Bhubaneswar: Nayapalli police here on Sunday arrested a habitual snatcher who had been targetting unsuspecting pedestrians by offering them lift on his bike. At least six people, including three women, were duped into accepting his lift and subsequently lost their valuables.The accused has been identified as Sarat Maharana (46), a native of Nayagarh district, currently…
Bhubaneswar: The railways has completed construction work of 14.2 km from Parabil to Khamar of the 150-km Talcher-Bimalagarh new line project, overcoming land acquisition delays. Sources said the Parabil-Khamar section has now received general manager’s sanction for opening the stretch for goods traffic, taking the total commissioned length of the Talcher-Bimalagarh project to almost 34…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi at Pravesh Utsav and Khadi Chhuan Bhubaneswar: The pre-school classes at anganwadi centres will slowly be integrated with Sishu Vatikas at govt schools in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Saturday.Inaugurating the state-level Khadi Chhuan Divas, which marks the beginning of the formal…
Renovation in progress at the stupa Kendrapada: To protect Odisha’s Buddhist heritage, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed conservation work on the state’s highest Buddha stupa at Parabhadi hillock in Jajpur district.“The 8th-century stupa, measuring about 15 ft in length, stands at an elevation of 138 m above sea level. ASI had unearthed…
People queue up for procuring LPG cylinders in Bhubaneswar (File photo) Bhubaneswar: LPG cylinders will no longer be available in open market, and only those customers who have completed their e-KYC can procure them from authorised dealers, announced food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Sunday. Additionally, the sale of 5kg cylinders…
Students of DAV Rajabagicha perform Development of education and research across disciplines in India over the years has been such that students no longer have to travel to other countries to build a career, eminent biologist and recipient of Padma Shri Prof Aditya Prasad Dash has said.Inaugurating the annual function ‘Ullasika’ of DAV Public School,…
Koraput: Commuters at the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus terminus in Jeypore were left stranded and fuming on Saturday after services on several routes were abruptly cancelled, reportedly because of the corporation’s failure to clear pending diesel bills.The disruption triggered chaos at the bus stand. Many of the passengers, who had arrived early…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court has upheld a family court order granting custody of a minor boy to his maternal grandparents, holding that the decision was in line with the settled principle that the welfare of the child is paramount.A single-judge bench of Justice Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo dismissed an appeal filed in 2019 under Section…
For representational purposes Bhubaneswar: The proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri on Saturday received stage-1 environmental clearance from the ministry of forest, environment and climate change (MoEFCC), crucial to fast-track the ambitious greenfield project.Last year in June, after the forest ministry gave in-principle approval to the project on May 6, the expert appraisal committee…
An Ama Bus accident at Rupali Square Bhubaneswar: As many as 32 major road accidents involving Ama Bus services operated by Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) were recorded in the last two years that claimed 14 lives across cities, including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Rourkela, the state assembly was informed recently.Replying to a question, the housing…
