Odisha

10,349 farmers committed suicide in 2018: NCRB

7:51 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi: At least 10,349 people working in the farm sector ended their lives in 2018, accounting for 7.7 per cent of the total number of suicides in the country which was 1,34,516, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The 2018 figure is less in comparison to 2016 when 11,379 farmers committed suicide, […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold wave conditions to intensify in Odisha

9:34 pm January 5, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave conditions are likely to intensify in Odisha from Monday with dense fog set to envelop many parts of the state for the next two days, the Meteorological centre here said in a bulletin on Sunday. There will be gradual fall of minimum temperature by 4 to 5 degrees Celsius in most parts […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

3 held in Noida with 105 kg cannabis sourced from Odisha

10:27 pm January 3, 2020

Noida (UP): Three people have been arrested here while allegedly transporting over a 100 kg cannabis in a truck from Odisha to Delhi, police said on Friday. The suspects were held late on Thursday night during a checking at the T-Series roundabout under the Sector 20 police station area, a senior official said. “Around 105 […]

Angul coldest place in Odisha at 5 degree Celsius

10:43 pm December 31, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Several places in Odisha reeled under cold wave conditions with 10 towns recording minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius even as the state government on Tuesday told the district collectors to be on alert in view of IMD’s forecast of thunderstorm from Thursday. Angul was the coldest place in Odisha with a minimum temperature […]

5 arrested for killing RTI activist in Odisha

11:59 pm December 29, 2019

Phulbani (Odisha): Five persons were arrested on Sunday in connection with the murder of RTI activist Abhimanyu Panda in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Prateek Singh told reporters that a revolver, three live-cartridges were recovered from possession of the arrested persons. A bike and six mobile […]