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Bolangir: The district police today arrested BJD Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher following his detention for allegedly forcing a Public Works Department (PwD) engineer to do sit-ups. Later, he was produced before the Additional District Judge (ADJ) court. Earlier this morning, the legislator was detained by the police in Nuapada and brought to Bolangir for questioning. […]

Bhubaneswar: Quite similar to a precedent set by PM Modi to invite heads for an all-party meet, Odisha Assembly Speakar Surjya Narayan Patro today chaired an all-party meeting ahead of the commencement of the first session of 16th Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. This is for the first time that an all-party meet was convened before […]

Bhubaneswar: Revising earlier forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) last week again predicted that the southwest monsoon will touch Odisha by June 22. To be precise, Odisha so far has witnessed thunderstorms and brief spells of rain in a few districts this month while people are still grueling with severe hot and humid conditions. Even […]

Rayagada: In a major train accident, the engine of Samaleshwari Express caught fire between Singapur Road and Kutaguda in Rayagada district today. The incident occurred after the Howrah-Jagadalpur Samaleshwari Express hit a tower car engaged in some work on the railway track. At least three railway staff reportedly died in the mishap. The deceased have […]

Bhubaneswar: After pandemonium in house on day one, the State Assembly proceedings started smoothly on day two where in the question hour, the Congress party tried to put the Government on the mat on the issue of farmers. As the house assembled, during the question hour, senior Congress leader Tara Bahinipati asked the first question […]

Bhubaneswar: With the monsoon current going weak again, the good riddance for the State is within a span of around 10-days, Bay of Bengal (BoB) region around the State will again witness a low pressure area by the weekend. As per the weather models, under its influence, districts like Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Ganjam and Nayagarh are […]

Bhubaneswar: The numbers sound disastrous! When the State had witnessed as many 21 natural disasters in a span of almost 17 years, all that Odisha could receive was a mere 12 per cent of its demand from the Centre as financial assistance for the damages the State incurred in the natural disasters. As per the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered a higher GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product (GDSP) growth of 8.4 per cent in the year 2018-19 from 7.4 per cent in previous financial year, claimed the Economic Survey -18-19 report which was tabled on Friday in the House. The survey is usually tabled ahead of the presentation of the Annual […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Friday presented the 2019-20 State budget of Rs 1.39 lakh crore, with special focus on agriculture – the allocation for which has increased to Rs 20,714 crore. The total administrative expenditure has been projected at Rs 57,310 crore including Rs 25,500 crore for salaries, Rs 13,300 crore for […]

Bhubaneswar: With CM Naveen Patnaik’s pet programme  ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Bikas’ witnessing a big cut in allocation to Rs 400 crore in 2019-20 budget from a whopping Rs 1,250 crore in 2017-18, the budget delivered a shocker as for the second time in succession it has pruned the expenditure on rural development. The giant effect […]

Bhubaneswar: After registering a deficient rainfall of around 34 per cent during the month of June, the coming month (July) will be a wet one for Odisha. As per the rainfall data till date with the IMD, the first week of the month of June saw good rainfall. But the 2nd and 3rd week of […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of second term, says “always had faith in the people of India” that they will bring him back once more. Speaking on Emergency — its fallout, suggestions by people that always amaze him with their solutions, Modi also stressed on need of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as there has been much hype over the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana or Naveen care, the shocker is  Odisha languishes at the bottom – ten in doctor-to-population ratio in the country by January end 2019. As per the data available with Odisha Medical Council and Medical Council of India, the State has around […]

Bhubaneswar: Here is a stark instance that vividly portrays how politics supercedes the theme of development in Odisha. The State had witnessed an embarrassing situation in Gumdumaha over killing of innocent tribals only 2-years back as the SOG had then open fired at them assuming as Maoists. The reality was the innocents were trapped by […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In a major development today, the Supreme Court has served notice to the Centre, Chief Election Commissioner, Odisha, Andhra and Telangana governments based on a petition filed by one P Pulla Rao of Telangana. The notice was reportedly issued acting on the petition questioning the constitutional validity of announcement and implementation of direct […]