Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Based on the provisional damage assessment report received from Mayurbhanj Collector, the Odisha government has sanctioned Rs 20.38 crore compensation money, official sources said on Monday. A powerful squall, locally known…
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Bhubaneswar: In a strong crackdown on corruption, the Odisha government has dismissed 159 officials from service over the last five years on charges of corruption and accumulation of assets beyond their known sources of income. The…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is working on a new set of guidelines to streamline the refund process for depositors duped by chit fund firms, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi said on Monday. Responding to a query of Congress MLA Sofia…
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Bhubaneswar: Two persons have been arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly cheating by posing as cops. The accused have been identified as Manas Ranjan Senapati (26) of Bhadrak and Ashis Swain (23) of Puri. They were residing in Madhusudan…
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Bhubaneswar: Two minor tribal girls, aged three and six, died and their father and a sister are in a serious condition after allegedly consuming Sattu (roasted gram flour), supplied by a local Anganwadi Centre in Odisha’s Gajapati…
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Cuttack: Repeated threats of suicide from a wife to her husband amounts to cruelty, the Orissa High Court noted while upholding the divorce granted by a family court. “Repeated threats to commit suicide, or worse, to harm the spouse and…
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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Sunday visited Bhubaneswar and held a detailed review meeting with senior officials of the Government of Odisha on the state’s power sector development. …
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Baripada: Two Odisha ministers faced the wrath of locals during a visit to Mayurbhanj on Sunday to assess the damage caused by recent hailstorm in the district as irate villagers staged protests and attacked their convoy. The incident…
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Roukela: Police on Sunday busted a fake engine oil manufacturing unit operating from a rented house under Bisra police limits in Odisha’s Rourkela city. Around 4,000 litres of adulterated engine oil, stickers of various reputed…
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Bhuabneswar: Taking a dig at Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das on Sunday alleged that the regional party continues to be with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “BJD has all along…
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