Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of National Human Rights Day today, the stunning blow is  Odisha has emerged as the number three in human rights violations in the country in 2019-20. Significantly, when the Odisha government...

Bhubaneswar: With the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 stirring up the nation vigorously, post the legislation being vetted by Lok Sabha and when the bill has been tabled today for voting in Rajya Sabha, it’s the...

Bhubaneswar: With the ever rising rapes and citizens growing restless in the State, Odisha government has joined the Union Law Ministry’s scheme to bring up 45 special fast track courts in the State. However, the...

Bhubaneswar: The State’s political circle is abuzz with, what many call, a ‘deal’ between BJP and BJD over the latter’s support to the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019. Significantly, the meeting of BJD MPs with Home...

Bhubaneswar: With farmers in Nashik, India’s onion hub, bringing out their premature onions to markets to cash in on high prices, the supply tide is nudging the prices down in the country, including Odisha. As...

Bhubaneswar:  Even as the State Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain denies of paddy prices dropping below Minimum Support Price (MSP) at isolated open markets in Odisha, the daily  report of...

Bhubaneswar: The legendary cofounder of tech giant Infosys NR Narayana Murthy had once said democracy is all about delegation of power by vast majority of citizens to a few representatives  chosen on merit and competence....

Bhubaneswar:  Soon after the bitterly fought 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the big politically cracker event has been the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha in June, when BJD supported BJP candidate Ashwini Vaishnaw (former IAS &...

Bhubaneswar:  While a report titled “Economic Possibilities for Odisha Towards a One Trillion Dollar Economy” released by Jindal Group in July this year predicted Odisha will play a key role in making the country touch...

Bhubaneswar: Towing the CAA protests elsewhere in country, especially in opposition-ruled states, Odisha witnessed first protest against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 on Tuesday when hundreds of members belonging to the Muslim community held a massive...

Bhubaneswar:  Despite road fatalities in Odisha dropping by an average of 15 per cent post MVA implementation, the toll of 15 a day on road looks very disgusting. Moreover, the cumulative count of fatalities on...

Bhubaneswar: When Odisha government is betting on public transport schemes aka the ‘Mo Bus’ to boost public transport, the stunning fact for the government is in the last decade (2010-11 – 2018-19) fleet of private...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has made a mark in digital transactions. State is emerging as a cashless hub in the country as it figured among the top-10 ‘BHIMS’ (big players) in cashless payment. As per data available...

Bhubaneswar:  History is written by victors, said Winston Churchill once. Unfortunately, on Thursday Odisha scripted history as a big loser in country’s wild tiger conservation. Virtually, a whimpering end to the roaring first-ever inter-state tiger...

Bhubaneswar: The rural BPO scheme of Modi government has been a runaway hit in Odisha. The State saw an overwhelming response as18 units having an intake capacity of 2,222 joined the scheme, when the allotted...

Bhubaneswar: With December and January being the coldest months in Odisha, the big relief is the State will not witness any cold wave this year, except in isolated pockets. In fact, if IMD forecast is...

Bhubaneswar:  Will the Windies wind up a win at the Barabati to level up the one-day series or the Men in Blues maintain their Vizag’s winning tempo to clinch the series? Since India has won...

Bhubaneswar:  Even as a massive 1.5 crore in Odisha have opened bank accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the eye-opening fact is only 29 per cent weavers in State have bank accounts. But Aadhar...

Bhubaneswar: Prices of potato that have turned ‘hot’ last week in Odisha will cool down by the New Year Day. The spike in Odisha is attributed to a sharp dip in arrivals from West Bengal...

Bhubaneswar: Even as CM Naveen Patnaik claimed that ‘skilled in Odisha’ is fast emerging as a global brand, the reality check done recently by Wheebox finds Odisha nowhere in the top-10 states with the highest...