[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday targeted the Odisha government over the recent clashes between two communities in Sambalpur. Holding a press conference in Jharsuguda, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal alleged that the Odisha government ignored the intelligence reports due to which large-scale violence took place in the town. “Last year also, … Read more
[ad_1] London: A UK-based woman from Odisha has gone viral since she was pictured running a marathon in the city of Manchester in north-west England clad in a traditional Sambalpuri saree from the Northeast region. Madhusmita Jena, 41, covered over 42-km over the course of four hours and 50 minutes in her brightly coloured saree … Read more
[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: With heatwave continuing to grip Odisha, state Energy Minister Pratap Keshari Deb on Wednesday assured people that there will be no power cuts in the state this year. Talking to media persons here, Deb said: “There are speculative reports in the media about chances of power cuts. I assure everyone that there will … Read more
[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: With the mercury soaring to 40-degree Celsius at nine places across Odisha on Tuesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered closure of all schools up to Class X along with anganwadis from April 12 to 16. For the past few days, the temperature has been rising in the state with the Met department … Read more
[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly was on Friday adjourned sine die six days ahead of its schedule, amid walk-out by the opposition BJP members. The session was scheduled to continue till April 6. On the last day, the House passed the Appropriation Bill, 2023, allowing the state government to spend Rs … Read more
[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP and Congress members on Wednesday created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly once again over then Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das’ murder case. The House witnessed several adjournments during the pre-lunch session as the Opposition members stalled the proceedings. On the passing of two months of the murder of … Read more
[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: The charge sheet in the murder of minister Naba Kishore Das will be filed within prescribed time frame, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to the discussion on demand of grants for the Home and General Administration Departments, he said: “The investigation is still under progress and within … Read more
[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday. It was earlier said by the department that the woman was killed in an attack by a Royal Bengal Tiger on Sunday. “It was a leopard and not a tiger,” … Read more
[ad_1] (Representative image) Bhubaneswar: A groom and his family members had to walk 28 kilometres to reach the bride’s village in Odisha’s Rayagada district for the wedding, as they could not arrange a vehicle due to the drivers’ strike. They walked all night on Thursday from Sunakhandi panchayat under Kalyansinghpur block to reach Dibalapadu village … Read more
[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited survey of the other backward classes (OBCs) across Odisha will commence on May 1 and continue till May 27, an official notification said on Thursday. The social and educational conditions of 208 OBC communities enlisted by the state government will be collected during the survey, which will be followed by a … Read more