Earlier today, the Sixth State Finance Commission called on the Chief Minister and sought his valuable suggestions for empowering the local bodies of the State.
With the Crocodile Conservation Programme set to observe its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, Odisha, the only state to house all the three species of crocodiles, finds pride of place in implementing the most successful conservation project of saltwater crocodiles.
Odisha’s sea fishing hubs bounced back to life on Sunday with the resumption of sea-fishing voyage after the withdrawal of two-month long breeding season fishing prohibition.
Senior BJD leader and former minister Pramila Mallick alleged that incidents of rape, kidnapping, murder, and sexual assault involving women are frequently making headlines in newspapers and electronic media.
An improvised explosive device (IED) blast claimed the life of a central paramilitary personnel during an anti-Naxal search operation, cops said.
The arrested man, identified as Bikram Das (42) of Madhusudanpur village under Patkura police station, allegedly assaulted his wife Subhadra (38) and his younger brother Sangram (39) on Sunday.
The industrial mishap of this nature took place while the employees were working at the blast furnace site. Due to a suspected gas leak, the employees developed symptoms of dizziness and nausea after they came in contact with toxic gaseous substances, said an RSP official.
In a late-evening operation on Saturday, authorities apprehended eleven Bangladeshi nationals (5 females and 6 males) from Agartala Railway Station.
According to police, they secret an input from their sources about the man's hideout in Ganjman district of Odisha, and also learned that he was frequently changing his locations.
As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha's Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday.
