Mayurbhanj

TNI Bureau: Jashobant Narayan Choudhury, DGM of the Mayubhanj unit of OPTCL, has been arrested by the Vigilance sleuths while accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a person. Raids continued at his Baripada office and Bhubaneswar residence.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed officials to expedite the implementation of welfare schemes for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the state, while putting special focus on particularly vulnerable tribal…

The elections for Zilla Parishad Chairperson posts in Puri and Mayurbhanj, have been postponed due to heavy rains and flood situation in these districts. The polls were supposed to be held on October 29. The State Election Commission…

While the devastating cyclone claimed just 21 lives, thanks to the massive evacuation efforts by the state government, which sent over 9 lakh people to safer places, the floods aftermath shocked the administration with 22 deaths and still…

After being battered by Cyclone Phailin on October 12-13, Odisha is battling the worsening flood situation in four districts - Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Mayurbhanj. Even parts of Keonjhar district has also been affected. Chief Minister…

By Janaki Ballav Dash: World Malaria Day was observed like another day with routine slogans and rally by few National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and ASHA workers unlike its counterpart diseases like AIDS, and TB. Lakhs of Rupees are found…

Baripada: The Mayurbhanj Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA), headed by Justice Birakishore Biswal has directed the Morada BDO to clear old age pension to one Sri Harihara Nanda, 85 at the rate of Rs 500/ - a month after the later filed a petition…

Baripada: The Congress workers in Mayurbhanj district gheraoed the block offices alleging that the BJD government led by Naveen Patnaik has failed in all fronts. They demanded the resignation of Naveen for massive corruption, deteriorating…

By Janaki Ballav Dash: The collection of toll tax at three places within a distance of 125 km on the National High Way 18 has been resented and described as arbitrary by the public in the Mayurbhanj district. Commuters have also complained…

By Janaki Ballav Dash: Mayurbhanj district observes two occasions on 1st January, the New Year and the Mayurbhanj Merger Day, as the Gadjat state of Mayurbhanj was annexed with Union of India on 1st January1949. The merger document included…