Joda/Champua: A temporary earthen cofferdam at the under-construction Kanpur Dam project in Kendujhar district was breached following heavy rainfall, prompting authorities to release excess water into the Baitarani river and issue flood alerts for downstream areas. Excess water in the reservoir is being discharged through...
Jharsuguda: In a significant judgment, the Additional Sessions Judge, Jharsuguda, Thursday sentenced three persons to rigorous imprisonment for life in connection with a sensational murder case that had shocked the district. The court convicted Ajit Singh alias Mania, Suraj Prasad and Ajeet Singh alias Khadi...
Bhabanipatana: Retired Additional Superintendent of Police Durga Charan Mishra of Mandarabagicha Pada in this district headquarters town has brought laurels for Kalahandi district and the state by winning three gold medals at the SBKF International Games 2026, held in Pokhara, Nepal. Competing in the 80-and-above...
Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the state government would ensure strict legal action against middlemen and agents involved in trafficking vulnerable people for bonded labour, Odisha's Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday released the revised Central Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Bonded Labour in Odia language. Harichandan unveiled...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said he was optimistic that the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh would be resolved amicably within the next three months. Majhi was speaking to reporters in New Delhi after a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of Union...
Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Thursday came down heavily on Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other BJP leaders for visiting Delhi amid floods in the state. Both the parties, in separate press conferences, attacked the state government and accused it of lacking sincerity...
Brahmapur: Odisha police created an 80 km green corridor to shift a 10-year-old boy who was injured in an accident in Puri district to MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur, an officer said Thursday. The boy sustained a critical injury in his lower abdomen Wednesday....
Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Amid nationwide outrage over the NEET leak, a question paper of the Odisha medical PG examination was allegedly shared on social media during the test, officials said Thursday. Photographs of a question paper of the All Odisha Medical PG Examination was found forwarded on...
Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected and waterlogged areas in Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleshwar and Keonjhar districts. During the visit, the minister reviewed the ground situation in the affected regions, as well as the ongoing rescue and...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Thursday felicitated Indian Idol Season 16 winner Jyotirmayee Nayak at Lok Bhavan, honouring her outstanding achievement in the field of music. Congratulating the young singer, the Governor praised her exceptional talent, dedication and perseverance, saying her remarkable success had...
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Almost ten years ago on 8 November 2016 when PM Narendra Modi personally, in a highly insensitive and arbitrary manner,...
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By Aakar Patel Work on Donald Trump’s arch begins in Washington, DC, this month. Fashioned on Paris’s Arc de Triomphe,...
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