Jajpur (Odisha): A political row over denial of permission to BJD MLAs to accompany Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during his visit to flood-hit areas of Jajpur district escalated, with local legislator Sujata Sahu lodging a police complaint against BJP workers. Sahu, a BJD...
Chhatrapur: Hundreds of residents of four villages under Aryapalli panchayat launched a mass agitation, locking both the main gates of Gopalpur Port to protest lack of action over worsening sea erosion that they fear could submerge their ancestral land. The protesters Monday demanded immediate measures...
Jharsuguda: Bhesamati Naik of Tileimal village in Laikera block of Jharsuguda district attended the prestigious Independence Day ‘At-Home’ Reception hosted by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Saturday, bringing recognition to Odisha. Naik, who comes from a financially disadvantaged background, began...
Jajpur/Dasarathpur: An 11-year-old boy was swept away in floodwaters overflowing on Ichhapur village road and drowned under Kayan panchayat of Dasarathpur block in Jajpur district. The incident took place Monday. The deceased was identified as Rudra, son of Saroj Sahani and a student of Class...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s heritage lives not only in royal chronicles, monumental temples and protected archaeological sites, but also in caves, village festivals, weathered palm-leaf manuscripts, wooden images and oral traditions passed down through generations. Sunday’s heritage walks in the Chilika-Barakul region and Dhenkanal brought several of...
Bhubaneswar: App-based transport drivers in Bhubaneswar staged a protest Monday demanding a fare hike, disrupting cab and other app-based transport services. Thousands of drivers associated with Uber, Ola, Rapido and other platforms joined the protest, backed by several driver associations. They demanded higher fares, arguing...
Baripada: Train services on the Baripada-Bangiriposi route under Bangriposi “Rupsa Section in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district were suspended for nearly 24 hours after soil under the railway tracks was washed away due to a heavy rain-induced landslide, officials said Monday. The earth and concrete under around...
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Monday claimed the state would not lose any revenue from the recently passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, but would instead benefit from a more competitive mining market. The assertion came as the Opposition BJD...
Brahmapur: Odisha Police has recovered gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 50 lakh, which were looted from a jeweller in Chhattisgarh last month, officials said Monday. The recovered ornaments, comprising 300 grams of gold and 1.4 kg of silver, were found in the locked...
Bhubaneswar: A government doctor was arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly taking a Rs 30,000 bribe from an NGO, officials said. Acting on a complaint, Odisha Vigilance officers caught an assistant surgeon of the Capital Hospital while allegedly accepting a bribe for signing work certificates of...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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