Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Yatri, the state’s pioneering mobility app, launched by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, has achieved a remarkable milestone by facilitating over 1 lakh rides within just 45 days of its launch. This success reflects the growing trust and enthusiasm of commuters across Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, who are embracing the app’s promise of safety, [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik congratulated Rekha Gupta on taking oath as Chief Minister of Delhi. In a post on ‘X’, Naveen wrote, “Congratulate Smt Rekha Gupta Ji on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi. I wish under your leadership; #Delhi develops further with the [...]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 2103 elephants are present in Odisha jungles as per the findings of the latest elephant census conducted in the state during November 2024. The Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia presented this information while replying to a question raised in the Assembly on Wednesday. The elephant [...]

Bhubaneswar: The three-member high-level committee, constituted by the Odisha Government to inquire into the alleged mistreatment meted out to Nepali students by KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, began their probe into the unfortunate incident on Wednesday. The committee comprises the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development and Commissioner-cum-Secretary of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has strongly criticized the State Government for its plan to restructure the executive committees of Mission Shakti. The BJD said that there is no need to restructure Mission Shakti executive committees, at a time when the Mission Shakti members have been staging protests in Bhubaneswar, demanding action on their [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday assured officials from Nepal that the state government would ensure speedy justice in the case related to the tragic suicide of a Nepali student Prakriti Samsal at KIIT University on Sunday. He also gave assurances that soon peace and normalcy would be restored on the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Ramesh Chandra Barad, former Revenue Inspector (RI) of Karlamunda Tahasil in Kalahandi district has been dismissed from government service following his conviction in a bribery case. Barad was convicted by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna on January 31, 2025, and also fined Rs. 20,000 for demanding and accepting a bribe from a complainant to [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly Naveen Patnaik has condoled the demise of former MP Mrutyunjaya Nayak. On his ‘X’ handle, Naveen wrote that he was saddened to know about the passing away of former MP Mrutyunjaya Nayak. His long service to the people will always be remembered, he said. Naveen [...]

Chennai: Three men have been arrested on the charges of sexually assaulting a woman at a secluded location while threatening her husband at knifepoint in Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the couple from Odisha arrived in search of a job in Tiruppur, the textile capital of South India. According to the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Police in Odisha on Tuesday arrested five persons including three directors of KIIT University on the charges of assaulting students hailing from Nepal following a protest over the suicide of a female student from the Himalayan country. The security guards of the private university – Ramakanta Nayak (45) and Jogendra Behera (25) [...]