Khurda district

Bhubaneswar: The state government will set up a Paika Academy and Research Centre in Khurda district of Odisha. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal in this regard. The proposed academy will be set up along the lines…

Bhubaneswar: A 43-year-old man and his wife reportedly died by suicide over domestic discord in Odisha’s Khurda district today. The deceased have been identified as Samarendra Senapati of Baniatangi and his wife Sumita, sources said.…

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police today claimed to have arrested four members of a gang involved in illegal quarrying activities in Khurda district of Odisha. The arrested have been identified as Sanjaya Khuntia (34) alias Bapuni…

Bhubaneswar: The police have arrested a lecturer on charges of providing a fake Plus-II certificate to a student in Khurda district of Odisha. The accused has been identified as Tapan Kumar Prusti, a Political Science lecturer at…

Bhubaneswar: Eastern India’s first vehicle scrapping unit has opened at Kumarbast in Khurda district of Odisha. Commerce and Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu inaugurated the unit in the presence of Khurda MLA Jyotirindra Nath Mitra, Jatni…

Bhubaneswar: The trust board of Lingaraj temple here today finalised the schedule for annual Rukuna Rath Yatra, scheduled to be held on the occasion of Ashokastami on March 29. The schedule for annual Rukuna Rath Yatra of Lord Lingaraj…

Cuttack: Vigilance sleuths today apprehended Begunia Tahasildar-cum-Sub-Registrar Prithviraj Mandal for accepting Rs 45,000 as bribe for issuance of land conversion patta. According to sources in the Vigilance department, Mandal had…