Odisha

Odisha is a model state: Kamal Haasan

9:03 pm November 19, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Hailing Odisha as a “model state” with many ideas, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said he is seeking knowledge and experience from the state to be replicated in Tamil Nadu. The founder president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party said this after being honoured with an Honorary Doctorate by a private university of technology […]

Odisha CM launches travelogue by Maharaj of Puri

10:22 pm November 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched a travelogue written by Gajapati Maharaj of Puri, Dibyasingha Deb. The book, “Majestic Mara”, is based on Deb’s eight-day safari across Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya last year. Unveiling the book in the presence of Kenya’s High Commissioner to India, Willy Kipkorrir Bett, Kenya’s National […]

Toxic gas leak: Seven persons detained, probe ordered

1:56 pm November 14, 2019

Balasore/Bhubaneswar: Seven persons were detained and a probe ordered on Thursday into the leak of harmful gas at a private seafood processing plant in Odisha’s Balasore district which left over 100 people sick, officials said. A case has been registered in Khantapada police station in connection with leakage of the harmful gas in the factory […]

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ disrupts normal life in Bengal; 4 killed

4:15 pm November 10, 2019

Kolkata: Cyclone ‘Bulbul’, which made landfall between Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with strong winds till early Sunday, affecting normal life in several parts of the city and the coastal districts of the state. At least four people were killed in rain-related incidents in Kolkata and North 24 Parganas […]

Centre assures states all help to deal with cyclone ‘Bulbul’

6:13 pm November 7, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday asked states to take all possible steps to deal with the cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ and ensure there is minimum casualty and loss of property. At a high-level meeting here, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra also assured the states all necessary central assistance required in the […]