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10,000 Animals slaughtered at Chhattar Yatra in Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna, Oct 21: Like every year, faith prevailed over reasoning in Odisha's Kalahandi district as over 10,000 animals and birds were slaughtered near Manikeswari temple in the name of sacrifice to appease the deity on Wednesday.…
Odisha Government to purchase Power at Higher Rates
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: In a bid to overcome the ongoing power crisis in Odisha, the state government has sought permission from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to purchase power from captive generating plants (CGPs) at a…
Odisha Tourism: Air India agrees to promote 3 Packages of OTDC
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: In order to promote Odisha tourism, Air India will promote three tourism packages of Odisha Tourism Development Corporation. In a high-level meeting convened recently in New Delhi, the authorities of Air India agreed…
Maoists abduct another villager suspecting Police Informer
Malkangiri, Oct 21: Maoists have abducted a tribal from his house on Tuesday evening in Malkangiri district. According to reports, a group of Maoists with arms entered into Dandipar village under Mathili police station jurisdiction. They…
Odisha Congress to hold Chasi Banchao Rally on Nov 6
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has decided to organize ‘Chasi Banchao’ rally on November 6 in all blocks across the state over the drought situation and farmers suicides issues.
OPCC President Prasad…
Chit Fund Scam: Odisha issues guidelines to identify Genuine Depositors
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: Over a million people were duped by chit fund companies in Odisha. The Odisha government has order for the identification of genuine depositors to initiate a drive to repay the funds to the depositors.
Notably, the…
MCL to set up Thermal Power Plant in Sundergarh District
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Coal India Limited, will set up a thermal power plant and two units for power transmission in Sundergarh district. Animesh Nandan Sahay, Chairman-cum-Managing…
Noted Odia Writers slam “drama” by Sahitya Akademi Awardees
Renowned Odia Writers and Poets tried to show the Mirror to the Sahitya Akademi Award winners, who have returned their awards recently.
"Writers should use pen to lodge their protest. After earning name and fame for years, they should…
Man jumps to death from IDCO Tower in Bhubaneswar
Bhubhaneswar, Oct 21: One Gajendra Nath Das of Paradip in Jagatsingpur district allegedly committed suicide by jumping from IDCO Tower located at Rupali Square on Tuesday noon here.
After getting information about the incident from the…
CBI in Odisha to probe Vyapam-linked Officer’s Death
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: A CBI team on Tuesday arrived in Odisha's Jharsuguda district to probe the mysterious death of a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, who acted as an observer in two Vyapam recruitment tests of Madhya Pradesh.…