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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik after convening a review meeting with the office bearers of 10 districts at the Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar made it clear that only members working at the grassroots level and connected with the people will get party tickets for the upcoming 2019 elections. This was the first […]

Bhubaneswar: Around 70 lakh families covering 3.5 crore people in Odisha will be provided cashless healthcare assistance up to Rs 5 lakh per family annually at all government hospitals in State under ‘Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana’ announced by Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik today. “Each and everyone visiting any Government health institution from District to sub-centre […]

Bhubaneswar: Clearing the air over the growing confusion among Congress leaders on the ‘One man one post’ policy, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik today said that it only means one shall not hold party post and the post of an elected representative simultaneously. “The ‘one man one post’ issue has been misinterpreted […]

Dhenkanal: A mentally-challenged youth was reportedly roughed up by locals on suspicion of being a child lifter at Kantapal village under Kankadahada police limits in Dhenkanal district on Monday. As per reports, the youth a resident of nearby Jhatikipasi village was loitering in Kantapal village on Monday at around 10 am. Finding his movements suspicious, […]

Bhubaneswar: Former minister and senior BJD leader Damodar Rout today fired a fresh salvo at the ruling party saying that if governance of Odisha is handled by a young MLA and a government official then it’s unfortunate. “It is the job of the leader to control and if something his out of control, whose fault […]

Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Contractors’ Association on Monday gheraoed the residence of Steel and Mines minister Prafulla Mallick in Bhubaneswar alleging step motherly treatment meted out to them. They said, rather non-Odia contractors are being shown undue favour by the State government. Pressing for fulfilment of their 27-point charter of demands, the contractors’ body alleged […]

Paralakhemundi: A person was killed and three others critically injured in bee attack at Mankadadia waterfall in R Udayagiri of Gajapati district last evening. Sources said seven youths of Biramekhapur village under K Nuagaon police limits of the district had gone to the waterfall for a picnic yesterday. Four of them were stung by a […]

Bhubaneswar: Pranav Goyal from Roorkee zone secured All India Rank 1 in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2018, the results of which were announced on Sunday. Odisha’s Sarthak Behera and Debajyoti Kar have secured 4th and 5th rank in IIT Kharagpur zone. Meenal Parakh from Delhi is the topper among girls while KVR Hemant […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Opening up for the first time after submitting his resignation from BJD, Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda, today said that he does not want to take on any individual neither wants to break somebody’s vote bank; rather will fight for the agenda which he has been championing for the last 18 years. In […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan once again targeted Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his silence over the missing Ratna Bhadar key of Puri Srimandir. Talking to newsmen, Pradhan stated that CM knows everything and his silence is a matter of concern as already Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has expressed concern over the sensitive issue. […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when efforts to rescue two labourers trapped inside a stone quarry near Bariput in Jeypore district are still on, the Odisha Contractors’ Association on Saturday alleged that no action has been taken against the owner of the company so far as he has the support of some influential people belonging to […]

Shirdi/Bhubaneswar: An Odisha-based engineer, Suresh Sahoo and his team have been appointed for the renovation work of the Sai Baba temple in Shirdi of Maharashtra, one of the popular religious shrines in the country. The holy shrine which is open to all irrespective of religion, caste and creed is deeply connected with the sentiments of […]

Bhubaneswar: A woman died reportedly of dengue shock syndrome at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, making it the first confirmed dengue death in Odisha this year. The deceased was admitted to the private hospital two days back along with her sister-in-law who has also tested positive for dengue. “So far we have not […]

Rourkela: A Special Branch Constable was shot at by an inebriated youth following an altercation between the latter and a few others inside a beer parlour at Khamaripada Square in Sundergarh district late last night. The injured constable, Soumendra Sethi, who received bullet injuries in his neck, has been admitted to Ispat General Hospital (IGH) […]

Bollywood actor Atul Kulkarni, of the ‘Rang De Basanti’ fame, has been roped in to play the role of Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra in the upcoming Odia film ‘Patnagarh’ based on the real life wedding gift blast case. It will be Kulkarni's first Odia film.