Bhubaneswar, March 30 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose and several BJP leaders on Monday criticised the saffron party MP, Nishikant Dubey, for claiming that former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was the link between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the CIA...
New Delhi, March 29 – As part of its combat readiness, the Kharga Corps of the Indian Army's Western Command launched a 72-hour-long Exercise Recce, an official said on Sunday."Recce unleashed. No noise. No trace. No second chances. 72 hours in the shadows -- where only the relentless will...
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Bhubaneswar, March 28 The BJD on Saturday demanded the dismissal of Odisha's Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling and the arrest of BJP's Titlagarh MLA Nabin Jain for allegedly violating laws during Ram Navami processions in separate locations.The opposition party, in a statement, alleged that...
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Bhubaneswar, March 27 Devotees across Odisha, including the Jagannath temple in Puri, flocked to temples on Friday for Ram Navami, amidst stringent security measures.Surveillance was intensified across the state, particularly in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, and Sambalpur, which...
Bhubaneswar, March 25 – The Odisha Assembly continued to be disrupted on Wednesday as opposition parties, including the BJD and Congress, intensified their protests over the fire on March 16 in the Trauma Care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital, which claimed 12 lives and left many severely...
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Bhubaneswar, March 25 – The Odisha Police have arrested a man from Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore online investment scam in which a businessman from Cuttack was cheated of over Rs 12.33 crore, a senior Crime Branch official said on Wednesday.The 36-year-old accused, identified as...
Bhubaneswar, March 25 A total of 122 incidents of disorder involving Hindus, Muslims, and Christians were reported in various parts of Odisha during 2025, according to a White Paper tabled in the assembly on Wednesday.The home department said that 106 Hindu-Muslim and 16 Hindu-Christian...
Bhubaneswar, March 25 A total of 122 incidents of unrest involving Hindus, Muslims, and Christians were reported in various parts of Odisha during 2025, according to a White Paper presented in the assembly on Wednesday.The home department stated that 106 incidents of Hindu-Muslim and 16...
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Bhubaneswar, March 24 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday issued strict instructions to the police to ensure that Ram Navami is celebrated smoothly across the state on March 27.Majhi, who also holds the home portfolio, said that the police must make foolproof arrangements so...
Bhubaneswar, March 24 Amid the ongoing deadlock in the Odisha Assembly, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President, Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday reiterated his party’s demand for the immediate resignation of State Health Minister, Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, over the fire at the...
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Bhubaneswar, March 23 The Odisha government has so far deported 75 out of the 77 Bangladeshi infiltrators, who were identified in different parts of the state between June 2024 and February 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday.In a written reply to a question from BJD...
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Bhubaneswar, March 23 A week after the devastating fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack, where at least 12 patients were killed, the Odisha government has transferred the principal and superintendent of the state's premier healthcare facility, officials said on Monday...
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed authorities to immediately begin work on the proposed Rs 210-crore Mahanadi Riverfront Project and develop it as an attractive tourist destination.The project, estimated to cost Rs 210 crore, will be constructed...
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 – Massive chaos continued to rock the Odisha Assembly for the fourth consecutive day on Friday as the opposition intensified its demand for the Health Minister's resignation over the fire mishap at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which officially claimed 12...
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Bhubaneswar, March 20 The proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, following frequent adjournments as the opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire incident in a hospital that left 12...
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 Altogether, 6,578 people were killed due to lightning, drowning, and snakebites in Odisha in the last two financial years, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the assembly on Thursday.In response to a question from MLA Chakramani Kanhar, the...
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 The Odisha Assembly was adjourned three times on Thursday as the opposition disrupted the proceedings, demanding the resignation of State Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the deaths of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The House saw multiple adjournments...
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Bhubaneswar, March 18 – Following the tragic fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on March 16, which officially claimed the lives of 12 patients, as many as four individuals – including three fire department officials and one engineer – have been suspended on charges...
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Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday suspended four officers for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire incident at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack claimed the lives of 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three...
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Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi suspended four officers on Wednesday for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack killed 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three personnel from the Odisha...
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