Berhampur: Disproportionate assets worth over Rs 1.27 crore of former executive engineer, Jonk canal irrigation division, Nuapada will be confiscated following a court order. Ashapurna Mohapatra, special judge of the vigilance court-cum-the authorized officer, special vigilance court, Bhubaneswar on Friday passed the order.The assets of the accused, Prafulla Kumar Panigrahy of Berhampur, included a multi-storied…
Representative photo Bhubaneswar: Popular restaurants, cafés and mid-range hotels across the city have begun rolling out “temporary menus” with revised prices, citing an acute shortage of LPG triggered by the escalating West Asia conflict.The crisis, which has already disrupted street-food hubs and small eateries, has now begun reshaping the city’s mainstream food and hospitality sector….
Ashok Kumar Dixit, chief officer of an LPG-loaded ship stranded at the Ras Laffan anchorage in Qatar Berhampur: Family members of Ashok Kumar Dixit, chief officer of an LPG-loaded ship stranded at the Ras Laffan anchorage in Qatar, are living in anxiety. With the near collapse of traffic through Strait of Hormuz, Ashok and the…
Bhubaneswar: The state govthas regularised contractual schematic junior teachers appointed in 2023-24, announced chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday. This has benefited more than 13,000 contractual junior teachers in the state, said an official statement issued by the chief minister’s office here.Official sources said these teachers have been regularised from the time they joined…
Sanctuary Reclaims Lost Ground Ahead of Centre’s March 31 deadline on making India Maoist-free, TOI, in a 2-part series, examines how Sunabeda will benefit as LWE influence dwindles in the areaDeputy range officer Pinku Bhoi still remembers the years when entering the deep forests of Sunabeda meant carrying not just a patrol diary and a…
BHUBANESWAR: A private bus travelling from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire near Ramabhadrapuram in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, reportedly after a rear tyre burst.According to sources, all 37 passengers on board managed to evacuate safely, averting a major tragedy. However, the bus was completely gutted in the fire within a short span of time.It…
Two neighbouring sanctuaries – Achanakmar and Udanti in Chhattisgarh – can boost Sunabeda in the natural animal movement because of the contiguity of forests.Wildlife officials said a Maoist-free Sunabeda can now hugely benefit from its advantageous geographical location to boost its herbivore and carnivore population. These connected habitats create a wider landscape for dispersal of…
Bhubaneswar: IMD forecast on Friday said light to moderate rain or thunderstorm possibility would continue at isolated places in several districts for next six days till March 27.The forecast has come with orange and yellow warning for thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 50 to 60 km per hour likely to…
Preparation for Pakhala Dibas at a restaurant in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: To popularise Odisha’s iconic summer delicacy pakhala, the tourism department organised a state-level ‘Pakhala Parba’ here on Thursday, where chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the dish is not merely food but an inseparable part of Odisha’s culture and tradition.Addressing the event, the CM said,…
The prolonged dispute affected business for years even as crores of rupees were spent on building the modern kiosks Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday allotted 66 disputed smart kiosks to eligible vendors through a lottery, ending a four-year delay in the reopening of shops along Smart Janpath.The kiosks, located between Sishu Bhawan Square…
