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Brown sugar valued at Rs 1.20cr seized in Odisha; 2 held
Bhubaneswar : The special task force (STF) of Odisha crime branch has seized over 1 kg brown sugar valued at Rs 1.20 crore during a raid in Bhubaneswar, and arrested two persons involved in the illegal trade, the police said on…
6 killed as tourist bus from West Bengal overturns in Kalinga ghat of Odisha
Bhubaneswar : At least six tourists from West Bengal were killed and more than 40 injured when the bus, in which they were travelling, met with an accident on Kalinga ghat in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Wednesday. The bus was…
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asks officials to plan for reducing forest fire cases
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday asked forest department officials to prepare an integrated plan for significant reduction in forest fire incidents. Issues such as human-elephant conflict, trafficking of…
Cyclone Asani starts weakening; coastal, south Odisha to receive heavy rains
Bhubaneswar : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said severe cyclonic storm Asani has started weakening and will convert into a cyclonic storm in next 24 hours. The severe cyclonic storm Asani over west-central and…
Making efforts to provide affordable healthcare service: Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government is giving top priority to the healthcare sector and consistently making efforts to provide affordable and quality healthcare service to the people, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on…
Preparations for 2023 Hockey World Cup going on ‘smoothly’: Amit Rohidas
Bhubaneswar : With exactly 250 days to go for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India's hockey stalwart Amit Rohidas has said that the team's preparations were going on 'smoothly' in spite of Covid-19…
Cyclone will not make landfall on Odisha-AP coast: IMD
Bhubaneswar : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday that cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal will not make a landfall in either Odisha or Andhra Pradesh coast.It will re-curve and change path after May 10…
Odisha: Six elephant tusks seized; one arrested
Bhubaneswar : Six elephant tusks weighing nine kg were seized and one person was arrested in this connection from Odisha's Bolangir district on Thursday. According to the Special Task Force of Odisha Police, a team with help of forest…
Odisha: Son beats mother to death for not paying money for liquor
Bhubaneswar : In a bizarre incident, a woman was allegedly beaten to death by her son for not paying Rs 100 to him to buy liquor in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, the police said on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday night at…
Team still lacks a bit of finishing, says India hockey skipper Amit Rohidas
Bhubaneswar : Indian hockey team captain Amit Rohidas, while happy with the successive wins against powerhouse Germany in the FIH Pro League double-header recently, said that the team lacked a bit of finishing.Having bagged all six points…