Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the State Assembly Naveen Patnaik held discussion with the senior leaders of the Biju Janata Dal regarding the submission of memorandum to the 16th Finance Commission. LoP Naveen discussed on a range of issues pertaining to the interests of the people of the State. Earlier today, the BJD supremo [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik on Saturday gave his thumbs down to the Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. LoP Naveen has expressed his dismay over the ignorance of Odisha’s genuine demand by the Central Government in the budget. He said, “Odisha has been [...]

Bhubaneswar: Abhay Kumar Nayak, SI of Police, Sukinda Police Station in Jajpur district has been nabbed for allegedly taking bribe. The Vigilance sleuths arrested the police officer while taking bribe of Rs 5,000 from a person to help him in a family dispute matter. Earlier, the accused SI took Rs 1000 and asked the complaint [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday nabbed Biswadarsi Sahoo, the Project Administrator of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Bonai in Sundargarh district for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets beyond his known sources of income. During the searches conducted on properties of Sahoo, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets including 1 multi storeyed building & [...]

New Delhi: BJD MP Sasmit Patra on Friday said that the President Droupadi Murmu’s address to both Houses of Parliament was very disappointing. The BJD MP said that the President address is a feeble attempt to highlight the government’s achievements without addressing pressing national concerns. “It is just a feeble attempt to go on about [...]

Bhubaneswar: As the death toll in diarrhea outbreak in Kanas block in Puri district reached six, BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly Naveen Patnaik has lashed out at the BJP-led state government for failing to control the situation. Diarrhea has reached a frightening level in Kanas block, putting people’s lives in danger, [...]

Berhampur: Four persons, including an engineering student, were arrested in connection with a major burglary involving the theft of gold jewelry, cash, and different household items from a residence in the Ralaba Road area under Golanthara Police Station. The arrested persons have been identified as Bikash Bisoyi (23) of Bhismagiri village; Silu Nayak (21), an [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels to the state, the women swimming team of Odisha won Gold medal at the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand. The 4×100 Medley Relay Women’s Swimming Team comprising Mannata Mishra, Pratyasa Ray, Divyanka Pradhan and Shristi Upadhaya clinched the Gold at the mega sporting event. The Sports and Youth Services Department has congratulated [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) on Thursday announced the cancellation of its special bus service to Ayodhya for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. “Due to unavoidable circumstances, the Special Bus Service to Ayodhya for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 stands cancelled with immediate effect till 4th February. 2025”, a notice issued by the [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly, Naveen Patnaik has expressed his happiness as Odisha has excelled in Government School Education in Rural Areas during 2024. The nationwide survey on children schooling and learning in rural India, facilitated by Pratham NGO has hailed Odisha for achieving second highest percentage of children aged [...]