Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s itinerary for Odisha has been revised in view of the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of adverse weather conditions in the state due to a low-pressure area, government officials said on Tuesday. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) told that the Prime Minister, who was earlier scheduled to attend a programme [...]

Bhubaneswar: Workers and leaders of the Opposition party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday held a massive protest against curtailment of Panchayati Raj powers in Odisha. They engaged in a scuffle with the police at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar while marching ahead to gherao the state Assembly in protest against the Odisha government’s alleged attempt [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is witnessing a worrying surge in human-animal conflict, with 45 human lives and nine elephants lost between April 1 and September 15, 2025. This has been informed by Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia in the Assembly on Tuesday. Responding to a question by Kantamal MLA Kanhai Charan Danga, the [...]

Bhubaneshwar: Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad visited the Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri and donated ₹30 lakhs to the temple authorities, along with a small cricket bat and ball signed by him Currently serving as the deputy general manager for Canara Bank, Prasad expressed his gratitude, stating that visiting the temple and having darshan of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday witnessed noisy disruptions as opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members protested, accusing the state government of weakening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state. As Question Hour began on Tuesday, BJD members staged noisy protests near Speaker Surama Padhy’s podium, shouting slogans against the state government for “limiting” the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress on Thursday brought a No Confidence Motion against the BJP-led Odisha government in the Assembly. A senior Congress leader said that the motion was submitted to the Speaker through the Assembly Secretary. The motion was submitted to the Speaker via the Assembly Secretary, backed by 15 legislators including 14 from Congress [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Monsoon Session of Odisha Assembly commenced on Thursday, with the House adjourning for the day following the passage of a condolence motion for the leaders who passed away recently. The condolence motion was moved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the first day of the fourth session of the 17th Odisha Legislative [...]

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly is set to begin on Thursday, and the Opposition is ready to lock horns with the state government by raising issues concerning farmers’ woes due to the ongoing fertiliser crisis and rising cases of atrocities against women in the state. The session will commence with obituary references [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested three government officials including a 2019-batch topper of Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer in separate cases of corruption. “On September 12, Aswini Kumar Panda, OAS, Tahasildar, Bamra, in Sambalpur district has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for receiving bribe of Rs 15,000 from the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has arrested a cybercriminal from Balasore for defrauding several individuals of Rs 16 lakh by promising high returns on investments through a software application, a senior police official informed on Monday. The accused, identified as Partha Sarathi Das, 64, is a resident of the Chandipur area in Balasore district. He was arrested [...]