Odisha Vigilance officials seized over Rs 4 crore in unaccounted cash from the residence of arrested mines official Debabrata Mohanty BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Vigilance officials on Wednesday morning recovered a staggering unaccounted cash of Rs 4 crore from the residence of mines official Debabrata Mohanty, arrested the previous night while allegedly accepting a Rs 30,000 bribe…
A fireman in action at the market complex on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: A massive fire that engulfed a four-storeyed market complex in Lingipur late on Monday and continued well into Tuesday re-ignited a larger debate on fire safety compliance in the city’s rapidly growing urban landscape.While the immediate focus of the authorities remained on dousing the…
Topical Anaesthetic Inducer Bhubaneswar: Boosting Odisha’s growing MedTech ecosystem, city-based startup ZTOP IOT Solutions Pvt Ltd secured a patent for a pioneering device designed to reduce pain caused by needle pricks during vaccinations, blood tests and other diagnostic procedures.The innovation, called the Topical Anaesthetic Inducer (TAI), aims to make routine medical procedures far more patient-friendly….
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday asserted that the long-awaited Khurda-Balangir railway line would be completed by early next year.“For 50 years, the dream of the people in western Odisha was the completion of the Khurda-Balangir railway line. Perhaps, by the end of this year or early next year, it would become fully operational,”…
Bhubaneswar: Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida on Tuesday launched the ‘Go Adventure’ portal and signed MoUs with the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) and the Aero Club of India (ACI), in a move towards positioning Odisha as a premier adventure tourism hub in eastern India.The ‘Go Adventure’ portal will simplify registration, verification and licensing procedures for…
Berhampur: A 34-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hacking his younger brother to death at Karanjakua village under Mohana police limits in Gajapati district on Sunday. Police identified the accused as Gobinda Mallick, a labourer, and the deceased as Lubi Mallick (32), an auto-rickhshaw driver and father of four.According to police, Lubi was…
Bhubaneswar: Evaluation of answer sheets for the Class X High School Certificate (HSC), Madhyama and State Open School Certificate (SOSC) examinations is likely to begin from March 19.Officials of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) said the evaluation will continue until April 2, and the modalities are being worked out. Every year, 50 centres are…
The Orissa high court is seeking clarity on cryptocurrency’s legal standing in India, questioning its status as legal, illegal, or regulated. This comes as the court hears pleas challenging the freezing of bank accounts linked to alleged crypto transactions. Officers have been summoned to explain the regulatory framework and investigation procedures for virtual assets. Cuttack:…
The National Human Rights Commission has demanded action reports from Odisha authorities following the alleged electrocution of a 30-year-old man in Koraput due to an unprotected transformer. A human rights activist filed a complaint alleging the electricity department’s negligence in failing to secure the transformer, leading to the fatal incident. Cuttack: National Human Rights Commission…
A massive fire engulfed a four-storey market in Bhubaneswar’s Lingipur area, raging for over 12 hours BHUBANESWAR: A massive fire broke out at a four-storey market in Bhubaneswar’s Lingipur area on Monday night and continued for more than 12 hours. The intense heat reportedly caused cracks in the building, forcing firefighters to drill large holes…
