Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The hardships faced by elderly people in availing their pensions in Odisha appear to be unending. A day after a 70-year disabled woman was forced to crawl nearly two kilometers to the local panchayat office in the Keonjhar district of to avail her old-age pension, a similar heart-wrenching incident emerged from Koraput district. As [...]

Bhubaneswar: The nurses of the government hospitals and healthcare centres in Odisha launched a two-day protest from today seeking fulfillment of their 10-point list of demands. The nurses under the banner of Odisha Nursing Employees’ Association (ONEA) have threatened to completely stay off hospital duties from September 27 if their demands are not met. Their [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal will hold a crucial meeting on September 27. BJD President Naveen Patnaik will chair the meeting, which will see the participation of senior party leaders and district presidents. The meeting will discuss about the strategies and future course of actions to strengthen the party, informed senior BJD leader and Chairman [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department of Odisha has directed all the private and government universities and colleges to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to address sexual harassment complaints. In its letter to the registrars of all the universities and deemed universities, and principals of the degree colleges on Monday, the department noted that all [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President Naveen Patnaik’s role in turning Odisha into a prosperous state from bankruptcy is historic. The picture of Odisha has changed in various sectors under the leadership of Naveen Patnaik. The BJD government-led by Naveen Patnaik worked for 8860 days. The new government is talking about 100 days of success. There is a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Srikanta Kumar Mahunta, former Assistant Engineer, Rural Works Sub-Division, Pattamundi, Kendrapara district and currently Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural Works Sub-Division, Basudevpur, Bhadrak district, has been sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a Vigilance trap case. Mahunta,who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act,1988 for demanding and accepting [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has condoled the demise eminent writer Harihar Mishra. Harihar Mishra, who was the former president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi, passed away at his residence in Puri town. He was 84. Taking to his ‘X’ handle, Naveen said that he was saddened to learn about the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The BJD leaders from Kalahandi and Nabarangpur districts met party President Naveen Patnaik here on Monday. During the meeting, the BJD supremo urged the party leaders to work together and serve the people. Naveen also expressed his concerns over the alleged deterioration in the law and order situation in the state under the BJP [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday called off its plan to hold a six-hour Bhubaneswar bandh on September 24 after the State Government ordered for a judicial probe into the alleged police brutality against an Army officer and his fiancée at Bharatpur police station. Senior BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra informed that the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged police brutality with an Army Major and his fiancee at Bhubaneswar’s Bharatpur Police station on September 15. As per a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), CM Majhi took the decision after holding a high-level discussion with Deputy Chief [...]