It was forenoon. In Mangalajodi village, the familiar sight of women sitting in their verandahs and mending fishing nets was missing. The change in the landscape was apparent since many of the villagers have quit fishing, their traditional occupation. Mangalajodi, with a 5,000-odd population, is on the banks of Chilika, the brackish water lagoon on […]
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Bhubaneswar to have Inter-state bus terminal by April 2019
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (Odisha.in) The main government bus stand in state capital Bhubaneswar will be upgraded into an inter-state bus terminal by April 2019. The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) presented the concept design of the terminal to be built at a cost of Rs.180 crore, during a meeting chaired by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on […]
Move to prevent bird strike at airport
Bhubaneswar, Nov 17(Odisha.in)Authorities in Odisha have intensified steps to prevent bird strike at Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar. The Bhubaneswar airport is second most prone airport to bird strike after Chennai, airport director Sharad Kumar told Odisha.in. While the airport officials have intensified measures to keep the airport area free from birds, help of the […]
MLA jumps on Speaker table, disrupts proceedings
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (Odisha.in) A legislature of opposition Congress party created an unruly scene in Orissa assembly when he jumped to the speaker’s table and slept on it for a while on Tuesday seeking chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s resignation over Vedanta university issue. The high voltage drama was enacted when more then 50,000 Congress men […]
Court convicts two in marathon boy coach murder
Bhubaneswar, Dec 13 (Odisha.in) A court in Orissa convicted two persons on Monday for killing judo master Biranchi Das- who mentored prodigy marathoner Budhia Singh and made him a running sensation, a government lawyer said. Judge Vivekananda Das of the fast track court III pronounced his judgment in a crowded court here.The court will pronounce […]