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Bhubaneswar, March 11 Opposition parties in the Assembly on Wednesday accused the Odisha government of having no concern for the state's citizens stranded in the Gulf countries amidst the ongoing conflict.The issue was debated in the House through a motion for adjournment moved by Chief Whip...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 Demanding the reversal of the increase in LPG prices and smooth supply of cooking gas in Odisha, workers of the opposition BJD staged a protest in the busy Master Canteen area of the city on Wednesday.Hundreds of workers from the Biju Mahila Janata Dal, Biju Yuva Janata...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 A day after quitting the opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena joined the ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday, citing the lack of a succession plan in the regional party.Jena, along with his supporters from Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts, joined the...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Veteran Odia journalist Ashutosh Mishra died at a hospital here, his family said on Monday.He was 68 years old.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik expressed their grief over Mishra's death.Mishra, who is survived...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Former MLA Mohammed Moquim announced that his new party will be named 'Odisha Janata Congress', and it will be formally launched on April 8.He was expelled from the Congress in December last year after questioning party president Mallikarjun Kharge's leadership due to his...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 Two Class-7 students who had run away from their homes here to avoid the annual examinations were rescued from the house of a relative of one of them in Angul district, Odisha, the police said on Sunday.The two girls had left their homes in the Maitri Vihar police station...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 The Odisha Vigilance arrested a government engineer on Sunday for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.Pramod Kumar Ray, assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Derabish irrigation sub-division under the Kendrapara...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan disbursed over Rs 5,100 crore to more than one crore women beneficiaries of the state's flagship Subhadra Yojana on Sunday, coinciding with International Women's Day.Charan disbursed the fourth installment of the scheme at a special event...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 – The Odisha Vigilance Department conducted coordinated searches at multiple locations linked to Pramod Ray, an assistant executive engineer of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division, on Saturday, following allegations that he possessed assets far beyond his known sources of...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan said that approximately 90 per cent of the voters in the state have been linked to the 2002 electoral roll.The CEO stated on Friday that this linking process is expected to be completed within the next 15 days, and the...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Three people were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a truck on the outskirts of the state capital on Saturday, police said.The incident took place near Anantapur square, under the Pahala police station area, this morning. The three people died instantly.Police said...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Odisha's BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha on Friday and attended marathon official programmes...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates from Odisha on Friday, ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha and attended marathon official programmes...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday blamed the opposition BJD for the backwardness of Odisha, which has been ruled by the regional party for 24 years, and accused the Congress of indulging in "negative politics".Shah was addressing a public meeting here after launching...

Patiala (Punjab), March 6 – Two-time Asian Games champion in men’s shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, has meticulously planned his strategy for the 2026 competitive season, which includes major events like the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.One of Toor's goals this season is to defend...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday blamed the opposition BJD for the backwardness of Odisha, which has been ruled by the regional party for 20 years, and accused the Congress of engaging in "negative politics".Shah was addressing a public meeting here after launching...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 At least five people were killed in road accidents in three districts of Odisha on Friday, police said.Two people died in motorcycle accidents in Nayagarh and Puri districts, while one man lost his life when a truck crashed into a house where he was sleeping.According to...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Odisha on Friday to launch projects worth Rs 3,275 crore and participate in the CISF's raising day ceremony and several other programmes, an official said.Shah, who was earlier scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 – The Odisha Police will host a five-day “Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition” in Bhubaneswar as part of an initiative aimed at raising public awareness about India’s revamped criminal justice system.The event will be held at the Exhibition Ground in Unit-III of Bhubaneswar from...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to undertake a one-day visit to Odisha on Friday, during which he would attend at least five official programmes and address a gathering in Paradip.Shah, who was initially scheduled to arrive here on Thursday evening, later...