7 tractors seized for illegal sand mining | Bhubaneswar News

Koraput: District officials seized seven tractors involved in illegal sand extraction and transportation in Gunupur sub-division of Rayagada district on Saturday and fined the offenders. The early morning raid was led by Gunupur sub-collector Dudhal Abhishek Dilip along with officials of revenue and mining departments. According to the sub-collector, the vehicles were operating with invalid…

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HC warns panchayats against settling sexual offences involving minors | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa high court has issued a stern warning to panchayat representatives against settling cases of sexual crimes involving minors at the village level. The high court directed district collectors and superintendents of police to launch sensitisation programmes to curb this unlawful practice.The directive came recently as the court upheld the conviction of a…

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Infra upgrade at Puri station: 30 trains to remain affected from March 11 to May 16 | Bhubaneswar News

Photo for representative purpose Bhubaneswar: More than 30 trains originating and terminating at Puri railway station, including Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Puri Express and Sealdah-Puri Duronto Express, will be short-terminated or short-originated from March 11 to May 16 due to an ongoing infrastructure upgradation work. It will affect passenger services between Khurda Road and Puri stations. The…

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BMC puts 11 am to 3 pm bar on outdoor work with temperature | Bhubaneswar News

Pedestrians shield from the heat in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: As temperature varied sharply between 31-degree Celsius and 36-degree Celsius in the capital, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a heatwave advisory directing outdoor construction to stop between 11 am and 3 pm from March 15. The restriction aimed to reduce heat exposure for labourers during peak afternoon…

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Odisha police’s counter-insurgency weapons draw crowd | Bhubaneswar News

Weapons on display at Nyaya Sanhita exhibition on IDCO Exhibition Ground Bhubaneswar: Want to have a look at weapons like 9mm pistol-calibre carbine from Czech Republic, capable of firing 1,150 rounds per minute, or Bulgarian-made under-barrel grenade launcher, that have been wielded in the state police’s mission against Maoist insurgents?The ongoing Nyaya Sanhita exhibition on…

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International Women’s Day: Rs 5,000 crore under Subhadra scheme to be disbursed among 1.02cr women on March 8 | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: Over 1.02 crore women will receive a total of Rs 5,000 crore under the fourth instalment of the state’s flagship Subhadra Yojana on March 8, the International Women’s Day, announced deputy CM Pravati Parida here on Saturday.Under the Subhadra Yojana, launched in the state by PM Narendra Modi in 2024, women in the age…

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