Bhubaneswar: All 13 candidates filed their nomination for the December 5 Padampur by-election in Odisha's Bargarh district on the last day Thursday, officials said. The delay was caused due to an ongoing sit-in demonstration in front of the office of the sub-collector, who is the...
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Padampur by-election, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the BJP have engaged in a tug of war over the delay in the settlement of the crop insurance claims of farmers in Odisha affected due to drought during the 2021 kharif season....
Bhubaneswar: Former Indian diplomat from Odisha Abasar Beuria passed away at the age of 80, family members said Thursday. Beuria passed away in Bhubaneswar Wednesday late night after suffering a cardiac arrest, his wife Trupti Beuria said. After he complained of uneasiness around 1 a.m.,...
Bhubaneswar: At a time when many youngsters while away their time on social media, 31-year-old Sagar Pradhan prefers to pen books, and spend some time and money on conservation of the environment. Born and brought up in Kendrapara district, Sagar’s works have been well recognised...
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court was informed by a wildlife expert that mapping of elephant corridors in the state has not been done "properly". Wildlife expert Raman Sukumar, who specialises in elephant movement, informed the High Court that elephant corridors "have not been identified scientifically"...
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday promised formation of a separate Padampur district by December 23, 2023. The new district will be created by bifurcating the Bargarh district in the western region of the state. This was revealed by...
Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 220.50 crore to the Odisha government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), officials said Wednesday. NABARD has sanctioned the fund for construction of 57 flood protection projects and one bridge at a...
Bhubaneswar: With less than two months remaining for the Men's Hockey World Cup to begin, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked advertising agencies to remove major hoardings from different parts of the Odisha capital within 10 days, officials said Wednesday. The eastern state is...
Bhubaneswar: “Climate change has the potential to derail growth strategy and deepen poverty apart from causing large-scale destructions to lives, properties and livelihood,” said Neelima Mishra, who is an active campaigner involved in raising awareness about hazards of single-use plastics. Neelima, who has graduated with...
Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Sanjay Das Burma alleged that some "foreign power" was trying to loot Odisha's mineral resources and also plunder 'Ratna Bhandar' of Lord Jagannath in Puri. Das Burma, BJD general secretary and former MLA made the statement while addressing the...
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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