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President Pranab Mukherjee to Puri on April 25
The proposed visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Puri on April 25. Puri district administration is leaving no stone unturned to give the beach town a new look ahead of the President’s visit. Encroachment around the temple has been removed, while...
Tirupati Panigrahi with his aides on two-day remand
The Economic Offences Wing(EOW) of Crime Branch has taken Hi Tech group chairman Tirupati Panigrahi and two of his associates on two-day remand to bring out more information about the land fraud for which they have been arrested earlier. The complainant...
Baramunda molestation case : Driver arrested
The auto-rickshaw driver allegedly involved in the Baramunda molestation case was arrested by the Baramunda police. The 38-year-old Suresh Mallick of Gop area of Puri district was arrested after the victim of the molestation case identified the driver...
Arrest for Facebook post
A 20-year-old youth was arrested in Rourkela for posting an objectionable picture of a religious place of a particular community on Facebook, police said on Saturday. The culprit named Pintu Sahu allegedly posted the picture “Lord Hanuman sitting...
Compensation for the victims of the railway accident
Rs 5 lakh compensation would be given the family of the victims of the railway mishap on August 24 in Khairpali near Samblpur as directed by Odisha high court. In this connection the persons who are injured would get Rs 25000 to Rs 1 lakh. The accident...
Dengue claims the life of a medical student
Despite all efforts state health department could not stop the death of a medical student of Berhampur. The vector-borne disease Dengue took the life of the student of MKCG medical college in a private hospital in Berhampur. The 20 year old fourth year...
Auto strike in Bhubaneswar
The auto rickshaw union is on strike today from 6 am to 6 pm for 12 hours protesting against the diesel price rise and the cap on the domestic gas cylinders. The union has demanded a price hike for auto fare and parking places for them. The passengers...
Women ransack liquor shop near Sai Temple
Angry with the reopening of a foreign liquor shop in their locality, hundreds of women here took up the cudgels and ransacked it on Wednesday. Wielding bamboo sticks, shovels and hoes, the women arrived at the shop in the afternoon and started ransacking...
Civic body launches hygiene drive in Bhubaneswar slums
The city civic body has launched Project Samman to improve sanitation and standard of living in slums. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched the ambitious plan a few days ago. BMC has tied up with two voluntary organizations to develop...