Stone tools found at the site Rourkela: Researchers from the history department of Govt Autonomous College, Sundargarh, have found stone tools in the Ib river valley supposedly belonging to the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic period, which indicated human habitation existed in the region 40,000 to 60,000 years ago.The discovery was made during a two-year field…
Union women and child development minister Annapurna Devi Bhubaneswar: Union women and child development minister Annapurna Devi and deputy chief minister Pravati Parida on Wednesday reviewed the progress of key schemes in the state.Devi praised the state’s Subhadra Yojana, noting that direct transfer of assistance to women’s bank accounts strengthens financial independence. She recommended organising…
Rourkela: Two men were arrested by K Balang police in Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh district on Wednesday for allegedly killing a woman and burying her body in a forest 17 days ago. Police said the prime accused had planned to murder her husband but ended up strangling the woman instead.The accused have been identified as…
The protesters demand accountability and action against the culprit Bhubaneswar: Locals on Wednesday blocked NH-57 for more than an hour to protest against the death of two persons after a hoarding collapsed on them due to gusty winds in Aiginia here on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on both sides of the highway. The…
Last year, 6 of the 14 wheels of the chariot developed cracks Kendrapada: The state govt on Wednesday sanctioned a financial grant of Rs 1 crore for construction of a new wooden chariot (rath) for Lord Baladevjew’s Rath Yatra at Ichapur locality in Kendrapada district, according to an official statement.“We need 3,550 cubic feet of…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi at Prayagraj Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday attended the inauguration of the Shri Jagannath Temple in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, describing it as “not merely the launch of an architectural structure but a renaissance of faith, culture and spiritual consciousness.”Participating in the Ganga aarti, Majhi said the new Jagannath temple…
Sleuths unearthed other assets, including a double-storey house at Pahala and about 130g of gold Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths seized a staggering Rs 4.27 crore in unaccounted cash from the residence of deputy director of mines Debabrata Mohanty here on Wednesday, which the officers claimed was the biggest recovery in a single operation in the state.The…
Koraput: A 17-year-old girl was detained and four young men were arrested for allegedly murdering her 45-year-old mother and 14-year-old brother and dumping their bodies in a canal in Koraput district.Police, who cracked the case within 48 hours after it was registered, alleged the group killed the duo after the girl’s family opposed her relationship…
The deceased, Anwesh alias Renu Berhampur: A Maoist leader allegedly killed a fellow cadre and buried his body in a forest in Kandhamal district to prevent him from surrendering, police said on Wednesday. The matter came to light a day after the victim’s remains were exhumed from Arabadu forest under Daringbadi police station limits.Kandhamal SP,…
Bhubaneswar: The state govt will launch a free statewide immunisation programme to protect girls against cervical cancer on Feb 28.State health minister Mukesh Mahaling announced this on the sidelines of a blood donation camp organised in the city on Wednesday. The immunisation programme, he said, will be a part of the nationwide human papilloma virus…
