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Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s comment on Mahanadi may have been politically motivated to woo voters (as believed by political experts), but it has rattled Odisha’s political status quo with both the ruling-BJD and BJP engaging themselves in a war of words. Raman Singh on Tuesday had said that no one can stop his […]

  Jakarta: While addressing the Indian diaspora in the Indonesian capital today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned about Bali Jatra and how it has helped in maintaining strong cultural ties between the two nations. “Bali Jatra is celebrated every year in the Indian state of Odisha, a festival which is being celebrated for many years […]

Bhubaneswar: At least seven incidents of mob attack triggered by child-lifting rumours have surfaced from different parts of the state in the past 24 hours. A mentally-challenged youth was beaten up by locals on suspicion of being a child-lifter at Panchama village under Golanthara police limits on the outskirts of Berhampur in Ganjam district on […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced the Class X results. The overall pass percentage is 86.7%. Girls have performed better than boys with 88.67 pass percentage while the pass percentage for boys is 85.32 per cent. 89.27 per cent students in Bhubaneswar region comprising Odisha, West Bengal and […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid simmering discontentment, Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda, one of the founding members of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tendered his resignation from the party on Monday. The Parliamentarian announced his decision to dissociate from the party after submitting his resignation to BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a three-page letter. […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the Odisha government responsible for the ongoing Mahanadi water dispute in Cuttack, ruling BJD today called the PM’s statement “untrue, misleading and confusing”. BJD vice president Prasanna Acharya said Modi made the remark on Mahanadi row only to confuse people. “The Prime Minister yesterday confused people […]

Bhubaneswar: Three automatic teller machines (ATM) of banks were targetted by unidentified burglars at different parts of Odisha including one at Jankia, college chhak under Nirakarpur police limits in Khurda and near Kanasa in Puri district early on Sunday. Cash over Rs 10 lakh is suspected to have been stolen from AXIS bank ATM at […]

Cuttack: Holding the Odisha government responsible for issues pertaining to Mahanadi river water, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the ruling party in the State is only misleading people. Addressing a rally at the Bali Jatra ground in Cuttack on completion of four years in power at the Centre, Modi said, “The State government […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Tight security arrangements are in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Odisha today as part of the fourth anniversary celebrations of the BJP-led government at the Centre. Around 100 platoons of police force have been deployed in the twin city- 80 platoons in Cuttack and 20 in Bhubaneswar, official sources said. Senior […]

Paradip: In a show of strength ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha visit tomorrow, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik criticized Central government’s silence on the ongoing Mahanadi dispute with Chhattisgarh at the valedictory programme of Mahanadi Suraksha Abhiyan at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district here on Friday. It is unfortunate the way the BJP-led government […]

Bhubaneswar: Instead of blaming the Centre, the Odisha government should cut its 26% value added tax (VAT) on fuel to bring the rising petrol and diesel prices under control, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here today. Addressing media persons at a presser, Pradhan said, “Both the Centre and the State have roles in controlling fuel […]

Bhubaneswar: A team of ten Protection Officers of Jammu & Kashmir is on a three-day visit to the city to get first-hand account on implementation of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) and Juvenile Justice Act. During a meeting with Police Commissioner YB Khurania here, the team was apprised of functioning of ‘Mahila and Sishu […]

Thunderclouds hovered over the twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Tuesday morning bringing along heavy rains and lightening throwing normal life out of gear.

Bhubaneswar: Considered as the architect of modern industrial revolution in Odisha, noted industrialist and founder and chairman Emeritus of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) Bansidhar Panda passed away at his Bhubaneswar residence on Tuesday. He was 87. Many eminent personalities paid tributes to Bansidhar Panda at his residence after which his mortal remains […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government is committed to empowering Odisha, said Chief minister Naveen Patnaik, as the government entered into the fifth year of his fourth term here on Monday. While highlighting 10 major achievements of the government, Patnaik thanked four crore people of the State for the tremendous faith they have reposed […]