Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday announced a three-year sponsorship deal for the Indian national kho kho team, marking a significant step forward in promoting indigenous sports in the country. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the state will invest Rs 5 crore annually from January 2025...
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Monday criticised the Mohan Majhi-led Odisha government, terming it a "double engine, double blow" administration. While leading a BJD protest against the rising prices of essential commodities, Patnaik accused the BJP-led government of...
Rayagada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday laid the foundation stone of the Rayagada railway division building in Odisha through virtual mode. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh attended the meeting in Rayagada, Odisha Governor Kambhampati Hari Babu...
Sambalpur: Police Monday said a dumper had "intentionally" hit the vehicle of two BJP leaders in Odisha's Sambalpur district. The two BJP leaders, identified as BJP's Goshala mandal president Debendra Nayak and ex-sarpanch Muralidhar Chhuria, were killed after the dumper hit their car in the...
Berhampur: Protecting environment is everybody’s responsibility, said Dharitri and OrissaPOST Editor Tathagata Satpathy, while addressing a programme on conservation of house sparrows held at Banthapalli village under Kukudakhandi block of Ganjam district on the occasion of National Bird Day Sunday. Satpathy joined the programme as...
Pattamundai: Amid ongoing political instability and violence in Bangladesh, especially with the leadership of Muhammad Yunus taking steps against India while strengthening ties with Pakistan, there is a growing concern back in Odisha that Bangladeshi immigrants are fuelling unrest in the coastal areas of the...
Patana: A woman succumbed to the burn injuries she had sustained while preparing a torch to drive away elephants at Jhatipada Sahi in Guludipasi village under Patana block in Keonjhar district, Friday night. The deceased was identified as Jhuli Barik, 36, wife of Sankhali Barik....
Rajesh Mohanty, OP Rourkela: The three key public institutions -- Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), Rourkela Smart City Limited, and Rourkela Development Authority (RDA) -- are going to execute several development projects worth around Rs105 crore in and around the Steel City. This was revealed by...
Jajpur: Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch Sunday began investigating the day-light robbery of a gold jewellery shop in Jajpur district, in which two persons were shot dead by a gang of robbers, an officer said. The STF team members visited the spot...
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Sunday raised concerns over the Centre's move to delink the Waltair division from the East Coast Railway zone, claiming that the "unilateral" decision would result in "severe economic repercussions for Odisha". The party questioned the alleged silence of the state's BJP...
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