Expressing dissatisfaction at Odisha government over the management of Covid-19 cases in the state, 13 political parties from the opposition except the BJP held a demonstration here on Friday. The political parties also submitted a memorandum to the Odisha Governor as well. Meanwhile, Odisha Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik and […]
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Police inspector suspended for raping 13-year-old girl in Odisha’s Sundargarh
A police inspector in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Sundargarh district was suspended on Friday over his alleged involvement in the gang rape and subsequent abortion of a 13-year-old girl over a period of two months. Anand Chandra Majhi, the inspector-in-charge of Biramitrapur police station in Sundargarh district, was suspended a day after […]
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Rath Yatra begins in Odisha’s Puri amid Covid-19: All you need to know
The Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra, one of India’s biggest religious festivals, is underway on Tuesday in the temple town in Odisha amid the coronavirus pandemic. About a million devotees converge in Puri during the festivities but this year people will not be allowed after the Supreme Court placed several conditions, including […]
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On Rath Yatra, Supreme Court says will let temple committee, Odisha govt decide
Modifying its earlier order, the Supreme Court on Monday said it is up to the temple authorities and Odisha government to decide on the annual Rath Yatra in the state. The Yatra was set to begin on June 23. The Centre and the Odisha government had petitioned the top court, […]
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Odisha’s Covid-19 tally nears 5,000; 165 new cases reported
165 more Covid-19 cases have been reported from Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 4,677, informed the state Health Department on Friday. Of these, the number of active cases stands at 1,519. “165 new cases of #COVID19 recorded in […]
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Woman migrant worker found dead near Covid-19 quarantine centre in Odisha
Odisha migrants’ tragic tryst with quarantine centres continued with a woman migrant worker from Nuapada district found dead near a quarantine centre on Wednesday. The police said Subarna Majhi (30), who had arrived in Odisha from Telangana on June 4, was found dead near the quarantine centre in Khariar block […]
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Another elephant found dead in Odisha forest, bullet marks on its body
A bullet-ridden carcass of a three-year-old male elephant was found in the forests of Odisha on Wednesday. Forest officials say the elephant was killed by poachers. The death of the elephant came to light after some women from Dakapadar village near Mundeswara forest under Madhapur forest range of Boudh district […]
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Odisha woman drags 100-yr-old mother on cot to bank to withdraw pension
A woman in Odisha’s Naupara has claimed that she had to pull her 100-year-old mother to the bank on a cot to get the latter’s pension money after the manager demanded physical verification of the account holder. However, the district collector has refuted the claim, saying the woman brought her […]
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CBI books PNB officials, private company employees over alleged loan fraud in Odisha
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case against four officials of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) as well as the employees of a private company in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar in an alleged case of loan fraud amounting to Rs 31.92 crore. Officials of the probe agency said […]
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Nearly 2 crore Olive Ridley turtles made their way to sea from Odisha beach
Millions of Olive Ridley hatchlings have crawled their way to the sea over the past month after emerging from eggs at the Garhirmatha sanctuary here, marking the culmination of the annual sojourn of the endangered species to the Odisha island. Around 4.70 lakh female turtles had turned up to lay […]
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Two killed as trainer aircraft crashes in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district
A pilot trainer and a woman trainee pilot were killed in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on early Monday morning, when a Cessna FA-152 VT-ENF trainer aircraft crashed at Birasala airstrip shortly after it took off. Anupama James, superintendent of police (SP), Dhenkanal, said the accident occurred at Birasala airstrip under the […]
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Odisha accords state anthem status to Bande Utkala Janani
Almost two decades after the then speaker of the assembly ruled that the patriotic song Bande Utkala Janani should be adopted as the state anthem, the Odisha cabinet on Sunday accorded the status to it. The state cabinet, which met on Sunday through video-conferencing, adopted Bande Utklala Janani or Glory […]
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After being denied entry to quarantine centre, Odisha man spends 2 days in jungle
A migrant labourer spent two days in jungle after allegedly being denied entry to a quarantine centre and his village in Behrampur. According to a local from the village, no one helped the labourer. “He came from Chennai. He went to the police and block office but no one helped. […]
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Odisha removes IAS officer from Covid-19 panel amid opposition allegations of irregularities
The Odisha government on Friday removed a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in charge of procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE), masks and testing kits for fighting the coronavirus pandemic from the purchase committee amid allegations of irregularities. The removal of Hemant Sharma, the principal secretary of the industries […]
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Migrant worker delivers in Shramik Special train, third such case in Odisha
A 19-year-old woman delivered a baby boy in a Shramik Special train that was on its way to Bolangir from Telangana on Friday morning, in the third case of childbirth by incoming migrant workers aboard such train. East Coast Railway officials said Meena Kumbhar was travelling from Lingampali area of […]