Man appears before police after filming, posting video of Puri Jagannath Temple's interior
Feb 21, 2025, at 03:58 pm
Ananta Goswami, 45, appeared before the police after receiving a summon over the video of the interior of Odisha's Sri Jagannath Temple he had posted on the social media last month.
5 arrested over KIIT protest after Nepali student's death get bail
Feb 18, 2025, at 11:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The five people arrested in connection with the forcible eviction of Nepali students from hostels at Odisha's Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) following the death of a student from the same community, have got bail.
Jan 21, 2025, at 05:01 pm
Maoist leader Jayaram Reddy, who was carrying a bounty of Rs. 1 crore on his head, was killed during a joint operation by the Odisha and Chhattisgarh police over the last two days in Gariaband district.
Jan 21, 2025, at 02:07 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: At least 14 Maoists were killed in an encounter at Kularighat Reserve Forest near the border of Odisha and Chhattisgarh on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
PM Modi inaugurates 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Odisha
Jan 09, 2025, at 02:37 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Odisha tigress Zeenat sedated and captured in West Bengal after 21 days of chase
Dec 30, 2024, at 03:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Tigress Zeenat, who had escaped Odisha Tiger Reserve, was sedated and captured in West Bengal's Bankura district on Sunday following a chase for 21 days, media reports said.
India's DRDO conducts successful flight-trial of first long-range hypersonic missile
Nov 17, 2024, at 08:50 pm
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-trial of the country's first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha late on Saturday.
DRDO conducts maiden flight test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile off Odisha coast
Nov 13, 2024, at 04:07 pm
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday from a mobile articulated launcher.
Heavy rains and wind hammer Odisha, West Bengal as Cyclone Dana makes landfall
Oct 25, 2024, at 02:47 pm
Heavy rains and winds hammered coastal Odisha on Friday after Cyclone Dana made a landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra shortly after midnight.
'Very touched': Odisha tribal woman sends Rs. 100 to PM Modi to convey her thanks
Oct 20, 2024, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday took to X to share a heartfelt gesture of a tribal woman in Odisha who sent him Rs.100 to "convey thanks" for his effort towards women's empowerment.
Key accused in Bengaluru fridge murder found dead in Odisha, suicide suspected
Sep 26, 2024, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The man suspected of being involved in the murder of a woman and then refrigerating her body after chopping it into 30 pieces in Bengaluru has been found dead in Odisha, media reports said.
Puri Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandar unlocked after over 46 years
Jul 14, 2024, at 10:57 pm
Puri: The Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, was reopened on Sunday afternoon after 46 years, media reported.
Snake charmers called in as Puri Jagannath Temple committee preps up to unlock 'Ratna Bhandar'
Jul 14, 2024, at 05:43 am
Puri: Rumours of serpent guards protecting the Ratna Bhandar of the Puri Jagannath Temple, which stores the valuables of Lord Jagannath and other deities, are once again circulating as the temple committee prepares to open the inner chamber of the Bhitara Bhandar on July 14.
Jul 08, 2024, at 02:39 am
Several devotees were injured in a stampede-like situation during the annual chariot-pulling tradition of Hindu deity Lord Jagannath in the seaside town of Puri on Sunday.
'No more support, only opposition': MP of Naveen Patnaik's BJD ahead of parliament session
Jun 25, 2024, at 01:35 am
New Delhi/ Cuttack: Ahead of the upcoming session that would begin on June 27, BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday asked his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday to act as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in Rajya Sabha.
BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab appointed Pro Tem Speaker, Congress calls it 'first mistake'
Jun 21, 2024, at 05:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP's key leader from Odisha, has been appointed as Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.
Who is BJP's Upasna Mohapatra, the youngest MLA in Odisha assembly?
Jun 15, 2024, at 09:00 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Upasna Mohapatra, 26, has turned out to be the youngest MLA in the Odisha assembly after she won on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket in the 2024 state polls.
All gates of Puri's Jagannath Temple opened after 4 years, BJP fulfills Odisha poll promise
Jun 13, 2024, at 05:53 pm
Puri/IBNS: As it was promised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the newly-formed Odisha government on Thursday opened all four gates of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, media reports said.
Four-time BJP MLA Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as Odisha CM
Jun 12, 2024, at 11:08 pm
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday took oath as Chief Minister of Odisha, officially commencing the saffron brigade's rule in the state.
Who is Mohan Charan Majhi, the first BJP Chief Minister of Odisha?
Jun 12, 2024, at 06:04 pm
In a surprise pick, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chose Mohan Charan Majhi, a relatively unknown face, as its debut Chief Minister of Odisha, which it had never ruled as a single party.
BJP picks four-time MLA and tribal leader Mohan Charan Manjhi to be Odisha's chief minister
Jun 12, 2024, at 02:16 am
Bhubaneshwar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has picked a relatively unknown face, a four-time MLA and the party's tribal leader Mohan Charan Manjhi, as the new Chief Minister of Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik aide VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD loss, says 'I am sorry..'
Jun 09, 2024, at 10:24 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: VK Pandian, the close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and a bureaucrat turned politician, on Sunday said he is quitting active politics after the Biju Janata Dal’s loss in the Assembly elections paving the way for a BJP government in the state.
'Not my successor': Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik clarifies VK Pandian's role in BJD
Jun 09, 2024, at 02:48 am
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi/IBNS: Outgoing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his first reaction after losing the Odisha assembly polls, on Saturday defended his close aide VK Pandian, saying that the bureaucrat-turned-politician was not his successor in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Naveen Patnaik tenders resignation after BJP registers victory in Odisha Assembly polls
Jun 05, 2024, at 08:05 pm
East Indian state Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who ruled the region for 24 years, on Wednesday (June 5, 2024) submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das in Bhubaneswar.
PM Modi thanks NDA allies in victory speech as he heads for a coalition govt
Jun 05, 2024, at 03:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Clinching a historic yet reduced-majority election victory for a record-equalling third straight term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked his allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu as he headed to lead a coalition government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) depending on the two regional leaders. With a slew of exit polls that gave a clear majority to Modi proving wrong, even in the win of the NDA, the celebrations are louder in the opposition INDIA Bloc led by Congress after they bagged a higher than expected number of seats.
BJP set to uproot 24-year-old Naveen Patnaik rule in Odisha
Jun 04, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form a government for the first time in Odisha putting an end to the Naveen Patnaik regime running for the last 24 years.
Amit Shah predicts BJP's Lok Sabha seats in East and South ahead of final phase of voting
May 29, 2024, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Lok Sabha elections have come to the fag end, Union Home Minister and BJP top leader Amit Shah has predicted the number of seats his party may win in the eastern and southern states, which are still not the saffron camp's stronghold.
Voting is underway in sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls
May 25, 2024, at 02:36 pm
Indian voters lined up outside polling booths from as early as 7 am to exercise their franchise in the sixth and penultimate round of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.
Delhi, Haryana vote today in penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections
May 25, 2024, at 07:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Voting in 58 seats across seven states and one Union Territory-Delhi will take place Saturday in the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha election.
Downfall certain: Rahul Gandhi slamming Sambit Patra's 'Lord Jagannath is Modi's Bhakt' remark
May 21, 2024, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed BJP's Lok Sabha poll candidate from Odisha's Puri for calling Lord Jagannath "Bhakt" or a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.