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Ayaskant Das

IndiGo flights from Odisha capital delayed due to system outage

Ayaskant Das Nov 4, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Two flights of private carrier IndiGo were delayed due to total system outage today at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Odisha capital. As per airport sources, the total system outage occurred for two hours from…

ODISHA LATEST

Rasagola war: GI Registry asks Odisha to file documents afresh

Ayaskant Das Oct 31, 2019

Chennai/Bhubaneswar: The sweet-bitter war over the origin of famed sweetmeat rasagola is far from over as Geographical Indication (GI) Registry of India today asked the Odisha-based activist to submit documents once again, who had…

ODISHA LATEST

Experts deliberate on implications of West Asian geopolitics for India

Ayaskant Das Oct 29, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Experts and political scientists on Indian foreign policy and International relations discussed India’s west Asia strategy and the impact of west Asian geopolitics for India in the brainstorming sessions in the policy dialogue…

CRIME

Odisha police rescue 19 migrant labourers; trafficker arrested

Ayaskant Das Oct 24, 2019

Balangir: The Odisha police rescued 19 labourers from Balangir district who were being trafficked to a brick kiln in Telangana. The alleged trafficker identified as Ricksha Muduli has been arrested in this connection, police said today.…

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Temporary accommodation for Army job aspirants in Odisha capital

Ayaskant Das Oct 15, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Offering a helping hand to thousands of Army job aspirants who were forced to sleep in open spaces and on footpaths in the capital city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has provided accommodation facilities till the…

ODISHA LATEST

Milestone! Mo Bus registers over 1 lakh riders in a day

Ayaskant Das Oct 15, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Achieving a major milestone, Mo Bus has crossed a daily ridership of 1 lakh yesterday. This remarkable feat has been achieved in a short span of time, less than a year of starting the operation of Mo Bus. By achieving this…

ODISHA LATEST

Trailer of Odisha’s Debamitra Biswal directed Bollywood movie goes insanely viral

Ayaskant Das Oct 12, 2019

Bhubaneswar: A month ahead of the pan-India release of Odisha-born director Debamitra Biswal Hasan’s debut film ‘Motichoor Chaknachoor’, the trailer of the movie has created a lot of buzz as it has gone viral on online platform. The 2…

ENTERTAINMENT

Will ‘Bigg Boss’ be banned in India?

Ayaskant Das Oct 7, 2019

Mumbai: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has sent a letter to the Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar urging him to impose a ban on the 13th season of the reality TV show "Bigg Boss" on grounds of vulgarity.…

FEATURED

Kohli meets fan from Odisha who has 14 tattoos of his favourite cricketer

Ayaskant Das Oct 2, 2019

Visakhapatnam: Meet Pintu Behera from Odisha who is a die-hard fan of the Indian captain Virat Kohli. Fans go to any extent to get their favourite star’s attention. True in this case too. The 31-year-old met his favourite cricketer on…

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Zero tolerance for graft: Odisha cracks whip on 17 corrupts officials

Ayaskant Das Aug 17, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Following the zero-tolerance towards corruption, Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha has cracked whip on 17 government officials of which 15 have been dismissed from service. The action follows after their conviction in…