Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Odisha May 1, 2026, to launch a major rural road projects worth Rs 1,698 crore in Rayagada. According to reports, the minister will roll out the projects under Pradhan...
Bhubaneswar: The Joint Trade Union Forum will hold a May Day rally and public meeting in the City Friday to highlight labour issues and workers’ rights. A procession will start at 5 pm from Rajmahal Square to Master Canteen Square, followed by a public meeting...
Bhubaneswar: The Bargarh District Education Officer (DEO), a Block Education Officer (BEO), and a physical education teacher (PET) of a government-run school in the district were arrested on charges of sexually harassing a woman employee of the S&ME department, police said Thursday. “DEO Jyoti Kanta...
Boudh: Odisha vigilance officers Thursday seized a leopard skin and arrested two persons involved in the illegal trade of body parts of wild animals, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, the forest wing of the vigilance department conducted a surprise raid at Karanjkata village under...
Bhubaneswar: The women's wing of Odisha Congress Thursday staged a protest outside the assembly, demanding immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures. Holding posters, banners and party flags, Congress workers took part in a 'Vidhan Sabha Gherao' protest...
Ahmedabad: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru were restricted to 155 all out in 19.2 overs by Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League match Thursday, with their batters struggling against the bowling attack led by Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj. RCB, who are placed second...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday urged Opposition BJD to broaden its understanding of women's empowerment and not restrict it to financial help to self-help groups or reservation in local bodies. Majhi made the remarks while piloting a discussion in a special Assembly...
Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by rain brought relief from prevailing heatwave conditions across several districts of Odisha Thursday, even as seven towns continued to record temperatures above 40 degree Celsius. Thunderstorms, rain and lightning were reported in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Angul, Phulbani, Boudh and Rourkela during...
Puri: Government claims of women’s empowerment under the Subhadra Yojana ring hollow as an elderly woman was injured while travelling to a bank to withdraw her pension. She was rescued by locals, taken to a nearby hospital and later dropped off at home. The injured...
Bhubaneswar: The result of the Class X examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) of Odisha will be published May 2, officials said Thursday. The results of the Annual High School Certificate, State Open School Certificate and Madhyama examinations-2026 will be available on...
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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