Puri: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday announced the development of an international cruise terminal in Puri at an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 crore. The Paradip Port Authority (PPA), in partnership with the Odisha government, will develop the proposed terminal, he said while chairing a...
Puri: The expansion of National Highway-316 connecting Puri with the state capital Bhubaneswar has begun, with the aim of making travel between the two cities faster, smoother and more convenient. As part of the initial phase, soil testing and technical surveys are currently underway to...
Pottangi: Tension continued to escalate along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border in Kotia panchayat of Pottangi block in Koraput district over the Andhra Pradesh panchayat elections, with police personnel from the two states having a face-off Tuesday. Villagers in Neridibalsa op posed the deployment of Odisha...
Rayagada: A local court Tuesday sentenced nine individuals, including notorious criminal Hadaapa Shiva, to life imprisonment for abduction, unnatural sexual assault, and attempted murder. Additional District and Sessions Judge Alpana Swain convicted the accused—Hadaapa Shiva, G Bangaru, Shunthi Suraj, Shunthi Prakash, Majhi Raja, Majhi Joseph,...
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Presenting Odisha’s long-term clean-energy roadmap at Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 in New Delhi Tuesday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the state aims to source 74 per cent of its installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2047 and...
Bhubaneswar: Theatre lovers in Bhubaneswar are in for an entertaining evening as Last Over, an urban situational Hindi comedy play, will be staged at the Railway Auditorium here November 6. Organised by Zain Foundation Trust as a part of their annual fundraiser to support people...
Bhubaneswar: In a major push to boost electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, the Odisha government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for setting up 290 additional public EV charging stations across 13 cities and along key national and state highways. The initiative aims to promote...
Bhubaneswar: Dream big and explore new horizons. The government stands with you, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida told children at the inauguration of the state-level children’s festival ‘MAHAK-2026’ at Kalinga Stadium here Monday, urging them to pursue their aspirations with confidence and without limitations. Inaugurating...
Bhubaneswar: Training of master trainers for the second phase of Census-2027 began in Odisha Monday, with around 40 officers participating in the programme, officials said. National-level trainers had received training in New Delhi last month. They will now train 80 state-level master trainers, who will...
Paralakhemundi: In a major development in the much-discussed (Assistant Conservator of Forest) ACF Soumya Ranjan Mahapatra death case, his wife, Bidyabharati Panda, has been sent to jail. She surrendered after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected and was subsequently sent to Paralakhemundi Sub-Jail. The case...
More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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By Dilip Cherian The litany of extensions continues. The latest is Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, whose tenure the Modi...
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