Odisha: Congress leader Ganeswar Behera quits, likely to join BJD
Apr 02, 2024, at 06:43 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a major setback to the Odisha Congress, senior party leader and former minister Ganeswar Behera resigned from the primary membership of the party on Tuesday.
Odisha's Cyber Crime Unit busts banking fraud racket, 3 arrested
Apr 01, 2024, at 12:16 am
The Cyber Crime Unit of Crime Branch, Odisha has busted a bank fraud racket to the tune of more than Rs 1.04 crore from the ICICI Bank, Dhenkanal Branch during 2021-22 with the arrest of three persons.
Two BJD MLAs quit party ahead of Odisha Assembly elections
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:33 am
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha on Friday suffered a jolt when two of its former MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party.
Stone tumbles down from Barah temple inside Odisha's Sri Jagannath temple complex
Mar 10, 2024, at 03:53 am
A stone tumbled down the roof of Barah temple located inside Sri Jagannath temple in Odisha's coastal Puri city on Saturday.
Maoists kill couple, bodies found in forest in Odisha
Mar 09, 2024, at 10:04 pm
Maoists allegedly killed a married couple at a village in Gochhapada area of Odisha’s Kandhamal district suspecting the two to be informers of the police.
Veteran BJP leader Bijaya Mohapatra's son Arabinda Mohapatra joins Naveen Patnaik's BJD in Odisha
Mar 07, 2024, at 11:22 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a significant political development in Odisha, veteran BJP leader and former Minister Bijaya Mohapatra’s son Arabinda Mohapatra on Thursday joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Former Union Minister Srikant Jena rejoins Congress
Mar 07, 2024, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Former Union Minister and four-time MP from Odisha, Srikant Jena Wednesday rejoined the Indian National Congress at the AICC headquarters in the presence of Ajoy Kumar, Odisha in-charge.
A new era of development begins in Odisha to boost industrial activities: PM Modi
Mar 06, 2024, at 02:34 am
Bhubaneswar/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said a new era of development has started in Odisha which will boost industrial activities in the region and create new employment opportunities.
Three members of a family commit suicide in Odisha
Mar 04, 2024, at 01:35 am
In a shocking incident, at least three members of a Bengali family, including their father, mother, and 27-year-old mentally challenged son, committed suicide on Saturday night at Rajendranagar under the Talachua Marine Police Station.
Odisha needs a double-engine government: Rajnath Singh
Feb 23, 2024, at 02:03 am
Bhubaneswar/IBNS/UNI: Odisha needs a double-engine government and the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Odisha in the ensuing elections, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.
Poll body chief says EC will follow SC's direction on electoral bonds
Feb 19, 2024, at 12:16 am
Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday the Election Commission (EC) will follow the direction issued by the Supreme Court on the electoral bonds and take action accordingly.
ED raids on residences of senior BJD MLA Prafulla Samal
Feb 15, 2024, at 07:24 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Thursday raided several places in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak linked to former Odisha Minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Prafulla Samal, reportedly in connection with a multi-crore land scam.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:08 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw filed a nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha on Thursday.
Naveen Patnaik's BJD supports Ashwini Vaishnaw's nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha
Feb 14, 2024, at 06:57 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Ending all speculations, the ruling BJD on Wednesday extended its support to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha.
Justice Chakradhari Singh swears in as Chief Justice of Odisha High Court
Feb 07, 2024, at 06:13 pm
Cuttack/UNI: Odisha Governor Raghubar Das administered the oath of office to Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as the Chief Justice of OdishaHigh Court at a function on Wednesday held on the premises of old High Court premises.
Rahul Gandhi targets BJP, BJD in his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odisha
Feb 07, 2024, at 06:04 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odisha on his second day on Wednesday, targeting the BJP government at the Centre and the BJD government in Odisha.
PM Modi inaugurates permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur
Feb 04, 2024, at 07:38 am
Sambalpur (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur in Odisha.
'It's Modi’s guarantee that every poor family in India will have a pucca house': PM in Odisha rally
Feb 04, 2024, at 05:30 am
Sambalpur: The Interim Budget has provided a guarantee for the development of all sections of people in the country, particularly the poor people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while addressing a rally in Odisha's Sambalpur.
PM Modi to dedicate, inaugurate and lay multiple infrastructure projects in Odisha
Feb 02, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation of multiple infrastructure projects worth over Rs 68,000 crore during a public programme in Sambalpur in Western Odisha on February 3.
Odisha: Fire breaks out at SRM medical college and hospital
Jan 23, 2024, at 06:35 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The patients were evacuated to a safe place after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of Shaheed Rendo Majhi Medical College and Hospital at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district on Monday late at night.
Jan 16, 2024, at 07:19 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: The Odisha government will mobilise 10,000 people daily for a month in visits to Puri's Jagannath Temple as a part of a project, which will be inaugurated on Wednesday, media reports said.
Miscreants loot over Rs.14 lakh from Banki branch of Central Cooperative Bank in Odisha
Dec 29, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Unidentified miscreants have looted more than Rs 14 lakh from the Banki branch of the Central Cooperative bank here.
'Never eaten beef': YouTuber Kamiya Jani claims amid row over her Jagannath Temple visit
Dec 24, 2023, at 05:09 pm
YouTuber Kamiya Jani's visit to the Jagannath Temple in Puri triggered a political row earlier this week after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Odisha government of facilitating the entry of a "beef consumption promoter".
Odisha: Road mishap leaves five people dead
Dec 18, 2023, at 03:34 am
At least five people were killed and two critically injured after a Hyva truck hit an auto-rickshaw at Telendihi area under Sadar Police station of Sundergarha district on Sunday.
Odisha STF arrest Kashmiri fraudster having links with anti-national elements
Dec 16, 2023, at 09:14 pm
A team of the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch with the help of Dharmasala Police have arrested a Kashmiri fraudster having links with some suspicious anti-National elements from Jajpur.
Odisha: Naveen Patnaik asks partymen to counter Opposition's 'misinformation campaign'
Dec 15, 2023, at 09:41 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday asked party workers to counter the opposition's misinformation campaign against BJD.
Odisha: 8 pilgrims die, 12 injured in road accident near Ghatagaon
Dec 01, 2023, at 06:35 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a tragic accident, eight pilgrims died and twelve injured when the vehicle they were on their way to have darshan of Maa Tarini in Odisha’s Keonjhar district hit a stranded truck in the early hours on Friday.
President Murmu arrives in Odisha on three-day visit
Nov 20, 2023, at 05:49 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu arrived here at Baripada on Monday by special Air Force Aircraft from Kalaikunda Airbase on a three-day visit to Odisha.
Middle-aged woman dies after Odisha-bound bus catches fire in West Bengal
Nov 11, 2023, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A middle-aged woman burnt alive after an Odisha-bound passenger packed bus, which had also stacked firecrackers illegally, caught fire on the highway (NH41) near Kharagpur in West Bengal Friday night, police said on Saturday.
Odisha: Senior BJD leader, former Assembly Speaker Maheswar Mohanty no more
Nov 07, 2023, at 05:45 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Former Odisha Assembly Speaker Maheswar Mohanty passed away at a private hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday while undergoing treatment.