Vishal Das, the son of Odisha's former minister Naba Das, along with 27 others, was detained by Chhattisgarh police on Thursday night. The detainees, including sarpanchs and panchayat committee members, were reportedly held across multiple police stations, allegedly to prevent their participation in a no-confidence motion scheduled for Friday.
The session celebrated the achievements of women leaders globally while addressing the systemic challenges that hinder progress.
Tigress Zeenat's pugmarks were yet to get desiccated on the Bengal, Jharkhand terrains but those suddenly emerged sinistrous among the panicked residents as those have lured another big cat far away from Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand and currently breathing closer to Bengal.
President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards during the valedictory session of the PBD Convention in Odisha.
India will consider Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) as partners in promoting Odisha and leveraging its vast potential to drive growth and generate employment, said External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, speaking at the business session of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) bus service in Malkangiri district on Thursday.
The health ministry on Thursday said its flagship routine immunisation campaign 'Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI 5.0)' will conclude in all states and Union Territories, except Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Punjab, on October 14.
As Odisha gears up for holding an International Convention on Millets on November 10 and 11, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that "Odisha should lead the way in developing the roadmap for millets for the next decade, both nationally and internationally."
The OHRC held TPNODL, the power distribution company, responsible for the electrocution death of a father-son duo in 2016 rejecting its defence that the 11KV pin insulator burst due to the intervention of heavy birds.
Devotees visiting the Jagannath Temple are expected to adhere to traditional clothing standards. This means refraining from wearing items like shorts, ripped jeans, or skirts.
