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Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm accompanied by rains is likely to occur in coastal districts of Odisha and adjoining interior districts from Wednesday afternoon, according to the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of SOA here. The incursion of moisture from both the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea into Odisha, which was supported by day time heating,…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government withdrew night curfew on Friday as the Covid-19 situation in the state improved. The night curfew was in place in all urban areas of the state, including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri, from 10pm to 5am, restricting all non-essential travel. It was imposed on January 31 amid a surge in Covid cases,…
Bhubaneswar: The economic offences wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch has arrested two more accused in the Rs 10 crore chit fund fraud case, officials said on Thursday. Sarat Kumar Nayak and Prabhat Ranjan Das, upper line members of the chit fund firm Auroxa Deal Multitrade (OPC) Pvt Ltd, were arrested from their residences…
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized wildlife body parts including pangolin scales and arrested one person in Mayurbhanj district. Based on information, a team of STF conducted a raid along with Karanjia Forest Official staff on Tuesday at Padagada village under Jasipur Police Station area in Mayurbhanj district, reported PTI….
Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Odisha has debarred BJD MLA and government chief whip in the assembly, Pramila Mallik, from campaigning in the upcoming panchayat elections for two days. The commission had on Friday issued a show-cause notice to Mallik for allegedly threatening to stop providing benefits of various schemes to people if…
Odisha cricketer Subhranshu Senapati was bought by Chennai Super Kings on Sunday at his base price of Rs 20 lakh during the mega IPL players’ auction in Bengaluru. Senapati had captained Odisha in the group stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and recently had been called by the CSK for trials. In the Vijay Hazare…
Rourkela: The vigilance department on Friday raided the properties of Sundargarh additional district magistrate Biswajit Mohapatra and unearthed assets worth crores of rupees. The directorate in a statement said searches were conducted at the properties of Mohapatra at seven places in Khurda, Sundargarh and Jagatsinghpur districts, reported PTI. A double-storey building and a flat in…
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police on Thursday seized brown sugar worth about Rs 1 crore and arrested one person in Balasore district. The raid was conducted based on intelligence inputs about illegal transportation of narcotic drugs, reported PTI. A man from Kajimahala was caught with brown sugar worth about Rs 1…
Led by Subhranshu Senapati, Odisha senior men’s cricket team left for Ahmedabad on Thursday to take part in the upcoming Ranji Trophy, from 17 February to 6 March. Odisha have been placed in Elite-D group along with Goa, Saurashtra and Mumbai. The team before starting their campaign, will have to undergo a quarantine period from…
As part of Ranji Trophy preparations, the two-day practice match between Odisha and Baroda being played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack ended in a draw. Opting to bat, Baroda in the first innings were bowled out for 100, with Rajesh Mohanty leading the attack with four wickets and Basanta Mohanty taking three. Also read: Odisha to…
