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Riding of motorcycles banned in Odisha college

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 12:43

In a bid to enhance safety in the premises, authorities of an autonomous college at Jeypore in Koraput district have banned students from using motorcycles inside the campus.

School head held for sexual harassing minor girl

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 01:17

The head of a school in Odisha`s Mayurbhanj district was arrested on charge of sexually harrassing a minor girl student, police said on Saturday.

Ponzi scam: CBI arrests director of chit fund company

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:54

CBI on Saturday arrested a senior functionary of an Odisha-based chit fund company in connection with a multi-crore ponzi scam after finding him holed up inside a well at the back of his residence in Bhubaneswar.

PM announces compensation for Odisha flood victims

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 00:35

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the deaths in the recent floods in Odisha and sanctioned compensation for those who died in the calamity, an official statement said Saturday.

Odisha to get its second Agriculture University: Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 18:02

Odisha will soon get its second Agriculture University in the poverty stricken KBK (Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput) region of the state.

Week after floods, 71,178 people still marooned in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 00:53

A week after floods caused by the Mahanadi river system, 71,178 persons remained marooned in 62 villages, even as the toll mounted to 47, official sources said.

Independence Day celebrated with enthusiasm in Odisha despite boycott call

Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2014, 14:55

Despite a boycott call by Maoists, Independence Day was celebrated across Odisha with gaiety and enthusiasm amid tight security with the government promising to implement a special policy for speedy empowerment of girls and women.

Subarnarekha river on the rise,1.63 lakh people still marooned in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 00:05

Rising waters in Subarnarekha river on Wednesday inundated vast areas in Odisha`s Balasore district.

Odisha floods: 294 villages still marooned

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 12:40

More than 3.3 million people in 294 villages in Odisha remain marooned even after flood water began to recede and all the rivers were flowing below the danger level, officials said on Tuesday.

Slow receding water add to woes of flood-hit people in Odisha

Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 22:53

Odisha government on Monday rushed health teams, stepped up disinfection and relief activities as the death toll due to floods stood at 45.