Tag: Bhubaneswar

1st COVID19 case in Odisha

The person had returned from Italy on 6 March and stayed in Delhi till he travelled by train to Bhubaneswar and arrive here on 13 March.

March 16, 2020

Delhi riots: Dilip slams Mamata for practicing double standard

“She is however showing mock concern about a sensitive issue like Delhi riots only for reaping political dividend. Actually she got time to speak to Mr Shah, regarding this issue while Union home minister joined lunch in Bhubaneswar and Miss Banerjee joined the same table. Why she kept herself silent over this issue? Where was her sympathy for Delhi riot victims then,” said Mr Ghosh.

March 5, 2020

Mamata should have boycotted meeting with HM: Adhir

The Congress veteran also trained his guns at the Centre over the abrupt transfer of the Delhi High Court Judge S Murlidhar calling it a "midnight surgical strike" resorted to by the Centre in the face of violence spiral in Northeast Delhi.

February 29, 2020

Shah-Didi meet raises brows as Delhi burns

“It is strengthening the speculation that BJP’s top leadership and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s hand-inglove which is why Shah can come to Kolkata. Miss Banerjee has not condemned the hate speeches by three BJP leaders including Union minister who instigated the Delhi riots,”CPM leader Sujan Chakraborty said.

February 29, 2020

Raised Delhi violence at EZC meet: Mamata

Miss Banerjee expressed concern over the communal clashes in Delhi that have claimed at least 42 lives and said that steps should be taken so that the situation doesn't aggravate further.

February 29, 2020

Mamata likely to meet Shah on EZC sidelines

The Ministry of Home Affairs has already sent a letter to the Bengal chief minister requesting her to attend the meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) comprising the four states in Bhubneswar city.

February 18, 2020

Union Budget: Naveen Patnaik says Sensex drop shows lack of investor confidence

To spur growth, which is the biggest challenge now, investment has to come in and poor investment sentiment will have a huge impact on job creation and livelihood options for our youth, he observed.

February 1, 2020

Left, Congress urge BJD to give up ‘pro-BJP’ stand

The Left and Congress student wing activists staged protests at different places in the city here denouncing the barbaric attack on students and professors in JNU on Sunday and demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

January 6, 2020

BJD likely to support Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Though a final announcement of the BJD’s stand on the Bill is awaited, reliable sources said “BJD’s support is a certain”, adding that till date Naveen Patnaik’s party has supported all bills in parliament including the equally controversial ones like the amendment to the RTI Act.

December 8, 2019

Bhubaneswar, Rourkela to host 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup

India will host the Men's Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time after the country was picked to stage the game's showpiece event in 2023 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

November 27, 2019

A maestro’s passion

The annual Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival featured some of the finest musicians and dancers. A review by Manjari Sinha.

September 26, 2019

Elderly Odisha woman fights odds, gets widowed daughter-in-law remarried

In this gratifying news being reported from Angul district, Odisha, an elderly woman solemnized the marriage of her 20-year-old daughter-in-law after the death of her son, thus setting a rare example.

September 14, 2019

Truck in Odisha fined Rs 6.53 lakh

The most glaring part of the news is that the amount of fine was calculated before the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 came into effect on September 1.

September 14, 2019

Delhi Dynamos renamed Odisha FC, move base to Bhubaneswar

The development comes after DD owners Delhi Soccer Private Limited penned a formal agreement with the Sports & Youth Services Department of the Odisha government.

September 2, 2019

Unprecedented coal crisis in NTPC Kaniha forces shutting down of four units

The 3000Mw NTPC-Kaniha power plant, the second-largest power station in India, has shut four units of 500 Mw each and several other power plants in critical condition.

August 5, 2019

HIV infected girl raped in shelter home

The victim had left for Bolangir district along with her mother where she narrated the horrific incident to a few media persons the report of which outraged the state.

July 23, 2019

I take pride in earning money from my labour: Padmashree Haldhar Nag

“Like every year, during the famous Rath Yatra, I sell ragchana and ghuguni and I did so this year too,” he said without batting an eyelid.

July 15, 2019