Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take exemplary action against those involved in the alleged gangrape of an Odisha girl studying in Durgapur. In a post on X, Majhi said, “The unfortunate incident of gang rape involving an Odia student in Durgapur, West Bengal, is [...]

New Delhi: Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets collectively as India tightened their grip in the second Test by reducing West Indies to 140/4 in 43 overs at stumps on day two, trail by 378 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Shai Hope remained unbeaten on 31 to offer some resistance for [...]

Kolkata: West Bengal Police on Saturday detained a friend of a second-year medical student from Odisha, who was allegedly gang-raped outside a private medical college and hospital in Durgapur, West Burdwan district, officials said. The state health department, meanwhile, has sought a report from the private medical college authorities. Principal Secretary Narayan Swarup Nigam said [...]

Kolkata: A second-year student from Odisha was allegedly gang-raped outside a private medical college in West Burdwan district’s Durgapur on Friday night, police confirmed on Saturday. A case has been registered against several people in connection with the incident, though no arrests have been made so far. The police reported that the student, a resident [...]

Mumbai: Renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik on Saturday dedicated a special sand art installation painting to Amitabh Bachchan on the megastar’s 83rd birthday. Pattnaik turned the Puri beach in Odisha into a canvas he made a sculpture of Big B along with a film reel which had the thespian’s look from [...]

Bhubaneswar: The 28th meeting of the State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, was held on Friday at the conference hall of Lok Seva Bhawan. Following the meeting, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja briefed the media on the major decisions approved by the Cabinet. A total of 15 proposals from 10 different departments were [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Friday effected a major reshuffle in the IAS cadre, transferring several senior officials. An official notification has issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Girish S.N., currently Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Govemment, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been allowed to remain in additional charge of [...]

Bhubaneswar: A day after his release on bail in a trap case, a senior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was arrested again on Friday by the Odisha Vigilance on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income by around 190 per cent. The accused officer, identified as Siba Mallick, is currently posted [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik returned to Bhubaneswar on Friday after spending nearly a month in Delhi. The BJD supremo received a warm welcome from the party supporters and well-wishers at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Acting on Naveen Patnaik’s directive, the BJD has launched a state-wide [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested an Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer after he was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe from one of the staffers in his office for relieving him on his transfer and for releasing his arrear salary and the Last Pay Certificate (LPC). The accused OAS officer, identified as Banamali [...]