Give a dog a bad name
While the demand for the mass killing of stray dogs reveals a genocidal mindset, exaggerated figures whip up mass hysteria against them and spread misinformation Some people spend the better part of their lives on providing education to street children; some on extending medical aid to the poor. Some devote themselves...
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Go Greta!
31 August 2019 | Pioneer -
Humanitarian woes
31 August 2019 | Pioneer -
Nation first, not jingoism
31 August 2019 | Rajiv Tyagi -
Ease these growing pains
31 August 2019 | RAJESH AGGARWAl -
How to tap property tax potential
31 August 2019 | Soumyadip Chattopadhyay/Arjun Kumar -
State concurs with Centre’s NINL disinvestment plan
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DGP expels Inspector for misconduct, negligence
31 August 2019 | PNS
Indrajit Mahanty may become Rajasthan CJ
Odisha-born Justice Indrajit Mahanty is likely to become next Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court as the Supreme Court Collegium has made a recommendation in this regard. “Justice Indrajit Mahanty is the senior-most judge from Orissa High Court and at present is functioning, on transfer, in Bombay High Court. Having...
Lawyers block road in Brahmapur
Lawyers of Ganjam district, who are now on a four-day ‘court-boycott’ agitation, blocked the main road of the city at Kamapalli on Thursday to put pressure on the Government for establishment of a permanent Bench of the Orissa High Court here. Earlier, Bar Association members holding placards and shouting slogans moved...
Electric meters out in open
Sir, It is not known whose great idea it was to fix electricity meters to electric poles so close to the ground in the GGP Colony area of Bhubaneswar. Due to lack of maintenance, many such meters are out in the open without any enclosures; and the wires are exposed. This invites...
‘Odisha cops work for highest 18 hrs’
Police personnel of Odisha work for the highest average hours in a day in the country, revealed a report named “Status of Policing in India Report-2019”. The report published by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) stated that police in Odisha are employed in work for the...
NLUO launches course on bonded labour
The National Law University, Odisha (NLUO) on Friday launched a special course on bonded labour - an issue of grave concern particularly for the Government of Odisha. The credit-course intends to help the students in better understanding of the crime in India. “At NLUO, we have always strived to motivate students...
3 city bus-stops relocated
Locations of three major bus-stops at Acharya Vihar, Vani Vihar and Jayadev Vihar here have been relocated due to reason of congestion. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting held between bus owners and RTO officials here on Thursday. As per the decision, the buses, which were earlier stopping...
Mohapatra sworn in as SIC
Former Judge Balakrishna Mohapatra was sworn in as the State Information Commissioner (SIC) at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday. Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath to Mohapatra in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy and Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik. A notification regarding the appointment of...
