Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has decided to engage a professional agency for the operation and maintenance of playgrounds revived across the city under Smart City’s B-Active programme and Ama Bhoomi initiative.The urban planning body of the BDA has already rejuvenated 19 playgrounds in and around Bhubaneswar with an aim to promote sports, physical activity…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to publish within a week the Class XII-2025 results of 74 students of Padampur Public School in Bargarh district, quashing the board’s earlier decision cancelling their results over alleged use of unfair means. “When there is no authentic/concrete legal proof before…
BHUBANESWAR: A woman allegedly killed her two minor children in Odisha’s Jharsuguda town in an incident police suspect was linked to a domestic dispute.The incident occurred on Saturday night.The accused, identified as Ranjita Oram, is alleged to have murdered her five-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter at their residence. Following the incident, she reportedly attempted to…
Police have registered an FIR and launched a probe against additional home secretary Aradhana Das over an alleged Rs 95-lakh land fraud. CUTTACK: Police have registered an FIR and launched a probe against additional home secretary Aradhana Das over an alleged Rs 95-lakh land fraud. Police said the case was registered at CDA Phase-II police…
Cuttack: Orissa high court has set aside deregistration of a PhD scholar of Fakir Mohan University, granting her another opportunity to complete her doctoral studies.A single judge bench of Justice Ananda Chandra Behera issued the order on Friday, while considering the petition filed by the student challenging the university’s May 28, 2025, order issued by…
Bhubaneswar: Amid his studies, Abinas Nayak (20) from Cuttack’s Alisha Bazaar makes sure to take out time for others in need, be it humans or animals. With the help of his friends, he extends assistance to patients coming to SCB Medical College and Hospital and other govt health facilities, donates blood and distributes food among…
Bhubaneswar: As counting of precious ornaments and jewels in the Bahara Bhandar (outer treasury) of Sri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar was completed on Saturday, the high-level committee, engaged for the task, found the number of jewellery has increased in comparison to the 1978 inventory. Three ornaments, however, were not found, which the high-level committee was…
Puri: Raising concerns over alleged deviations from traditional rituals of Jagannath Temple, Puri Gajapati Maharaja Divyasingha Deva has written to the Prime Minister seeking intervention against Iskcon’s “off-calendar” Rath Yatras at multiple locations worldwide. He said on Saturday that if the organisation proceeds with the “off-calendar” celebrations despite repeated requests, legal action may be considered.The…
Bhubaneswar: A team of Delhi police special cell, with the help of city police, arrested a youth, Sheikh Imran, in the city for allegedly spreading radical content on social media to influence and radicalise young people against India.Police said the action followed an ongoing probe by the special cell and cyber units of Delhi into…
Kendrapada: Forest department has urged the district administration to take necessary legal action against the owners of six hotels in Bhitarkanika National Park for allegedly violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules.Bhitarkanika divisional forest officer (DFO) Varadaraj Gaonkar said they wrote a letter to the collector of Kendrapada, who is the head of the District Coastal…
