Bhubaneswar: The state govt on Wednesday started an inventory of the Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar, nearly 48 years after its last audit in 1978. The newly-compiled list of the shrine’s jewellery is being cross-checked against the previous records.Ratna Bhandar’s valuables are traditionally classified into three categories based on their use for the deities. Jewellery that…
Koraput: Koraput district police have made elaborate security arrangements for the upcoming Ram Navami celebrations in Jeypore, where a massive religious procession is expected to draw a large number of people. The procession will start from Power House Square and proceed to Dussehra Ground, covering key areas of the town.SP (Koraput) Rohit Verma said 13…
Berhampur: Unidentified miscreants looted valuables worth over Rs 1 crore from the house of a businessman at Prem Nagar under Bada Bazar police station limits here on Wednesday morning. The incident took place, when the house owner, who was staying alone, went for the morning walk at about 4.45 am, police said.The miscreants allegedly entered…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court on Wednesday adjourned till April 22 further hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has become virtually non-functional due to key vacancies and the absence of an acting chairperson.The division bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman adjourned…
Berhampur: Forest officials on Tuesday arrested two persons in Kandhamal district for allegedly beating an adult female langur to death and uploading the incident on social media. The species is protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.The accused persons were identified as Manab Mallick (32) and Jaydev Mallick (21) of Salaguda in…
Rourkela: A couple was electrocuted while working on the roof of a house in Sundargarh district on Monday afternoon. The postmortem of the two was conducted on Tuesday and bodies handed over to their family.The incident took place at Bhedabahal village under Sadar police limits. Anant Kainsaria (60), a mason, and his wife Sumitra Kainsaria…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi chairs the review meeting in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday directed the state police to ensure foolproof security arrangements for peaceful Ram Navami celebrations on March 27.Majhi reviewed preparations at a high-level coordination meeting attended by chief secretary Anu Garg, DGP Y B Khurania, home secretary…
Bhubaneswar: In order to improve academic participation of students with disabilities and promote inclusive higher education across the state, the govt has decided to provide them with aids and appliances and other assistive devices.The higher education department has framed a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the provision of assistive devices to PwD students across the…
Sudhanshu Sarangi at the review meeting on Tuesday Sambalpur: Sudhanshu Sarangi, the director general of fire services, visited Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Vimsar), Burla on Tuesday to assess and strengthen its fire safety infrastructure. The move comes after the March 16 blaze in the ICU of SCB Medical College and…
Rourkela: Kundheigola police in Deogarh district on Tuesday detained a 50-year-old man for questioning on suspicion of burning his wife to death. The woman’s half-charred body was found in a farmland about 300 metres from their home on Monday afternoon. A scientific team from Angul joined Kundheigola police on Tuesday to examine the spot. Acting…
