Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance arrested Sukma Hansdah, a woman Inspector in Charge (IIC) of Dasmantpur Police Station in Koraput district, on Thursday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹20,000. Hansdah, who was the investigating officer in a prior case, demanded the bribe from a relative of an accused in judicial custody. The money was [...]

Sambalpur: In a glaring reflection of Odisha’s deepening youth unemployment woes, more than 9,000 candidates, including many highly qualified graduates and professionals, turned up for a recruitment exam offering only 187 Home Guardpositions in Sambalpur district. The examination, conductedby Sambalpur police on Tuesday at the Jamadarpali airstrip, drew an overwhelming crowd despite the modest job [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged gang rape of a minor in Bhubaneswar, terming the incident extremely sensitive, shocking, and deeply disturbing. Expressing serious concern over the worsening law and order situation in Odisha, Naveen said brutality and anarchy have crossed all limits, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Navy officer Lieutenant Harshit Deo has been appointed as the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Governor of Odisha. The formal appointment ceremony was held at Lok Bhavan, where Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati conferred the prestigious assignment upon him. Prior to this appointment, Lieutenant Deo was serving as a Watch Keeping Officer (WKO) aboard [...]

Sambalpur: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced its full support and active participation in the district-wide bandh called by farmers’ organisations in Sambalpur on December 19, protesting alleged mismanagement and delays in paddy procurement under the BJP-led state government. Former minister and Sambalpur district BJD president Rohit Pujari, in a press statement, accused [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has strongly condemned the violent attack on the residence of former Dharamshala MLA and senior BJD leader Pranab Balabantaray. In a statement, Naveen said miscreants forcibly entered Balabantaray’s house, vandalised property and carried out a life-threatening attack on his supporters. He expressed grave [...]

Bhubaneswar: Setting a strong moral example, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, has decided to forgo the recently enhanced salary and allowances applicable to the post of Leader of Opposition, and has urged that the amount be utilised for the welfare of the poor in the [...]

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Sasmit Patra has urged the Centre to establish a modern Railway Wagon Technology Park at Sitalapalli in Odisha’s Ganjam district. Raising the issue through a Special Mention in the Rajya Sabha, Dr. Patra asked the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take immediate steps to [...]

Bhubaneswar:Chief Secretary Odisha Manoj Ahuja chaired a high-level meeting at the 2nd Floor Conference Hall, Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar on 10th December 2025, with distinguished Odia scholars and twin brothers, Prof. Kishor Basa, Former Chairman, National Monuments Authority, and Er. Ashok Basa, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). The meeting was [...]

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday met Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, urging him to take action against Nilagiri BJP MLA Santosh Khatua for his alleged controversial remarks against Mahatma Gandhi inside the Assembly and his purported indecent behaviour toward women. In a memorandum submitted to the Governor, the [...]