Bhubaneswar: Chaos prevailed at Odisha's Sambalpur railway station Sunday after one of the reserved coaches of the Sambalpur Nanded Express was found missing before the train's departure, officials said. According to officials, when the train arrived at the platform, 57 passengers booked on the reserved AC 3-Tier coach could not find their compartment, leading to chaos. Confirming...

Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Union Budget 2026 powerfully reinforces Odisha Vision 2036 and India Vision 2047. The Rs 12,200cr transformation of National Waterways 5 and 64 will connect Angul Talcher with Kalinganagar, Paradip, and Dhamra, reducing logistics costs by up to 30% and...

Baripada: Congress leader and former MP Sushila Tiria died Sunday evening while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, her family said. She was 70 and a spinster. Tiria, a four-time MP, twice from the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat and twice from the Rajya Sabha, was undergoing treatment for her lung infection. A former Congress Working Committee member, Tiria...

Rourkela: Odisha Police Sunday arrested four people and seized arms and ammunition from their possession in Sundargarh district, an officer said. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid at the residence of one Mojammil Ansari at Gudgudjore village in Bisra police station area. Ansari was nabbed, and a country-made gun and two cartridges were seized from...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Sunday arrested 21 burglars and recovered 1,066 mobile phones during raids in Ganjam district, officials said. According to police, 20 of them are from West Bengal. The arrests were made during raids in Bhanjanagar area, where the gang members were staying. They were allegedly involved in looting mobile phones from different parts of Odisha...

Quetta: Bus services from major cities of Pakistan to Quetta remained suspended due to the prevailing security situation in Balochistan, with all buses being stopped at Rakhni, resulting in hundreds of travellers being stranded, local media reported Sunday, citing transport sources. According to officials and transport operators, the suspension of bus services between Quetta and other parts...

Subarnapur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday unveiled development projects worth Rs 276 crore and announced new initiatives involving an additional Rs 633 crore for Subarnapur district during his one-day visit to the western town. Majhi launched the projects while attending the 'Subhadra Shakti Mela', a congregation mostly comprising women at Subarnapur. He disbursed Rs 126...

Paradip: The Paradip Port Authority (PPA) Sunday said it has created a new record by handling 14.44 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in January this year, the highest-ever for the month. The port surpassed its previous record of handling 14.32 MMT of cargo in January, 2024, an official statement issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das Sunday dubbed the Union Budget "directionless, policyless and visionless", alleging that it has failed to address the concerns of youth, farmers, the poor and the middle and lower-middle classes. Addressing mediapersons, Das said the Budget had failed to bring smiles to the faces of key sections of society. "When a...

Vadodara: Marizanne Kapp (3/30) and Chinelle Henry (2/25) delivered the goods as Delhi Capitals restricted a hapless UP Warriorz to a paltry 122 for eight in their must-win WPL clash, Sunday. UP Warriorz lost their skipper Meg Lanning on the first ball of the innings and failed to gain any momentum, losing wickets at regular intervals. Kapp...