Ruling BJD leader Minakshi Mishra dies of self immolation
Feb 20, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Minakshi Mishra, leader of ruling BJD, who set herself on fire on February 12 last, succumbed to her burn injuries today at a private hospital here in the state capital.
Odisha: 62-year-old man detained in kidnapping a minor girl
Feb 16, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Kendrapara/UNI: The Pattamundai police today detained a 62-year old man for his alleged involvement in kidnapping a minor girl student on last night with sexual intention.
Court hands out 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine for attempting to rape
Feb 12, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Kendrapara/UNI: Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM)-cum- Assistant Session Judge Gyanaranjan Pattnaik today convicted a 28-year-old youth and sentenced him three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000 for attempting to rape a college student.
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:02 pm
In the first of incident of its kind reported in Odisha, on January 25, 2020, villagers of Janturai village in Malkangiri District, lynched a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, while another Maoist sustained injuries at the hands of the outraged villagers. The slain Maoist was identified as Ganga Madhi, a resident of the same District, and was carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on his head. The injured Maoist was identified as Jipro Hatrika, a resident of Koraput District, who had a reward of INR 400,000 on his head.
Odisha: A rape accused tie the knot with the victim
Feb 03, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Balasore/UNI: A rape accused has tied the nuptial knot with the victim in a temple here as per Hindu customs and tradition.
Odisha: 7 killed, 40 injured as bus overturns near Taptapani Ghat in Ganjam district
Jan 29, 2020, at 12:17 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: In a mishap, at least seven passengers were killed and 40 others injured when a bus carrying them skidded off a bridge near Taptapani Ghati at Palukhela in Odisha’s Ganjam district in the wee hours today.
Maoist cadre opposing Republic Day celebration stoned to death by Odisha villagers
Jan 26, 2020, at 07:04 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Angry villagers stoned to death a Maoist cadre at Janturai village under Papermetla police limits in Malkangiri district yesterday.
Jan 17, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Security personnel deployed in anti-Naxal operation have seized a huge quantity of articles including arms and weapons following an exchange of fire with the Naxals near Goegurha-Uttamgurha village under Mudulipada Police station in Maoist affected Malkangiri District.
Odisha: Eight coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Express derail, 20 hurt
Jan 16, 2020, at 09:30 am
Cuttack/IBNS: At least 20 people were injured as eight coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed close to Cuttack city in Odisha on Thursday.
INTACH Odisha chapter opposes demolition plan of ancestral house of Rabindranath Tagore
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The 100 years old Patherpuri house, an iconic building and invaluable heritage structure built by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, will be demolished by Puri Municipality.
India aims to achieve 100 GW solar power generation by 2022: Swain
Dec 28, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: India is on course to achieve the ambitious generation target of 100 GW of solar power by 2022, Managing Director of the Solar Power Corporation of India (SPCI), Jatindranath Swain said here today.
Odisha likely to experience damp weather during New year: CEC
Dec 28, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The new year festive spirit is likely to be dampened as several southern and Western Odisha districts are expected to experience moderate to heavy rainfall from January 1 next, according to the Centre for Environment and Climate(CEC) of SOA Deemed to be University.
Odisha: Protest against CAA at various stations, Ten Express trains cancelled
Dec 14, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Railways on Saturday cancelled seven express trains from Howrah and three trains from Puri in view of agitation by people at various railway stations in protest against the Citizens Amendment Act.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flags off senior citizen pilgrimage tour
Dec 13, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off the pilgrimage tour of the senior citizens from Balasore to Haridwar and Rishikesh through video conferencing from here.
Odisha government to set up 45 fast track courts for speedy disposal of rape, sexual assault case
Dec 10, 2019, at 06:51 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha government today announced to set up 45 Fast Track courts in the state for speedy disposal of rape and sexual assault cases against women and children.
Sexagenarian arrested, sent to jail for raping a married woman
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:45 pm
Kendrapara/UNI: Police today arrested a sexagenarian on the charge of raping a married woman under Rajnagar police station.
Odisha: One held for threatening to make nude picture of a woman viral in social media
Nov 17, 2019, at 10:34 pm
Kendrapara/UNI: Rajnagar police arrested one Khirod Jena of Bhuinpur village for blackmailing a woman and her husband by circulating nude photo of woman in social media.
Severe Cyclonic storm 'Bulbul’ likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm- CEC
Nov 07, 2019, at 07:49 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’, likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm within the next 24 hours, will weaken into a cyclonic storm, Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) Director Dr.Sharat Sahu said here today.
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed to the people of the state to renew their resolve to fight against corruption and strengthen the transparency and anti-corruption initiatives of the government.
Odisha government to introduce Online attendance for teachers, students in schools
Oct 25, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (UNI) In a bid to improve quality education in schools, the Odisha government will soon introduce online attendance for both the teachers and students.
Oct 24, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (UNI) Heavy and continuous rains since Wednesday triggered by a well-marked low pressure over west-central Bay of Bengal, crippled life in Odisha.
Indian climate: Southwest monsoon withdraws from Odisha
Oct 15, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (UNI) The Southwest monsoon today withdrew from Odisha,the meteorological department said.
Odisha coal mine mishap: Search operation continues for three missing mine workers
Jul 25, 2019, at 06:40 pm
Bhubaneswar, July 25 (UNI): Search operation is on for the second day today at Bharatpur open cast mine in Talcher Coalfields of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) for missing three coal workers.
Odisha: Two school students injure in explosion inside school campus
Jul 20, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Bhubaneswar,Jul 20 (UNI) Two students were injured in a crude bomb explosion inside Magura UP school under Aska block in Odisha’s Ganjam district today.
Hope good sense prevails in Odisha Govt and it allows Ayushman Bharat, says BJP MP
Jul 08, 2019, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (UNI): Bureaucrat-turned politician Aparajita Sarangi, a first-time BJP lawmaker from Bhubaneswar on Monday said Odisha should avail the benefits of the Modi government's flagship scheme 'Ayushman Bharat' and hoped that good sense would prevail on the state government.
BJP and Congress slam Odisha govt for failing check distress sale of farm products
Jul 02, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Bhubaneswar, July 2 (UNI): Opposition BJP and Congress today slammed the BJD government for its failure to provide irrigation, timely supply of seeds, crop insurance money and prevent distress sale of paddy.
Naveen seeks Modi’s intervention to stop Polavaram project
Jul 01, 2019, at 10:01 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jul 1 (UNI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Prime minister Narendra Modi to give appropriate directions to stop the construction work of the Polavaram project immediately until all the pending issues were resolved.
Special POCSO court awards 10 yrs rigorous imprisonment to rapist
Jun 26, 2019, at 08:01 pm
Balasore, Jun 26 (UNI): Special POCSO court judge Ajanta Sadangi convicted a rape accused and sentenced him 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 20,000, here today.
Naveen Patnaik releases Flood hazard Atlas for effective management of flood in Odisha
Jun 22, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jun 22 (UNI) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today released a Flood Hazard Atlas for Odisha for the efficient management of flood in the state.
Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 25 lakh assistance for kin of Odia jawan killed in terrorist attack
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jun 19 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a compassionate assistance of Rs 25 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the kin of Odia Jawan Ajit Sahu who was martyred in a terrorist attack in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir.