Odisha: News
08 Jan 2019
EducationThis former MP, 81, has quit politics to pursue PhD
People often say age is just a number, and a former MP in Odisha has justly proved it.
08 Jan 2019
Andhra PradeshAndhra's Polavaram Dam just broke world record for weirdest reason
The concrete work of the much-awaited Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh began at 8am on January 6, and concluded at 8am on January 7.
06 Jan 2019
MaoistsOdisha: Maoists kill watchman, torch 5 vehicles in Kandhamal district
Maoists have gunned down a watchman at a road construction site in Odisha's Kandhamal district suspecting him to be a police informer, police said today.
05 Jan 2019
Naveen PatnaikOdisha CM announces interest-free loans for women SHGs
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced interest-free loans of up to Rs. 3 lakh for the women self-help groups (WSHGs) in the state.
04 Jan 2019
Boat Capsizes6-year-old girl's body found, Odisha boat capsize toll now 10
The death toll in the Wednesday night boat capsize incident in Odisha mounted to 10 with the recovery of one more body today, officials said.
03 Jan 2019
Boat CapsizesNine, including seven children, die as boat capsizes in Odisha
The death toll in the boat capsize incident in the Mahanadi river reached nine today, as eight more bodies were recovered in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said.
31 Dec 2018
West Bengal#Roadto2019: PM Modi to touch 20 states in 100-day campaign
Having suffered electoral defeats in three Hindi heartland states, the BJP is planning to bounce back with a focused strategy and fresh alliances ahead of the 2019 general elections.
28 Dec 2018
MeghalayaOdisha Fire-Services team leaves for Meghalaya to rescue trapped miners
A team of the Odisha Fire Services, carrying 20 high-power pumps, today left for Meghalaya to assist in the search and rescue of the 15 laborers trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in the northeastern state, officials said.
24 Dec 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs. 14,500cr in Odisha
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced his day-long visit to Odisha, wherein he inaugurated several projects in the domains of health, transportation, and education, among others.
18 Dec 2018
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Odisha: BJP bandh affects normal life in Mayurbhanj district
The 12-hour bandh called by BJP in Mayurbhanj district affected normal life, as party activists blocked roads and picketed in front of government offices today.
08 Dec 2018
West BengalTDP to contest Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in Odisha
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has decided to contest the Lok Sabha and the Odisha Assembly elections next year in the BJD-ruled state.
07 Dec 2018
Abhijit Iyer-MitraAbhijit Iyer-Mitra walks out of Odisha jail after 43 days
Delhi-based defense analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra walked out of an Odisha jail on Thursday after he was arrested for hurting Odia sentiments.
06 Dec 2018
Narendra ModiPrime Minister Modi and Rahul to visit Odisha in December
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi are scheduled to visit Odisha this month, BJP and Congress sources said today.
06 Dec 2018
Narendra ModiBJD leaders to meet 22 parties over Women's Reservation Bill
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has decided to consult 22 political parties, including Congress and BJP, as part of its effort to build consensus on the Women's Reservation Bill, pending in Parliament.
05 Dec 2018
Juvenile Justice ActFour shelter homes shut in Odisha, had no registration
Four shelter homes in Odisha have been shut down after an inquiry found that they were running without registration.
05 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAbhijit Iyer-Mitra granted bail after Odisha govt drops charges
A day after the Odisha government decided to drop charges against journalist and defense analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, an Odisha court has granted him bail.
04 Dec 2018
POCSOOdisha shelter home sexual abuse: NGO MD taken on remand
The police today took the managing director of an NGO on a two-day remand in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of minors at a shelter home run by the organization in Odisha's Dhenkanal district.
03 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaOdisha: Shelter home sealed over sexual abuse allegations, two arrested
An NGO-run shelter home has been sealed in Odisha's Dhenkanal district and two people, including its managing director, arrested following allegations that the minor inmates were sexually abused there.
02 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaJailed for 'hurting sentiments', journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra admitted to hospital
Defense analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, who was arrested by Odisha police in October, was moved to Capital Hospital in state capital Bhubaneshwar, a report claimed.
30 Nov 2018
FarmersMinisterial committee to hold talks with farmers: Finance Minister Behera
A ministerial committee of Odisha government will hold consultation with different farmers' organizations including Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) and Agriculture experts on the problems faced by the peasants in the state.
19 Nov 2018
IndiaOdisha: Rice-mill owners demand hike in milling charge
Owners of rice mills in Odisha's Ganjam district have demanded increase of milling charge from Rs. 10 to Rs. 30 per quintal and release of arrears amounting to around Rs. 5cr before the start of the paddy procurement this year.
16 Nov 2018
IndiaOdisha: Motor Vehicle Inspector arrested for possessing disproportionate assets
A junior Motor Vehicle Inspector has been arrested by Anti-graft vigilance wing in Bhadrak district of Odisha for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
13 Nov 2018
Dharmendra PradhanEminent Odia singer Chitta Jena passes away at 76
Eminent Odia singer, Chitta Jena passed away at a hospital in Cuttack today, following brief illness.
11 Nov 2018
BalasoreUnder-trial prisoner killed by murder convict in Odisha jail hospital
An under-trial prisoner was killed after a murder convict allegedly hit him with a brick in Balasore district jail hospital in Odisha today, jail officials said.
06 Nov 2018
DalitOdisha Congress MLA KC Sagaria resigns over Kunduli gangrape incident
Congress MLA Krishna Chandra Sagaria today resigned as a member of the Odisha Assembly, protesting "injustice" meted out to an alleged gangrape victim of Kunduli, Koraput district (Odisha), who committed suicide earlier this year.
05 Nov 2018
MaoistsOdisha: Five Maoists, including a woman, killed in encounter
At least five Maoists, including a woman, were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security personnel in a forest in Malkangiri district of Odisha today, a senior police official said.
03 Nov 2018
Biju Janata DalOdisha Government's negligence forcing farmers to commit suicide: BJP
The BJP has alleged that the BJD government has neglected the agricultural sector, forcing many farmers to commit suicide in Odisha.
01 Nov 2018
Narendra ModiOdisha: Jharsuguda Airport is now 'Veer Surendra Sai Airport'
The Cabinet today approved renaming the Jharsuguda aerodrome in Odisha as 'Veer Surendra Sai Airport'.
01 Nov 2018
IndiaHere's why Jagannath Temple's priest wants to die
Almost four months after the Supreme Court opined hereditary rights of servitors of Jagannath Temple should be abolished and maintained that devotees shouldn't be forced to give donations, a priest of the Odisha temple has written to Chief Justice of India seeking his permission to end his life.
28 Oct 2018
Dharmendra PradhanOdisha: CM orders inquiry, action against offcials for elephants' electrocution
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Sunday ordered an inquiry by the crime branch into the electrocution of seven elephants in Dhenkanal district.
28 Oct 2018
Travel And TourismAttention Nature-Lovers! You can now visit this uninhabited Odisha island
Nature lovers now have a reason to rejoice as the Odisha government has prepped up the idyllic Habelikhati Island at Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) for "eco-tourism".
28 Oct 2018
PunjabTen years after 26/11, states haven't taken counter-terrorism forces seriously
On November 6, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba will speak to DGPs and home secretaries of states to discuss the NSG audit, which was done ten years after the deadly 26/11 attacks.
27 Oct 2018
Abhijit Iyer-MitraRasogolla-comment or hurting sentiments? Here's why journalist Mitra was arrested
The Odisha Police on Saturday said Delhi-based journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra was arrested not for his Twitter post on 'rasogolla', but for hurting the sentiments of the Odia people, among other reasons.
25 Oct 2018
X#FreeSpeech: Why should we support Abhijit Iyer-Mitra?
Because jokes and satire offended many in Odisha, defense analyst and writer Abhijit Iyer-Mitra is lodged at Jharpada Jail of the state.
25 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPanchayat-polls: 2-child norm applies even if third given for adoption
The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that two child norm was applicable to those contesting panchayat polls, or holding a position, and the birth of the third child would lead to disqualification.
22 Oct 2018
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)1L benefited under PMJAY in one month of launch: Nadda
Nearly a month after the rollout of the Center's PMJAY health insurance scheme, 1 lakh people have availed the benefits of the ambitious programme, Union Health Minister, JP Nadda, said yesterday.
21 Oct 2018
IndiaOdisha: Similipal National Park to reopen in November
The Similipal National Park in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha will be reopened from November 1 after remaining closed for more than three months due to the monsoon.
16 Oct 2018
Andhra PradeshUN Chief saddened over destruction caused by Cyclone Titli
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness over the loss of lives and destruction caused in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh due to landslides and flooding following Cyclone Titli.
15 Oct 2018
IndiaOdisha: Under-construction bridge collapses in Sundargarh, 14 laborers injured
At least 14 laborers were injured when an under-construction bridge collapsed at Bonai in Odisha's Sundargarh district, the police said.
14 Oct 2018
Andhra PradeshAshok Chakra for Odisha cop who sacrificed life fighting Maoists
An Assistant Commandant of the Odisha Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) has been conferred with the Ashok Chakra posthumously for sacrificing his life fighting with Naxals, Home Ministry officials said.
