Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls will commence in Odisha from Saturday, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) launching a door-to-door verification across the state from May 30 to distribute enumeration forms, assist residents in filling them out, and collect the completed forms. Speaking to media persons, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan said on Friday that the house-to-house verification process beginning from May 30 will be completed …
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Odisha government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intel and 3D Glass Solutions (3DGS) to bring substrate manufacturing technology to India, according to Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday.Vaishnaw congratulated the state government, Intel and 3DGS on signing the pact aimed at introducing substrate manufacturing capabilities in India through a post on social media platform X.”Congratulations to the …
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Thursday arrested one more accused in connection with the brutal mob lynching of Government Railway Police (GRP) constable Soumya Ranjan Swain on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on May 7.“On the morning of May 28, based on substantial evidence collected during the course of investigation, the prime accused, Ashok Jena alias Geda (45), of Gangeswargada under Cuttack Sadar police station limits (UPD-Cuttack), was apprehended from Hotel…
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the rising incidents of human-elephant conflict in Odisha, alleging that the present state government has failed to protect elephant corridors, conserve forests, and manage wildlife habitats effectively. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, BJD Senior Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra said incidents of human deaths, crop destruction, and damage to houses caused by elephant attack…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Dilip Mondal, the Trinamool Congress legislator from the Bishnupur (SC) Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, who was first detained and later arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police from a hotel in neighbouring Odisha’s Puri on Wednesday, was remanded to 10 days of police custody by a lower court in Kolkata on Thursday.After being detained and subsequently arrested from the hotel in Puri, Mondal was brought to Kolkata…
Patna, May 28 (IANS) In a major anti-narcotics operation in Rohtas district, district police seized nearly 500 kilograms of cannabis concealed beneath a load of jackfruits in a pickup van on Thursday. The recovered narcotics are estimated to be worth around Rs 2.5 crore in the international market.The operation was carried out by the police in Dehri after they received confidential intelligence regarding a white pickup vehicle transporting a large consignment of cannabis from Odisha towards Dehr…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Centre is moving ahead with plans to set up four critical mineral processing plants in Odisha, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra as part of the country’s strategy to enhance domestic capabilities in producing these key materials required for making semiconductors, electric vehicles, solar panels, hi-tech electronic goods and defence equipment.Speaking on the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy noted that the Cen…
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) A woman police officer in Kendrapara district of Odisha has been suspended after allegedly assaulting a married woman and her son at a police station, including wiping sindoor from the victim’s forehead, an act considered deeply violating in Hindu tradition.As per the complaint filed by the victim with Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Pattamundai, on Tuesday, Annapurna Mandal of Giriyapahi village had visited the Talchhua Maritime Police Station on Monday evening …
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Government Railway Police (GRP), along with Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, seized hawala money worth Rs 1.22 crore and busted a Rs 41.5 lakh drug racket in two separate operations, officials said on Wednesday.GRP and RPF personnel from Secunderabad seized Rs 1,22,70,000 from a man who was allegedly transporting hawala money from Mumbai to Hyderabad on the Devagiri Express.Vijay Ambadas Gupta, a resident of Maharashtra’s Amravati district, was apprehended dur…
Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the by-elections to fill the vacancy in the Rajya Sabha from Odisha following the resignation of Debashish Samantaray.Samantaray resigned on Monday from the BJD and the Rajya Sabha.According to the schedule announced by the ECI on Wednesday, the notification for the by-election will be issued on June 1. The last date for filing nominations has been fixed as June 8, while the scrutiny of nomi…