All chief ministers will be invited to Men's Hockey World Cup: Naveen Patnaik
Dec 23, 2022, at 05:43 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: All the Chief Ministers of the country will be invited to watch the 2023 Men’s World Cup Hockey, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday.
Odisha: Maoists - Seeking a Safe Haven
Dec 05, 2022, at 11:28 pm
On November 24, 2022, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a 48-year-old man, identified as Lalbati Majhi, in Panchakul village under Sadar Police Station limits in Bhawanipatna in the Kalahandi District. According to reports, while Lalbati was sleeping in his house, he was forcibly taken away by Maoists and killed near the Katlang village. Some posters were left behind at the spot, in which the Maoists claimed that Lalbati was punished since he was working as a ‘Police informer’. They also warned that others in the area who were working as Police informers would be punished soon.
Odisha: Polling begins peacefully for Padampur Assembly by-poll
Dec 05, 2022, at 05:24 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Polling began peacefully at 7 am for the by-election to Padampur Assembly seat in Odisha amid tight security.
Odisha: Two killed as Goods Train derail in Korei station
Nov 21, 2022, at 04:26 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Two persons were killed and several others injured as eight bogies of a Goods Train got derailed at Korai Station in Bhadrak-Kapilas Road Railway Section under Khurda Road Railway Division of East Coast Railway in Odisha on Monday morning.
Odisha: Nuapada - Recurrent Menace
Nov 15, 2022, at 06:05 pm
On November 4, 2022, State Director General of Police (DGP), Sunil Kumar Bansal, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the District Intelligence and Operation Centre in Nuapada District, disclosed that a joint task force to combat Left Wing Extremism (LWE) would be formed in view of the vulnerabilities of the district to Naxalites (Left Wing Extremist) activities in neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
Elaborate security arrangements in place for Prez Droupadi Murmu's visit to Puri temple on Nov 10
Nov 09, 2022, at 05:06 am
Puri/UNI: Elaborate arrangements are being made by the Odisha Police and the Sri Jagannath Temple administration for the maiden visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Puri on Nove 10.
By-elections in five assembly seats announced
Nov 05, 2022, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission on Saturday announced that by-elections in five Assembly and one Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Dec 5.
SAIL signs pact with AAI to facilitate commercial ops at Rourkela Airport under the RCS UDAN scheme
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:30 am
The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and the Airport Authority of India (AAI), signed an Operation and Management (O & M) agreement Friday in New Delhi to facilitate commercial operations from Rourkela in the state of Odisha, the Ministry of Steel said.
Odisha: Kandhamal – Futile Struggle
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:47 am
On October 11, 2022, a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed during an exchange of fire with the Security forces (SFs) in the Sindhi Forest area under Baliguda Police Station limits in Kandhamal District. A trooper was also injured in the exchange of fire. Another 20 Maoists managed to flee, taking cover of the hilly terrain. A country-made pistol and other materials were seized from the spot. The identity of the slain woman Maoist is yet to be ascertained; however, it is suspected that Maoists belonging to the ‘Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) Division’ of the CPI-Maoist were running the camp in the Sindhi forested area.
One held for climbing Sri Jagannath temple in Puri
Oct 07, 2022, at 03:58 am
Puri/UNI: One person has been detained by Simhadwar police for scaling the main tower of Puri's Sri Jagannath Temple on Thursday.
Odisha: Padmapur BJD MLA Bijayraj Singh Bariha passes away
Oct 03, 2022, at 05:19 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Former Minister and Padmapur sitting BJD MLA Bijayraj Singh Bariha passed away in a private hospital here late Sunday night following multi-organ failure.
Odisha BJP MLA Bishnu Sethy passes away
Sep 19, 2022, at 04:26 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Senior BJP leader and two-time MLA, Bishnu Sethi, passed away Monday at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar following a massive cardiac arrest.
Rains: IMD issues alert for Odisha, several dead in UP, train tracks submerged in Mahrashtra's Thane
Sep 18, 2022, at 05:50 pm
A cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal is expected to bring heavy rainfall in Odisha over the next few days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Saturday.
Odisha: Seven killed and more than 25 injured in a road accident in Jharsuguda
Sep 17, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Bhubaneswar: As many as seven people were killed and more than 25 injured in a road accident near Sarabahal on the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda Biju Expressway when a coal laden truck rammed into the bus carrying the JSW-BPSL employees on Friday night.
IMD predicts heavy rainfall for Odisha, Bengal, Andhra, Gujarat; yellow alert issued for Uttarakhand
Sep 11, 2022, at 08:12 pm
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the next four days for five districts of Uttarakhand where incessant rains continue to wreak havoc as the Monsson in the area has intensified once again.
ASI performs ground-breaking ceremony to remove sand from Konarak's Sun temple
Sep 09, 2022, at 01:27 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI ) on Thursday performed the Bhumi Pujan, the ground-breaking ceremony, at Odisha's Konark to remove sand from the Jaganmohan (sanctum sanatorium) of the 13th century Sun temple, a world heritage monument.
Odisha: Malkangiri: Mainstreaming Maoists
Aug 30, 2022, at 02:54 am
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Aug 23, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Aug 23, 2022.
33 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides in several states including Himachal Pradesh
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 33 deaths were reported on Saturday as heavy rains lashed several states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttarakhand, triggering flash floods and landslides.
Well marked low pressure to trigger heavy rain in Odisha: CEC
Aug 11, 2022, at 12:03 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha will experience moderate to dense rainfall and precipitation varying between heavy to very heavy at a few places over next few days due to a fresh low pressure area expected to form over north Bay of Bengal on Aug. 13.
Aug 08, 2022, at 11:12 pm
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Senior photojournalist Ashok Panda dies in road accident in Odisha
Jul 01, 2022, at 04:51 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Senior photojournalist Ashok Panda died in a road accident near Sakhigopal in Odisha Friday.
Security arrangement for smooth celebration of Puri's Ratha Yatra finalised: Here are key points
Jun 17, 2022, at 01:33 am
Puri/UNI: The authorities on Thursday decided to divide the entire area from Srimandir to Gundicha temple in Odisha's Puri into several sectors and put a senior police officer in charge of each sector for the smooth celebration of the grand Ratha Yatra on July 1 next.
Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, successfully tested
Jun 07, 2022, at 03:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A successful training launch of an Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on Monday.
Odisha: All ministers in Naveen Patnaik government resigned, new ministry to take oath on Sunday
Jun 04, 2022, at 10:35 pm
Bhubaneswar: In a surprise move all the council of ministers in the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha resigned on Saturday to facilitate a new ministry to take oath on Sunday.
Six tourists from Bengal killed in Odisha bus accident, PM condoles loss of lives
May 26, 2022, at 02:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday expressed "deep grief" over the loss of lives due to a tragic accident in the Ganjam district of Odisha, where at least six tourists from West Bengal’s Howrah were killed and 31 others injured.
Cyclone Asani to bring heavy rainfall in Odisha, Bengal, Andhra from Tuesday
May 08, 2022, at 05:33 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Cyclone Asani is likely to bring light to heavy rainfall in isolated areas in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh from Tuesday, the weather office announced Sunday.
DRDO successfully flight-tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology off Odisha coast
Apr 08, 2022, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Apr 8, 2022.
Odisha man, who married 18 women with fake identities, arrested
Feb 23, 2022, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A man from Odisha named Bibhu Prakash Swain, who claim to believe in soulmates and true love, allegedly married at least 18 women across India before his arrest, weeks before his next two weddings.
One dies, another injured in fire cracker explosion in Odisha's coastal Kendrapara
Nov 06, 2021, at 02:01 am
Kendrapara/UNI: One person died and another injured following an explosion in a cracker manufacturing unit at Juidaspur village in Odisha on Thursday evening.