Odisha

Mamata alleges BJP interfering in EC functioning

7:51 pm March 25, 2021

Danton (WB): TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday charged the BJP with interfering in the functioning of Election Commission. The chief minister expressed strong reservations over the large-scale transfer of senior government officials by the EC in last few days. “The way BJP is interfering in the functioning of EC, it appears to be a […]

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Speech and hearing impaired couple tie knot

10:45 pm March 21, 2021

Sambalpur (Odisha): A speech-and-hearing impaired couple, who found each other on social media, tied the knot in presence of family members, friends and well- wishers at a mutt on Sunday. Laxmirani Tripathy of Chiplima in Sambalpur district and Mahabir Prashad Shukla of Latapahar in Manoharpur district of neighbouring state Jharkhand are both deaf and dumb […]

Tribal woman dies in Odisha's forest fire

Odisha: Guard burnt alive while trying to douse forest fire

7:05 pm March 21, 2021

Baripada: A guard was burnt alive while he was trying to douse a fire in a forest near the Similipal National Park in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, police said. The incident happened at the Jadnil Reserve Forest of Thakurmunda range in Karanjia forest division, they said. Jadu Mahanta (58), a contractual guard engaged by the state forest department, was caught in a fiery whirlwind […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Competition Comm approves Tata Power-NESCO deal

11:37 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday said it has cleared Tata Power’s proposed acquisition of 51 per cent stake in North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd. The proposed transaction relates to purchase of 51 per cent in NESCO from GRIDCO. This is pursuant to the competitive bidding process initiated by the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission, as per a combination […]

Forest fires totally contained & controlled: Odisha govt

12:45 am March 15, 2021

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: The Odisha government on Sunday claimed that the forest fire situation in the state is “totally contained and controlled” while the opposition BJP alleged that the forest department was responsible for the widespread wildfire in different jungles. The state government’s Forest Fire Task Force chief Dr Sandeep Tripathy said the forest fire situation across […]