Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of fresh violence in Cuttack during a bike rally organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday evening (October 5) over the attack on a Durga Puja immersion procession, the authorities imposed a curfew in several sensitive areas of the city for the next 36 hours, said officials on Monday. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday expressed grief over the death of two persons caused by flooding and a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Gajapati district on October 2. According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Trinath Nayak of Bastriguda Gram Panchayat and Lakshman Nayak of Meripalli Gram Panchayat lost their lives [...]

Visakhapatnam: The depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and is likely to cross Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh coasts between Gopalpur and Paradip on Thursday night, Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre said. The deep depression lay centred at 300 km from Visakhapatnam, 300 km from Gopalpur (Odisha), and 400 km [...]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a warning of very heavy rainfall accompanying thunderstorms and strong wind speed reaching up to 50 km/h at many places of the state for the next couple of days due to the fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. The IMD in its latest bulletin [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on recruitment malpractice, Odisha Police has arrested 117 persons, including 114 aspirants and three middlemen, for their alleged involvement in the upcoming Sub-Inspectors recruitment examination scam. “Confidential information was received from an anonymous source about a huge malpractice being done related to the upcoming Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB) Sub [...]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over central parts of the Bay of Bengal on October 1. “A cyclonic circulation is currently lying over Odisha and the adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coast in the west-central Bay of Bengal. Under its influence, another cyclonic [...]

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic system currently lies over Odisha and the adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coast in the west-central Bay of Bengal, said Sanjeev Dwivedi, Scientist-D at IMD Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday. Under its influence, another cyclonic circulation is likely to emerge over the north Andaman Sea on September 30. This development may lead to the formation [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday extended greetings to the people of Odisha on the occasion of Durga Puja. “I extend my heartfelt wishes to the people of Odisha on the occasion of Durga Puja and Dussehra. The festival is being celebrated with devotion and grandeur from cities to villages across the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet, in its 27th meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan, approved four proposals from three departments. The State Cabinet approved amendments to the to the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1956, and the Factories Act, 1948, aimed at enhancing ease of doing business and labor [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced a month-long ‘Jan Sampark Padayatra’ starting October 9, aimed at exposing the alleged inefficiencies and governance lapses of the BJP government in Odisha. The annual campaign, running until November 9, will cover constituencies, blocks, and panchayats across the state. The yatra, coinciding with Gopabandhu Jayanti, was rescheduled from [...]