Bhubaneswar: The gory murder of a money lender, whose body was chopped into 40 pieces by his three friends in Dhauli area in 2014, resulted in conviction, with a court here sentencing the trio to life imprisonment on Wednesday.The 3rd additional district and sessions judge, Himanshu Sekhar Mallick, pronounced the sentence, convicting Sanjay Khuntia, Sagar…
Rourkela: Daily-wage worker Hiradhar Sahu, a resident of Panposh here, was one proud father, who walked with his head held high. His daughter Archita Sahu not just topped the arts stream in her school by scoring 95.17% in Annual Higher Secondary Examination (AHSE) — the results of which were declared on Wednesday — but she…
Bhubaneswar: The cabinet on Wednesday approved a revised cost estimate for a grid substation at Paradip (Ersama) to meet the rising power demand of upcoming industries in the Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR).The government had in 2020–21 cleared OPTCL’s proposal to set up a 400/220/33 kV grid substation at Paradip (Ersama) along with…
Bhubaneswar: The state govt has directed the district collectors to form dedicated highway safety task forces.A senior transport department official said the highway safety task forces will be set up in every district following a Supreme Court directive issued to all states on April 13. “Their mandate is to address safety concerns on national highways…
Bhubaneswar: BJD on Wednesday constituted a state-level monitoring team to oversee preparations linked to the Election Commission of India’s decision to begin the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Odisha from May 30. According to an office order issued by the party president Naveen Patnaik, the team will monitor and supervise the appointment of…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Wednesday explored a wider academic and research collaboration with Australia’s James Cook University, with discussions focusing on joint PhD programmes, student and faculty exchanges, and the possibility of establishing an international campus in the state.Higher education minister Suryabanshi Suraj said the talks aimed at creating world-class opportunities in the state’s higher education…
Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a media meet on Zonal Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday called for giving top priority to natural farming in view of the volatile global situation.Addressing the eastern zonal agriculture conference here, Chouhan urged farmers to bring at least…
Bhubaneswar: Close to two decades since it was first proposed, a state-of-the-art ESI Medical College and Hospital is finally set to become a reality in Odisha. The labour and ESI department has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to set up the medical college and hospital at Andharua…
Bhubaneswar: In a joint demolition drive to free govt land from encroachment, squads of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and general administration (GA) department demolished close to 17 illegal structures, mostly houses and a few shops, including that of a scrap dealer, at Kalarahanga here on Tuesday.Official sources said the eviction was…
Cuttack: Orissa high court has upheld the Odisha govt’s decision to enhance financial powers of block development officers (BDOs) from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh without requiring countersignature of panchayat samiti chairpersons on bills and payment orders within the revised limit.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman…
