Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday urged Odisha BJP MPs to call for the reversal of amendments to the MMDR Act, saying the changes would curtail the state's powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land. Patnaik, who is also the Leader of...
Bhubaneswar: The state government Saturday announced a monthly incentive of Rs 20,000 for postgraduate-qualified dentists serving under the Odisha Medical Services (Dental) Cadre, an official notification said. The incentive, effective from August 29, will be available to dental surgeons working under the Health and Family...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday outlined an ambitious roadmap to transform Odisha into a global sporting hub under the vision of taking the state “from playground to podium”. Speaking at the state-level National Sports Day celebrations at Lok Seva Bhavan, the CM said...
Sambalpur: A 36-year-old meat shop owner was shot dead in broad daylight at Kirba Chhak under Burla police limits in Sambalpur district Saturday morning. The victim, identified as Mohammad Anish, was allegedly shot multiple times by Raja Swami, 25, at around 11 am. Sambalpur Additional...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday set a target of raising the state's conviction rate in criminal cases to at least 75 per cent and directed the police to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards organised crime, drug trafficking and extortion. Addressing the state-level...
Bhubaneswar: IMD Saturday forecast extremely heavy rainfall in five districts of north and coastal Odisha till August 31 in the wake of a low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal, officials said. The weather system is likely to trigger intense rainfall in northern, interior...
Dhenkanal: A woman was allegedly beaten to death and buried inside a septic tank by her husband in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district after she refused to hand over money received under the Subhadra Yojana for buying alcohol, sources said. The incident took place late Friday night...
New Delhi: India's two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra Saturday announced that he has suffered ligament tear in his ankle during training, ruling him out of the upcoming Asian Games. Chopra said in a social media post that he sustained the injury shortly after producing a...
Baripada: The authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district are contemplating removing the radio collar fitted on a tigress after the big cat was found to have settled in the national park, an official said Saturday. Tigress Zeenat, translocated from Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger...
Bhubaneshwar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief, Naveen Patnaik, Saturday wrote to Odisha BJP MPs over the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, describing the development as a "black day" for the state and warning that...
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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