Bhubaneswar, June 24 (IANS) Puri Superintendent of Police (SP) Prateek Singh said the main accused in a murder case of a hotel owner sustained serious bullet injuries during an encounter with the police in Odisha’s Puri district on Wednesday. Speaking to media persons during a press briefing, SP Singh said, “We received information late last night at the Baliapanda Police Station regarding an incident at Hotel Manorama, located on Dhabaleswar Road. The owner of the hotel, Pabitra Nayak, aged aro…
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Bhubaneswar, June 8 (IANS) The Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved 10 major proposals of five departments, including the Tourism Department’s new “Land Bank for Hospitality Infrastructure” scheme aimed at creating a strong foundation for tourism-led economic growth and attracting large-scale investments in the hospitality sector across the state.The decisions were taken at a State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.Among the key dec…
Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in the holy city of Puri, calling for enhanced international and inter-state cooperation to address the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.Welcoming delegates, experts and representatives from BRICS nations, the Chief Minister described the gathering as a significant platform for advancing global disaste…
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Odisha Police has put in place elaborate security arrangements to ensure the smooth and successful conduct of the second BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group Meeting in Puri, beginning Wednesday. The prestigious international event, being held from June 3 to 5, has brought together delegates and representatives from BRICS member and partner nations, making it one of the most significant global engagements hosted in Odisha.Director General of Police (DGP) O…
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…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) The West Bengal Police on Wednesday detained the absconding Trinamool Congress MLA Dilip Mondal from Puri in Odisha.Dilip Mondal is an MLA from Bishnupur constituency in South 24 Parganas district. The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police detained him from a hotel in Puri.According to the police, at present Mondal is being brought to Kolkata on a transit remand.Recently, a video of the Bishnupur MLA went viral on social media, the authenticity of which could not …
Bhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) Odisha will host the BRICS Technical Meeting of the “Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group” in Puri from June 3 to 5, 2026. According to an official statement, the BRICS Technical Meeting of the “Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group”, being organised under India’s BRICS Presidency, will be held from June 3 to 5 at the Taj Puri Resort in Puri.“Representatives and experts from BRICS countries will participate in the meeting and deliberate on various issues r…
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar, has warned that heat waves, warm nights, and hot, humid conditions are likely to persist across several parts of Odisha over the next couple of days. Speaking on the prevailing weather situation, Director of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Manorama Mohanty, said that temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius at 21 locations across the state over the last 24 hours.According to India Meteorological Department sources…
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar late Sunday night as part of his two-day visit to Odisha. This is his first visit to Odisha after assuming charge as the BJP President in January this year, succeeding J.P. Nadda.Nabin was accorded a warm welcome at the airport by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, State BJP President Manmohan Samal, Deputy Chief Ministers Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Prav…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin is set to undertake a significant two-day organisational visit to Odisha beginning May 17. The visit is aimed at strengthening the party’s organisational framework and energising grassroots workers across the state.According to the party’s press release, the visit will feature a series of high-level meetings, training programmes, and strategic discussions with senior BJP leaders and office-bearers in Bhubaneswar and Puri. The tour is …