Balasore: Two youths were critically injured in a late-night firing incident at Arada Bazar area under Sahadevkhunta police limits in Balasore district on Monday night, triggering panic among residents.The injured have been identified as Manoj Kumar Sahu alias Gedu and Kartik Prasad alias Muna of Nuabazar area. According to sources, the incident took place following…
Video grab of the clash inside Chandaka police station Bhubaneswar: A video showing a clash between members of a family over a property dispute inside Chandaka police station has gone viral on Tuesday. The incident, which took place on Saturday night, has sparked widespread criticism, with many questioning how violence unfolded within the premises of…
Bhubaneswar: Leader of opposition Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday questioned the Union govt’s silence on the fire that broke out on March 16 at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack that killed 12 patients and reiterated his demand for health minister Mukesh Mahaling’s resignation, even as BJD and Congress members continued their protest inside the…
Platoon member to state committee Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Two months after allegedly orchestrating the murder of fellow Maoist leader Anwesh to stop him from surrendering, top Naxal operative Kosa Sodhi, alias Sukru, himself laid down arms along with four associates in Kandhamal district on Tuesday.DGP Y B Khurania described the surrender of Sukru and four members of…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court has dismissed a writ petition, filed in 2017, challenging the state govt’s decision to revise upper age limit eligibility criteria for recruitment of Sikshya Sahayaks, (contractual teaching assistants), holding that the changes were in line with statutory rules.Justice Chittaranjan Dash on March 20, uploaded on March 23, upheld the notification,…
The OERC said the decision will come into effect from April 1 Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for electricity consumers across Odisha, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Tuesday announced that retail power tariffs will remain unchanged for the 2026-27 financial year.This is the fifth consecutive year without a tariff hike, offering continued respite…
Bhubaneswar: As many as 103 teaching posts against the sanctioned strength of 184 are lying vacant in Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), Bhubaneswar, affecting research and teaching work. Similarly, 58 out of 99 non-teaching posts are lying vacant in the university.Last Friday, skill development and technical education minister Sampad Chandra Swain had told…
The housing and urban development department on Tuesday conducted a review of its preparedness in case of a heatwave Bhubaneswar: With temperatures steadily rising across the state, the housing and urban development department on Tuesday conducted a high-level review of its preparedness in case of a heatwave.The meeting, chaired by housing and urban development minister…
Bhubaneswar: The women and child development (WCD) department held a workshop on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) for officials of the state secretariat in Bhubaneswar, aiming to strengthen awareness and promote a safe and respectful work environment. Speaking on the occasion, Mrinalini Darswal, commissioner-cum-secretary of the…
The money seized from his home Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance officials on Tuesday evening arrested Ambika Prasad Rath, an auditor at the office of the regional director of education (RDE) in Bhubaneswar, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from a staff member of a degree college. The bribe was reportedly demanded for service verification…
