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Centre's olive branch on perishable agri products

UNION Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Centre is ready to bear the cost of transportation and storage of perishable agri-commodities like tomato, onion and potato (TOP) to bridge the price gap between the producing and consuming states.

Ministries to be Allotted Space in New Secretariat Buildings by January End

STONE cladding has caused considerable delay in finishing work of three Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings, where ministries including home, finance and defence are to be shifted from North and South blocks.

Send a trolley from each village to stir site: Dallewal

FASTING farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Saturday urged farmers to send one trolley from each Punjab village to the Khanauri border where the agitation seeking legally-guaranteed MSP (minimum support price) for crops and loan waiver for farmers continues.

Kharge takes 'matchstick' jibe at BJP over Manipur violence

AFTER fresh violence erupted in Manipur, the Congress on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to uphold \"rajdharma\" and taking responsibility for the ongoing unrest.

PM Hits Out at Oppn Over Caste Politics

Says his govt's policies have energised rural areas, but some forces are actively sowing 'poison' to disrupt harmony

India Bloc Allies May Move Separate Petitions on Places of Worship Act

The INDIA bloc parties, which include the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP), Trinamool Congress (TMC), and the Left parties, may move the Supreme Court seeking the strict enforcement of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which seeks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947.

Devaluing Death of an Unsung Singh

When obituary becomes opprobrium, history takes a step back. The malicious mudslinging against Manmohan Singh, who passed away last week at 92, by political pygmies and self-serving sycophants exposed all that is wrong with Indian public life.

The Growing Need to Regulate Crypto

One of the biggest gainers of 2024 was cryptocurrency.

Panel to Probe Pollution of Mahanadi

The alleged pollution of Mahanadi river caused by untreated waste water discharged by a rice mill at Padampur Tukuda in Boudh district has come under the NGT scanner.

Toxic waste processing on hold as MP to lob ball to HC

IN an attempt to tamp down the agitation at Pithampur in Dhar district against the Union Carbide's toxic waste, the state government on Saturday sought to lob the ball back into the judicial domain, saying it will seek fresh court orders.

2 Dalit Men Tonsured, Assaulted in Public

Bikram's father, Bilash Chandra Bhoi, filed an FIR with Biridi police on January 1 against the villagers involved in the act.

Six Dead And One Injured In A Cracker Blast In Kottaiyur

SIX workers died and one sustained injury in an explosion at Sainath Fireworks Industries, a licensed firecracker manufacturing unit at Kottaiyur village near Virudhunagar, on Saturday.

Robbers gun down 2 during jewellery shop loot in Jajpur

However, the locals managed to overpower one of the robbers there. The two miscreants were thrashed mercilessly by the mob before police reached the spot and took them in their control.

HC to take stock of electrification & water supply to villages on Jan 9

THE Orissa High Court has fixed January 9 to take a decision on seeking assistance of Odisha State Legal Service Authority (OSLSA) to ascertain the status of supply of drinking water and electrification in villages of the state.

Sick Jumbo Calf to Be Shifted

The Similipal forest authorities have decided to shift an ailing elephant to Nandankanan Zoo on Saturday after they found that it is unable to move following a fall into a morrum quarry.

Sharecropper ends life over crop loss in K'para

Dhal had reportedly obtained ₹90,000 loan from primary agriculture cooperative societies and moneylenders

Sisters Die in Tractor Mishap

In a tragic incident, two minor siblings died when the tractor they were travelling in overturned near Jodabara in Jajpur on Saturday.

Manappuram heist exposes policing holes in Sambalpur

The daring daylight heist at Manappuram Finance on the busy Budharaja-Fatak main road in Ainthapali has exposed poor policing in Sambalpur city.

Sundargarh Municipality Staff Hacked to Death in Public

In a shocking incident, a sanitary supervisor of Sundargarh Municipality was brutally hacked to death by a group of miscreants near Biju Patnaik Chowk in Ranibagicha area of Sundargarh town on Saturday evening.

House owner did not have firecracker licence

A day after a couple was killed after the roof of their house collapsed due to a firecracker explosion at Jagatsinghpur's Badabag village, locals on Saturday alleged the incident occurred as gunpowder stored in their house caught fire.

Cong Calls For Reforms In Odisha Relief Code To Curb Farmer Suicides

KEEPING in view the rising death of farmers over crop loss across the state, the Congress has demanded immediate reforms in the Odisha Relief Code so as to prevent such incidents and ensure better compensation to the affected farmers.

40-Year-Old Trampled by Tusker in Mayurbhanj

A 40-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant in the wee hours of Saturday at Daddud village under Shyamakhunta block of Mayurbhanj district here.

Elephants Create Havoc in Ganjam's Bhanjanagar

A herd of 24 elephants, including a baby, has caused widespread damage in Bhanjanagar, Ganjam district.

State Govt Will Create 2,000 Traffic Police Posts This Year: Majhi

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday announced that the state government would create 2,000 traffic police posts and recruit 500 traffic personnel this year to strengthen road safety in Odisha.

BJD asks CM to act for reinstating tableau

THE Opposition BJD has sought Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's intervention into the rejection of Odisha tableau in the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi on January 26.

As police go missing in Cuttack city, burglars loot Panchamukhi temple

SENDING shockwaves in the city and raising serious questions on policing in Cuttack city, burglars struck at the much-revered Panchamukhi Hanuman temple in Khapuria-Khannagar late on Friday night and decamped with gold and silver ornaments, not sparing even the outfit and adornments of the presiding deity.

Manoj Sahoo appointed private secretary to CM

THE Odisha government on Saturday appointed 2006-batch IAS officer Manoj Kumar Sahoo as private secretary to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

‘AMRIT DHARA’ FOR CANCER VICTIMS

Dr Mami Parija's Amrit Dhara initiative provides free palliative care to terminally ill cancer patients and counselling to their family members for helping them in dealing with their fear and struggles, writes Diana Sahu

Ekamra Utsav From Today To Add A Cultural Flair To Pbd Conclave

As Bhubaneswar gears up to host the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention, the Ekamra Utsav to be organised from January 5 will add a special cultural flair to the celebrations showcasing Odisha's rich heritage and traditions.

Glorious Odisha pavilion to showcase state's heritage

THE government is all set to showcase the state's rich heritage and beauty at the upcoming Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention at Janata Maidan here through a theme-based pavilion 'Glorious Odisha: From Ancient to Modern'.