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Bhubaneshwar, Apr 7 (UNI) The Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary, home to a wide range of flora and fauna besides picturesque forest ambience, in Odisha's Bargarh district has emerged as an ecotourism hotspot, attracting both domestic and overseas tourists to boost local economy. The Debrigarh ecotourism sites recorded Rs.6.02 crore revenue with 1.4 lakh footfall of tourists with more than 50,000 from Italy, France, US, UK, Canada, West Indies, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Spain and Brazil in the 2025- ...Read More >
PADAMPUR: Hundreds of farmers on Monday staged protest in front of the Padampur sub-collector's office in Bargarh district, alleging gross mismanagement in paddy procurement including delay in issuance of tokens during the ongoing kharif season. The agitating farmers claimed harvested paddy is lying in the open due to the mismanagement, forcing them to guard their produce as tokens are yet to be issued. Even those who received tokens and deposited their produce at mandis alleged that lifting of ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Continuing its crackdown under Operation NETRA, the Jharsuguda police have busted an inter-district liquor smuggling racket and arrested four accused, including the kingpin, during a late-evening raid on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, Rengali Police intercepted a Maruti EECO vehicle near Amapali Crusher in Pithinda Gram Panchayat, which was found carrying over 1,000 litres of country-made (OS) liquor being transported from Bargarh district. The accused have been identified as Bikram ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR/NUAPADA : The BJD on Thursday officially launched its campaign for the Nuapada bypoll, scheduled on November 11, alleging that the double engine government has led to "double destruction" of the district in the last 16 months. Sources said party president and leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik will visit the constituency in the first week of November for a two-day campaign in support of candidate Snehangini Chhuria. Senior BJD leaders, accompanied by Chhuria, offered prayers a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The nomination papers of five candidates for the November 11 Nuapada by-poll were rejected during scrutiny due to technical errors, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said here on Thursday. In all, 19 candidates had filed nominations for the bypoll -- eight from political parties and 11 as Independents. However, during scrutiny on Wednesday, the papers of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) nominee Rajaram Sahu, Rashtriya Parivartan Dal's Sitaram Behera and three inde ...Read More >
BJD staged a massive padyatra and rally in Nuapada, mobilizing over 15,000 supporters for candidate Snehangini Chhuria's by-election campaign. Party leaders lauded the legacy of late MLA Rajendra Dholkia and highlighted BJD's development achievements in education, health, and infrastructure. They also criticized the BJP government for neglecting the district's needs. Bhubaneswar: BJD held a padyatra and rally in Nuapada on Sunday, rallying behind its candidate Snehangini Chhuria for the upcomin ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A flurry of political activity was witnessed in Nuapada on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras on Saturday,with BJP candidate Jay Dholakia and Congress nominee Ghasiram Majhi, among others, filing their nominations for the Nov 11 bypoll.Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, led a massive procession from Khariar Road to the district magistrate's office, joined by over 10,000 supporters and senior BJP leaders. State BJP president Manmohan Samal, former president Basant ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal's Nuapada candidate, Snehangini Chhuria, on Friday dismissed Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's claim that she is an ''outsider'', saying she belongs to western Odisha and has strong family roots in the district. Reacting to Majhi's remarks at a public meeting in Nuapada on Thursday, Chhuria said, ''I feel pity over the Chief Minister's comments. How come I am an outsider? My mother was born under Komna block in Nuapada district, and I was born in Padamp ...Read More >
Bargarh: In a tragic incident, at least three people were killed while another turned critical after a car met an accident in Bargarh of Odisha yesterday night. The accident took place on the over-bridge at the Bhatli Chhak. The deceased persons have been identified as Sourav Agarwal (26), a businessman of Bargarh town who had married in May this year, Luseneri Disari of Baidupali under Dunguripali Block of Subarnapur district and Gyanaranjan Sahu of Bhubaneswar. The critical woman has been ide ...Read More >
Sambalpur: A 26-year-old businessman and two of his employees were killed when their speeding car hit the divider and overturned near Bhatli Square in Bargarh district late on Thursday night. The deceased have been identified as businessman Saurabh Agrawal, Lusenari Disiri, 28, from Dunguripali in Sonepur, and Gyan Ranjan Sahu, 40, from Cuttack.Two died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries at the district headquarters hospital in Bargarh. Sources said Saurav got married last year. Th ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (PTI) BJD's Nuapada candidate Snehangini Chhuria on Friday dismissed Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's claim that she is an "outsider", saying she belongs to western Odisha and has strong family roots in the district. Reacting to Majhi's remarks at a public meeting in Nuapada on Thursday, Chhuria said, "I feel pity over the CM's comments. How come I am an outsider? My mother was born under Komna block in Nuapada district, and I was born in Padampur, just 57 km away. ...Read More >
Nuapada (Odisha), Oct 16 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress, questioning their alleged silence over the gang rape of an Odia medical college student in West Bengal's Durgapur. Majhi raised the issue at the BJP's 'Bijay Sankalp Samabesh', part of the election campaign for the November 11 Nuapada bypoll. "What was the role of both BJD and the Congress when a woman from the state was gang raped in West Be ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The credit-to-deposit ratio in Indian banks has stayed below 80 per cent as credit offtake in the country continues to lag, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The report highlighted that while both credit offtake and deposit growth have increased sequentially, they remain significantly lower than the levels seen last year. Deposits continued to outpace credit offtake in the current fortnight, leading to a narrowing of the credit-deposit gap. It state ...Read More >
The Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) of the Odisha Police on Tuesday asked all SPs to review all pending grievances and fresh grievances of women and girls. Amid a slew of cases in Odisha involving young women setting themselves on fire, the state government has asked police to review women's grievances and take proactive measures. On July 12, a 20-year-old student of a leading government college in Balasore district self-immolated over alleged inaction by authorities over her co ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, RV Karnan, has declared that the GHMC is fully prepared to handle any disastrous events following Indian Meteorological Department's warnings regarding upcoming heavy rainfall. On Wednesday, the Commissioner conducted an inspection of the control room at the GHMC headquarters. He asked about the complaints received and assessed the operations of the control room. Karnan instructed the control room staff to remain vigila ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) of Odisha Police on Tuesday asked all superintendents of police (SPs) to review pending and fresh grievances lodged by women and girls to prevent them from taking extreme steps such as suicide. Inspector General of Police, CAW&CW, S Shyni, has written a letter to all SPs, DCPs and superintendents of railway police in this regard. Shyni, in her letter said, "Since the Balasore Fakir Mohan Autonomous College incident of self-immolati ...Read More >
This comes just days after the tragic death of a female student over a sexual harassment. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Professor at Gangadhar Meher University arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a student * Student lodged complaint leading to arrest after preliminary investigations corroborated claims * Incident follows death of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College student who self-immolated Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Sambalpur: Days after a stude ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: An assistant professor of GM University, Sambalpur, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually exploiting a female student after promising to marry her. The accused, identified as Gopikant Suna of the university's Education Department, was taken into custody following a complaint lodged by a 20-year-old second-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) student. Sambalpur Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo confirmed the arrest and said a case was registered under relevant sec ...Read More >
Sambalpur: Students of Ichhapali UP school in Bargarh district's Sargibahal GP locked the school on Monday and staged a dharna demanding appointment of more teachers, as there are only two teachers in the school for eight classes. Acknowledging the problems, block education officer Loknath Bhoi said the status of Ichapali school is similar to other students in schools in Padampur, informed the block education officer, Lokanath Bhoi.Akash Sahu, father of a student, said, "There are 8 classes in t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Mohammad Rafiq, a former MLA and a prominent BJP member from the erstwhile Melchamunda constituency in Bargarh district, died on Friday following prolonged illness. He was 71. Rafiq, who was undergoing treatment at a local hospital, represented Melchamunda in the assembly from 2004 to 2009. He also served as state president of the BJP Minority Morcha and held the position of vice-president of the Sohela Durga Puja Committee. The state BJP unit expressed sorrow over his demise and ex ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly sold for Rs 40,000 by her parents in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The couple, daily wage earners originally from Bihar, cited severe financial distress as the reason for their actions. The child was sold to another couple in Pipili with the help of two intermediaries from the Badagada locality. Acting swiftly on a tip-off, the Badagada police rescued the girl and launched an investigation into the case. Inspector-in-Charge of B ...Read More >
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