Mob sets truck on fire after youth’s death
Tension prevailed under the Sadar police station area in Keonjhar district after a 22-year old youth died when a Hyva truck hit his motorbike near Raigoda village on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Santosh Dehuri of village Binida under Banspal block. He is survived by his parents, wife and...
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Newborn baby stolen from DHH SNCU
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Bapi Sarkhel quits Cong
Congress leader Arindam (Bapi) Sarkhel on Thursday resigned from the party ahead of the elections 2024. He sent his resignation letter to Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak citing to ‘focus on work as a trade union leader’ for efforts towards betterment and social upliftment of workers. Speculations are rife that...
BJP spokesperson Sonali joins Cong
Spokesperson of the Odisha unit of the BJP Sonali Sahoo on Thursday resigned from the primary membership of the party. She sent her resignation letter to BJP State president Manmohan Samal. “During the last five years of working for the BJP, I felt that the party is not pro-women. It lacks respect...
Ex-Deputy Speaker Panda quits BJD
Former Deputy Speaker of Odisha Assembly Rama Chandra Panda on Thursday resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The senior leader tendered his resignation letter to party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik citing ‘ticket denial’ as the reason behind his decision. Panda at a Press conference at Brahmapur alleged that the...
Heat wave warning issued for 11 districts
The Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Thursday issued a Yellow warning for heat wave conditions in as many as 11 districts of the State. Thesedistricts are Nayagarh, Boudh, Kandhamal, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Balangir, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Koraput and Dhenkanal. As per the prediction by IMD, these districts would...
Mining firms must share profits with locals on a fair basis
An honest socioeconomic and environmental public audit of extractive industries in Odisha can prove how the local residents of the mineral bearing areas are deprived of a fair share in the profits of the corporates in the mining business and they wallow under poverty and backwardness. It is said that...
Holiday for govt staffs on poll days
The Odisha Government has declared holiday for its employees on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1 in order to facilitate them to cast votes for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department has issued a notification in this regard. “The Government of Odisha have been pleased...
Jhilik wants to contest from Korei
Jhilik Bhattacharjee, the actress-wife of Minister Pritiranjan Gharai, is interested to contest from the Korei Assembly constituency in Jajpur district. Speculation of her contesting from the seat on a BJD ticket prevailed after Jhilik met several people of Korei on Thursday. "I will contest from Korei if I am given opportunity by...
