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Bolangir: The nurses of Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir have called for cease work strike today protesting the attack on a colleague by the relatives of a patient on Thursday night. As per reports, the victim nurse identified as Pratima Pradhan was on duty at the female medicine ward last night when […]

Berhampur: Alleging false implication in an assault case and demanding justice within 15 days, Krutibasa Mishra alias Raja, son of senior leader of ruling Biju Janata Dal’s(BJD) women wing in Ganjam, Meenakshi Mishra, has threatened to set himself ablaze in front of DG office in Berhampur. Raja’s statement came after he was granted interim bail […]

Bhubaneswar: In his inaugural address at the beginning of the budget session of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Friday,  Governor Ganeshi Lal harped highly on 5T and Mo Sarkar-powered consultative governance to bring in real transformation and take Odisha to new heights. “Consultative governance is core of our growth trajectory. My Government’s current focus is transformation. […]

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of Odisha Assembly got off to a stormy start on Friday with opposition Congress boycotting the governor’s inaugural address and a ruckus later by the Opposition forced the Speaker to adjourn the House for the whole day. As soon as Governor Ganeshi Lal started reading the achievements of the State Government, […]

Koraput: At a time when he should be spending time playing with his friends, a 10-year-old boy in Odisha is shouldering the responsibility of his mother who is visually challenged. From completing daily chores to looking after other basic needs, Laba Padal of Bandapada in Koraput has dedicated himself to taking care of his mother. […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on human trafficking, Odisha Labour department rescued 250 labourers from Bengaluru. All the labourers who hail from different parts of the State were working at brick kiln and other factories at Yelahanka in Bengaluru. This is reportedly the first major achievement of the Labour Department after it was included under […]

Sambalpur: Two days after reports of Chemistry and Zoology question paper leak, concerns were raised on Saturday that third-semester Mathematics paper of Plus-III Science stream in colleges affiliated to Sambalpur University may have leaked before examination. Though the Mathematics examination was scheduled to be held from 1 PM to 4 PM on Saturday, the question […]

Bhubaneswar: This is no beggar belief! Hard numbers reveal a big drop in the number of beggars residing in Odisha. But the red alerts to the fore are the counts posted a big jump in State headquarters district Khurda, temple town Puri and Chief Minister’s home district Ganjam. As per the information provided by Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: To streamline the traffic in Bhubaneswar, a new road will be thrown open for public from Xavier Square soon, informed Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi on Saturday. According to Sarangi, the new road will connect Xavier with Patia and is likely to be opened for public by February 17 or 18. The entire stretch of […]

Bhubaneswar: Private engineering colleges in Odisha are going bust in a big way. As many as 37 out of 90 engineering colleges functional in the State will face progressive closure in 2020-21. The colleges dot across the State ranging from Rayagada to Berhampur, Sambalpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jharsuguda and Bhubaneswar etc. As per highly placed sources […]

Bhubaneswar: Following allegations of massive irregularities in the selection of examination centres for the upcoming annual Plus II examination 2020, the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) on Sunday decided to exclude 20 allotted centres from conducting the exam. A decision regarding changing of the examination centres was taken in an emergency meeting of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Ex-MLA Anup Sai’s driver who was arrested by the Chhattisgarh police on Saturday for his alleged involvement in the murder of a woman and her minor daughter in 2016, confessed to have committed the crime and revealed crucial details during interrogation. The driver, Burdhan Toppo revealed that two Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) were used […]

Bhubaneswar: The Saheed Nagar Police claims to have arrested seven persons including two minor boys on charges of attacking a youth in Unit-9 area here on Saturday. Shocking as it may sound, 14 of the 16 accused reportedly happen to be minors and are students of a reputed English medium school in the capital city. […]

Bhubaneswar: A four-member team of Chhattisgarh Police on Monday arrived in Odisha and launched investigation by visiting the residence of prime accused Anup Sai in connection with the sensational double murder of a woman and her minor daughter in 2016. Ex-MLA and former BJD leader Anup Sai and his driver Burdhan Toppo were arrested last […]

Bhubaneswar: When the Odisha government is going gaga over the farmers and farming in Odisha post the KALIA scheme, a reality check by the Economic-Survey 2019-20 portrays in real the pangs felt by state farmers. The Survey in no uncertain terms has virtually sounded a note of caution that farmers are quitting the farming profession […]