Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress legislator Jogesh Singh resigned from the primary membership of the party on Friday, a day after he was suspended for anti-party activities. The MLA from Sundergarh Assembly constituency tendered his resignation to All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi and Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President[Read More…]
Cutting off more than 1,000 trees for PM Modi’s visit to the western Odisha town of Balangir has created a new controversy. As a vacant land was required for the helipad, authorities have cleared 1.25 hectares of areas. The urban plantation programme suggested that the saplings planted on 2.25 hectares[Read More…]
Ganjam: A farmer named N Prakash Reddy was found dead in his farmland. Family of the deceased alleged that the farmer committed suicide owing to failing of the crop. Reddy belonged to Pattapur village. In December 2018, the Odisha cabinet had approved the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation[Read More…]
New Delhi, BJD leader and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said he wanted more time to decide on joining ‘Mahagathbandhan’, the grand alliance of opposition parties, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. “As far as Mahagathbandhan is concerned, we will take some time and think it over,” he[Read More…]
Former politician Narayan Sahu has become an inspiration to many as he walks down the academic lanes at the age of 81, with not the steps of teaching but learning with youth. Narayan Sahu, a former Member of Legislative Assembly for two terms and a Member of Parliament for one term,[Read More…]
A 12-hour bandh called by Central Action Committee and District Bar Association demanding permanent bench in Orissa High Court premises meant that the life in the district came to a halt. The strike was called demanding the implementation of Jaswant Singh Commission’s recommendation of creating a permanent High Court Bench[Read More…]
As per the latest reports, nearly 9 persons lost their lives when the fishing boat they had boarded capsized near Nipania village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Wednesday evening. While the body of a woman was found shortly after the incident took place on Wednesday evening, eight bodies were recovered[Read More…]
The district administration of Puri began culling of chickens in villages near Chilika lake after the state government announced that the area has been affected by bird flu, officials said. The culling was called for after the H5N1 virus was detected in samples of cows and birds. “Compensation will be[Read More…]
OPSC Lecturers exam 2018 cutoff marks, answer keys update: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released cut off marks/answer keys for the Lecturer exam 2018. While the exam was held to fill up 224 vacancies in government engineering schools / polytechnic of Odisha, the commission released the cut off marks[Read More…]
Students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology in Odisha were left speechless when the the authorities recently imposed a rule forbidding girls from talking to boys “by the side of the road.” According to the reports, a notice was put up at Rohini Hall of Residence, one of the five girls’[Read More…]
An accused has allegedly committed suicide in custody at the Rajgangpur Police Station in Odisha. Reportedly, the accused had hung himself inside the toilet of the Police station. Following the incident, tensions rose near the police stations and a police force has been deployed to contain the situation. Khashoggi murder:[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted bail to defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra, who was arrested for making derogatory remarks on Odisha and its culture. The bail paves the way for the release of Iyer Mitra, who has been lodged in Jharpara jail for over 40 days. Madhya[Read More…]
Security has been beefed up ahead of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s visit to Odisha for the Men’s Hockey World Cup which will take place in Bhubaneswar from November 28 to December 16. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik himself had extended the invitation and had even thanked him on Twitter for[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday released Men’s Hockey World Cup anthem composed by renowned music director and composer A.R. Rahman and penned by veteran lyricist Gulzar. The Chief Minister released the hockey sports anthem ‘Jai Hind’ in the presence of Rahman in the state capital. The music[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: The cyclone Titli which created a massive destruction in coastal Odisha is yet to get back to normalcy. It has been over a month and villagers of worst affected the Gnajam districts are waiting for the restoration of their normal life. The memories of the disaster are still fresh[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Former Rajya Sabha member Baishnab Charan Parida died at a private hospital here on Thursday. He was 77. He was diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing treatment at the hospital, family sources said. Born in Srirampur in Jajpur district on February 15, 1941, Parida was elected to the Rajya[Read More…]
Former Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Baishnab Charan Parida passed away at the age of 77 on Thursday morning at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar of Odisha. Parida was undergoing treatment for many days after he was diagnosed with cancer. In 1960 Parida started his political career and joined Communist Party of India[Read More…]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the death of seven passengers who lost their lives in the Mahanadi bridge bus accident in Odisha on Tuesday. “Condolences to those who lost their loved ones due to the bus accident in Cuttack. May the injured recover at the earliest,”[Read More…]
A man namely ‘Sukru Majhi’ suffered severe burn injuries after some miscreants’ hurled acid on him over a land dispute at Baram village of Athmallik in Angul district on Monday. Family members rescued Majhi in a critical condition and rushed him to the hospital. Majhi sustained severe burn injuries on[Read More…]
At Dhenkanal’s Balarampur village in Odisha, a crowd of women protested chopping of trees which were taking place to establish a beer factory. Women wrapped their arms around the trees in order to protect them, who were then forcibly removed by the police. According to reports, the women managed to[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested the Central government to conduct an inquiry regarding the replacement of artistic stone carvings at Konark Sun Temple with plain stones. He also asked the Centre to advise the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take appropriate steps immediately for the preservation[Read More…]
Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) is ready to initiate the underground garbage bin facility soon in the city. The whole arrangement is equipped with semi-underground dustbins located on the roadside to store wet and dry garbage in Ganjam district. The whole scheme priced around Rs 5 crore, the project will start[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday performed the groundbreaking ceremony via video conference for 15 industrial units which will collectively invest Rs 1807.92 crore in the state. The projects will create employment opportunities for 8,883 people. He also launched the Odisha Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Policy-2018, which aims[Read More…]
Gajapati: Tensions intensified in Kanteikoli village after police stopped a sorcerer. The arrest was made because the police wanted to ascertain the reason behind the death of a person. The police vehicles were prevented from exiting the village. It has been reported that the villagers have taken away the sorcerer[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday increased the minimum daily wages of unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly-skilled labourers in the state. The Labour and ESI department published a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday. As per the revised pay, the daily wages of unskilled labourers have been hiked to[Read More…]
