Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik left for Delhi Tuesday afternoon for a seven-day visit for personal work. Patnaik is scheduled to return to Odisha after completing his weeklong visit, BJD Rajya Sabha MP Santrupt Misra said. Misra clarified...
Bhubaneswar: Ten Odisha districts in the downstream of the Mahanadi have been put on high alert as the Hirakud Dam kept discharging water into the river through 22 gates, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi saying the floods have impacted eight lakh people. Chief Minister...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked officials to launch an immediate drive to repair rural infrastructure damaged by recent floods and incessant rain, with priority given to restoring road connectivity in affected areas. In a directive issued July 31, Rural Development Commissioner-cum-Secretary Yamini Sarangi instructed engineers...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha, allowing voters to file claims and objections until August 19. According to a notification issued by the Commission July 31, the...
Bhubaneswar: Rainfall activity across Odisha is expected to remain subdued for the next few days as the depression over central India weakens into a low-pressure area. However, Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast an increase in rainfall intensity after August 6. According...
Bhubaneswar: A woman allegedly jumped into the Kuakhai River near Hi-Tech Square in Odisha's capital city, Bhubaneswar. Upon receiving information about the incident, two fire services teams from Mancheswar and Pahala rushed to the spot and launched an intensive search operation in the river. However,...
Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at improving road safety and ensuring transparent enforcement of traffic rules, the State Transport Authority (STA) will launch the Intelligent Enforcement Management System (IEMS) on four key highway stretches across the state from August 1, enabling the automatic detection of...
Hatadihi: A complaint has been lodged at Nandipada police station in Kendujhar district over an alleged offensive social media post targeting Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The complaint was filed by Kanhei Charan Das of Kalin ga village, who alleged that a 28-year-old man identified...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Parents’ Federation sat on a hunger strike Friday demanding the withdrawal of erroneous school textbooks and the expansion of the Right to Education (RTE) provisions in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The protesters alleged that despite the Chief Minister’s earlier...
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Friday called for a substantial increase in domestic edible oil production to reduce India’s dependence on imports, saying it would strengthen the national economy, conserve valuable foreign exchange and enhance the country’s food security. Addressing a review meeting on the...
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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Uttar Pradesh’s latest babu reshuffle, while seemingly routine, is difficult to view in isolation. The Yogi Adityanath government has moved...
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