Bhubaneswar: In an effort to increase safety of doctors and healthcare professionals, the govt has decided to appoint officers either in the rank of additional superintendent of police (ASP) or deputy superintendent of police (DSP) as security officers in medical colleges and hospitals across Odisha.Besides, the commissionerate police have been tasked with developing a specialised…
Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure smooth and equitable supply of fertilisers during the upcoming Kharif season amid West Asia conflict, CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed district collectors to take strict action, including filing FIRs and cancelling licences, against the black marketeers and hoarders. He also asked them to conduct surprise inspections at wholesale…
Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure smooth and equitable supply of fertilisers during the upcoming Kharif season amid West Asia conflict, CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed district collectors to take strict action, including filing FIRs and cancelling licences, against the black marketeers and hoarders. He also asked them to conduct surprise inspections at wholesale…
Bhubaneswar: In a first-of-its-kind initiative to provide relief to commuters during summer, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to install vetiver (khus) curtains at select bus queue shelters across the city.The eco-friendly cooling measure will be taken up on an experimental basis at 10 identified bus stops in the first phase, officials said. The…
The BDA eviction drive in Shampur area Bhubaneswar: Over two years after the Shampur land scam came to light and a complaint lodged in this connection with the Economic Offences Wing, Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Friday resumed its large-scale eviction drive in the area located under Bharatpur police limits on the outskirts of the…
Cuttack: Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous on Friday alleged serious irregularities in the distribution of stalls at the Barabati food court, accusing the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) of lack of transparency and unfair practices.At a press meet, Firdous said the allotment process has sidelined genuine local vendors who have been operating in the area for years,…
Women learn riding two-wheelers in Sambalpur Sambalpur: In a significant step towards women empowerment, the transport department in collaboration with the Red Cross, launched a driving training programme for 100 self-help group (SHG) women here on Friday.As part of the month-long initiative, participants will be trained to drive both two-wheelers and four-wheelers. The programme aims…
Keonjhar: A district and sessions court, Keonjhar, on Friday sentenced Ramsingh Munda to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for killing a man by deliberately running him over with a jeep. The court also ordered an additional one year of imprisonment in case of non-payment of the fine.According to public prosecutor Pradeep…
Berhampur: Two persons, including a woman, were arrested on Friday for allegedly hacking to death a 65-year-old man at Panchama village under Ganjam district’s Golanthara police station limits, five days ago, suspecting him of practising witchcraft.The accused were identified as Ghana Pradhan (45) and his sister-in-law Pankaj Pradhan (32), wife of his brother. A sharp-cutting…
Koraput: Farmers and land losers in Badakaudi village under Jeypore block in Koraput have urged the district administration to revise the compensation package for land acquisition under the Jeypore–Nabarangpur railway project, alleging that the current valuation is “grossly inadequate” and unjust.In a representation submitted to Koraput collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan on Thursday, the affected villagers…
