Maoist Sukru surrendered during a function in Kandhamal on Wednesday Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: With less than a week remaining for Centre’s deadline to eliminate left-wing extremism (LWE) nationwide, the Odisha police on Wednesday declared Rayagada and Kalahandi — two of the state’s three Maoist-affected districts — free from insurgency, leaving only Kandhamal awaiting the Naxal-free tag.“Naxal influence…
Gurvindervir Singh after winning the 60m title in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday It was the most anticipated event of the first-ever National Indoor Championships. And it lived up to its billing at the Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar, albeit with three false starts in the final on Wednesday.In the end, it was Punjab’s 26-year-old international sprinter Gurvindervir…
Bhubaneswar: As the opposition BJD and Congress protested inside and outside the assembly wearing black T-shirts on Wednesday demanding health minister Mukesh Mahaling’s resignation over the SCB Hospital fire that killed 12 patients, CM Mohan Charan Majhi hit back, saying people know what the situation was from 2019 to 2024 under the previous govt.During the…
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday said the law and order situation in the state has improved, with a fall in heinous crimes — including those against women — and a rise in conviction rates.Replying to the budget discussion of the home department, Majhi said communal harmony is maintained, while timely intelligence and proactive…
Bhubaneswar: To clear the huge backlog of applications seeking unique disability ID (UDID) cards in the state, steps have been taken to provide financial incentives for medical boards, train the representatives of these boards and prevent issuance of fake disability certificates.The UDID cards help persons with disability (PwD) to get benefits provided by the govt.The…
Bhubaneswar: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday wrote separate letters to CM Mohan Charan Majhi and Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri, urging them to fast-track the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) project at Chandikhol, stressing its significance amid the ongoing West Asia crisis.The Union cabinet approved the Chandikhol SPR project on June 27, 2018….
Bhubaneswar: The state crime branch on Wednesday arrested a 36-year-old MBA graduate from Kolkata for his alleged involvement in a cybercrime syndicate that duped a Cuttack-based businessman of Rs 12.33 crore through an online investment scam.Police identified the accused as Rahul Jaiswal of Kankurgachi, Kolkata. The crime branch investigators discovered that a portion of the…
Bhubaneswar: The Rs 13,000-crore Talcher Fertilizers Ltd project in Angul district, designed to produce 12.7 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of urea annually, is running more than four years behind schedule. Its timely completion could have reduced the country’s import dependence at a time India’s fertilizer supply is under pressure due to the West Asia crisis….
Bhubaneswar: Former minister Raghunath Mohanty and former MLA Jiban Pradip Das, both leaders from Balasore district, joined the BJD in the presence of party president Naveen Patnaik here on Wednesday. Naveen said the BJD will become stronger in Balasore after this. He advised both of them to further expand the organisational work of the party…
Rourkela: A 38-year-old man was arrested by Lephirpada police of Sundargarh district on Wednesday on the charges of killing his parents two days ago over partition of their ancestral land.Victims Manuel Toppo (70) and Benerika (65), natives of Dalkijharan village under Lephripada police limits, used to staty with their elder son Patris at Suarijor village….
