Berhampur: The Gajapati police have seized over three tonnes of ganja worth around Rs 3 crore, which were buried in underground pits and hidden inside hill caves in different forest areas, police said on Tuesday.While 2,010 kg cannabis valued over Rs 2 crore was found in an underground pit at Vimanpur under R.Udayagiri police station…
Kendrapada: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl multiple times in a village in the district. The minor, a Class IX student, was found to be around two months pregnant, police said. According to the police, the duo was allegedly in a relationship. When the minor informed the accused…
Sambalpur: Thousands of devotees took part in Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on Tuesday, with a large procession organised by the Hanuman Samanwaya Samiti passing through the city’s key areas. Devotees from different localities took part in the procession, which began after rituals and aarti at the Hanuman temple at Brooks Hill.The main procession started from the…
Berhampur: The 13-day-long Danda Nata in Ganjam district ended on Tuesday with the ‘dandus’, the main actors of the popular seasonal folk dance, celebrated Meru on the occasion of the Maha Visubha Sankranti, also called as the Meru Sankranti. On the occasion of Meru, Pata Dandua, the main character of the Danda Nata, walked on…
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Tuesday said celebrating each other’s festivals strengthens national unity and reflects the true spirit of India’s diversity.Addressing a joint celebration of Odia New Year (Pana Sankranti), along with Bihu, Vishu, Puthandu, Poila Boishakh and Baisakhi, coinciding with Himachal Pradesh Formation Day here, the governor said India’s diversity is not…
Koraput: A state-level poetry recitation event was held in Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block in the district on Tuesday, bringing together literary voices from across Odisha in a celebration of language and culture. The Kotia cluster of villages has remained a sensitive Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border issue for over six decades, with both states laying claim…
While 60 students are currently under treatment at PRM, 40 are recovering at the Rasgovindpur health centre Bhubaneswar: A Class 5 student died on Tuesday and more than 100 others fell ill in a suspected case of food poisoning after they consumed stale pakhala (fermented rice), saga bhaja (fried green leaves) and aloo bharta at…
Bhubaneswar: A senior faculty member of an autonomous college in Balasore was suspended on Tuesday following complaints of harassment lodged against him by a student recently.She sent the complaint to the regional director of education, who directed the college’s internal complaints committee (ICC) to investigate and submit a report. As a precautionary measure, the college…
Cuttack: Orissa high court has directed the Orissa High Court Bar Association to submit a fresh list of advocates to represent all 59 wards under Cuttack Municipal Corporation in connection with an ongoing PIL on civic issues affecting the city.A special bench comprising Justices K R Mohapatra and V Narasingh issued the direction while taking…
Bhubaneswar: Alleging irregularities in the implementation of reservation norms, the All Odisha Students’ Union of the visually-impaired has urged the state govt to strictly enforce 5% quota for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in BEd admissions, as mandated under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.In a letter addressed to the principal secretary of…
