahandi
Kalahandi: The driver of a grain-laden truck died when the vehicle overturned at Baragaon Square in Kalahandi district in the early hours on Sunday.
“The incident took place after the…
State to plant record 50 lakh trees on July 7
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced that a record 50 lakh saplings will be planted in various parts of the state on July 7 as part of the observance of Tree…
CM inaugurates computerization of PACS
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated computerization of Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) and launched RuPay Kisan Credit cards at a function…
Women stage blockade, seek closure of liquor units at Pratapur
Ganjam: Hundreds of women of Pratapur in Ganjam district took to the streets to protest against liquor selling units in their locality.
Shouting anti-liquor slogans and holding placards, a…
Spl POCSO court frames charges against Papu Pompom in casting couch case
Bhubaneswar: The Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Saturday framed charges against Ollywood actor and comedian Tattwa Prakash Satpathy alias Papu Pompom in…
Amit Shah to visit Odisha from July 3 to 6
Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah would tour the state from July 3 to 6, informed party’s state president Basanta Panda here on Saturday.
Informing mediapersons about Shah’s…
Half-holiday at govt offices for AAC opening ceremony
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday declared half-day holiday at all offices in the state capital on July 5 in view of the inaugural ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics…
Actor Minaketan Das loses battle with cancer
Bhubaneswar: Eminent Odia actor Minaketan Das, who was battling cancer, passed away at his Rasulgarh residence here late on Friday. He was 56.
The actor breathed his last at 2:35 am. He…