Bhubaneswar: An oil tanker developed a leak in Bhubaneswar’s Palasuni area Wednesday, spilling oil across the road and disrupting traffic. According to reports, the tanker was heading from Bhubaneswar toward Cuttack when the incident occurred. The exact reason behind the rupture of the tanker’s oil...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said that the income of farmers in the state has increased substantially under his government. CM Majhi made the claim while inaugurating the three-day 'Matsya Pranee Samavesh Odisha' at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar. Addressing a gathering of...
Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday defended the party's decision to suspend first-time MLA Arvind Mohapatra, alleging that the legislator was creating hurdles for the Patkura constituency's development that caused distress to the locals. Patnaik met party workers from the Patkura assembly segment, which is...
Bhubaneswar: The Sixth State Finance Commission Wednesday submitted their final report to Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati in Bhubaneswar, and discussed various recommendations made in the document, official sources said. The members of the panel, led by its Chairman Dr Arun Kumar Panda, met the...
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government over uncertainties surrounding the Dubai-Bhubaneswar direct flight service, urging it to intervene to safeguard tourism, trade and connectivity. The regional party, in a press statement, stated that the Dubai-Bhubaneswar direct flight service...
Nagpur: Abhishek Sharma sent the New Zealand bowlers on a leather hunt with a scintillating 35-ball 84 as India put up an imposing 238 for 7 in the first T20 International Wednesday. World's top ranked T20I batter showed no mercy while making the Black Cap...
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the Union government to grant a compassionate appointment as a head constable to the wife of a CRPF constable who was permanently disabled in a 2007 terrorist bomb blast in Srinagar and later removed from service. Quoting George...
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Wednesday that Bangladesh’s matches in the upcoming 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup will be played in India, as per the original schedule. The decision comes after an ICC Board meeting, featuring all members, which took place via...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Wednesday arrested a man on the charge of sexually assaulting his live-in partner in the state capital Bhubaneswar, police said. The incident took place at a rented house in Buddhanagar area under the jurisdiction of Laxmisagar police station. "We have arrested...
Nagpur: New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first T20I Wednesday. New Zealand handed Kristian Clarke a debut. He will part of the pace battery, also including Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy. For India, Shreyas Iyer,...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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