odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 6 – Senior Sasmit Patra, a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and Rajya Sabha MP, wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Monday, seeking his immediate intervention to ensure that the proposed Metro Rail project, initiated during the previous...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 Expressing dissatisfaction over the lack of meaningful action to stop illegal activities along the Mahanadi riverbed and floodplain in Cuttack, Odisha, the National Green Tribunal has constituted a joint committee to examine the matter and submit a report within 15 days...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati appointed vice-chancellors to 14 state-run universities on Monday.Chandi Prasad Nanda was appointed as the new VC of Utkal University, Santosh Kumar Tripathy as the new VC of Fakir Mohan University, and Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra as the...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 Nor'westerly winds and hailstorms caused widespread damage in parts of Odisha on Monday, officials said.Strong winds, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, affected the town of Athagarh in the Cuttack district and the Daspalla area in the Nayagarh district, they...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 The Odisha government stated on Monday that there were no restrictions on the distribution of 5-kg LPG cylinders, and vulnerable consumers such as students and migrant workers can obtain them by producing only identification proof without the need for address documents...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 The Odisha government has imposed restrictions on the transfer of ownership of commercial public transport vehicles, such as buses and taxis, that are more than 10 years old and registered in any other state, officials said on Monday.The State Transport Authority (STA)...

Malkangiri (Odisha), April 6 One person was killed and 20 others were injured in separate road accidents involving two tractors in Malkangiri district, Odisha, police said on Monday.A tractor carrying sand hit a roadside tree and overturned near Singarajkhunta village under the Malkangiri...

Balasore, April 6 Three people were killed in a collision between two trucks on National Highway 16 in the Balasore district of Odisha, police said on Monday.According to police, a truck registered in Jharkhand was parked on the roadside near Dahisada on NH 16 due to a breakdown when a lorry...

New Delhi, April 6 NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale were among the 19 newly elected Rajya Sabha members who took oath here on Monday.The oath-taking ceremony was held in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan. Deputy Chairman Harivansh and...

Kolkata, April 5 – Artists and technicians in the Bengali film and television industry have decided to halt all filming, indefinitely, starting April 7, in protest of the death of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee and to demand safety measures for actors.This decision was announced after a meeting...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 The BJD and Congress on Sunday demanded that reservation for students from socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) be provided based on their population ratio in Odisha, rather than just 11.25 per cent, as announced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.On...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 A clash erupted between two groups in Malkangiri district of Odisha, a senior police officer said on Sunday.The incident took place at a tribal-inhabited village, Palkonda, on Saturday evening over the holding of prayers by a particular group in the village, the police...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 – The Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, participated in the self-enumeration process of the Digital Census, which began in Odisha on April 1.He also urged citizens to cooperate in the 2027 Census campaign to ensure a bright future for the state."Today, I...

Balasore (Odisha), April 5 The Odisha police have registered an FIR regarding the death of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who allegedly drowned during the filming of a Bengali television serial at Talsari beach in the Balasore district, officials said on Sunday.Banerjee, 43, drowned on March...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 Amid growing protests over the merger of the Palasa-Ichchapuram section with the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, the Indian Railways on Sunday issued a clarification stating that the move will not affect the revenue earnings of East Coast Railway (ECoR) or...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 The Odisha government has made e-KYC mandatory for domestic consumers to obtain LPG cylinders from distributors, Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister K C Patra said on Sunday.This move will ensure that only genuine customers receive LPG cylinders, he asserted."We...

New Delhi, April 4 In a significant step towards India's first fully digital census, PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, completed his "self-enumeration" for Phase-I of the 2027 Census (House Listing and Housing Census) on Saturday.The development was announced by...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 The Centre has approved ₹447.11 crore for the upgrade of the national highway in the Nuapada and Bolangir districts of Odisha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.The Kurumpuri–Raj Khariar section, covering a total length of 103.52 km of NH-353 and NH-59, will be...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for approving ₹447.11 crore for the upgrade of a key National Highway stretch in the state.In a statement issued on...

Kolkata, April 4 "She won't be able to eat, she won't be able to walk... it would be better to poison her."These were the cruel words neighbours and relatives hurled at Payal Nag's family in Balangir, Odisha, after she lost all four limbs to electrocution as a child in 2015.On Saturday...