Senior IPS officer Dr RP Sharma appointed as the new DGP of Odisha Police replacing KB Singh, who was shifted to the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation as its chairman-cum-managing director. “Prevention of crime will be my first priority, and strict action will be taken against organised crime networks. Women’s safety will be another major thrust area, and I will […]
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Odisha has received Investment proposals worth Rs 466 crore for the setting up of processing units at Seafood Park at Deras near the state capital here. The state govenrment has already allotted required land to 20 interested firms, official sources said adding that the state run Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation is develping the seafood park at an expense of […]
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Nita Ambani receiving the coveted Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2017 from Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on National Sports Day in New Delhi. Mrs Ambani received the award on behalf of Reliance Foundation as its Chairperson, for her initiatives on grassroots sports. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Sports & Adventure Awards at a […]
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Eminent boxing coach from Odisha, Braja Bhushan Mohanty, received the prestigious Dronacharya Award from President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of National Sports Day at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He received the award for his lifetime contribution to boxing. Mohanty is the first Odia to receive the award for his immense contribution towards boxing. He is a resident of Badakhemundi, Berhampur and […]
Read moreGauri Parasher Joshi, a 2009-batch IAS officer from Odisha cadre, who is on deputation to Haryana, saved Panchkula from Dera violence. After being outnumbered by the thousands of rampaging dera followers, the local police had fled the spot, leaving the young officer to almost fend for herself. It could have been a repeat of the unprecedented Jat agitation violence that […]
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Now another Odisha boy has directed a Bollywood film and he is Sattwik Mohanty. Ranchi Diaries, the upcoming film tells the story of a young aspiring actress and model and her godfather who do whatever it takes to make it big in life. Ranchi Diaries is a film set in a small town with Anupam Kher and Jimmy Shergill […]
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Odia girl, Susmita Mohanty, the ‘Interstellar Indian’ as anointed by Fortune magazine, has set out to revolutionise India’s space programme and transform it into a commercially profitable enterprise. She has founded India’s first private space startup Earth2Orbit, which is making waves in global space industry by facilitating satellite launches for countries, international organisations and companies using Indian launch vehicles like […]
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On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has been granted the University status by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. KISS claimed it has become the first tribal university in India and in the entire world. Though Indira Gandhi National Tribal University has been established before, it enrolls students of all categories. On the […]
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Odisha police has asked all district police authorities to remove from social media the ‘Blue Whale Challange’, an online game which allegedly claimed several lives of children in the country. Sambalpur police started an inquiry into Sunday’s suicide of a 15-year-old girl due to suspected Blue Whale Challenge. The girl, who was studying in Class X in a private school […]
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The Odisha government made helmets compulsory for pillion riders now and enforced the already-existing provision under the Motor Vehicles Act and mandated state police to take action against the errant motorcycle riders. Police officials in the rank of assistant sub-inspectors and above were today given the necessary powers to act as motor vehicle inspectors and take penal action against errant […]
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