Odisha

Berhampur: It seems that trouble is brewing on for Aska MLA Saroj Kumar Padhi after a controversial audio clip allegedly featuring him went viral on social media. The audio of the BJP MLA allegedly demanding money from two leaseholders for lifting sand from a riverbed in Ganjam district has gone viral on social. The audio [...]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of outbreak of bird flu in some areas in Odisha, Public Health Director Bijay Mohapatra urged the people of the State to avoid eating chicken for a few days. The senior health official has issued an advisory, insisting the districts to take preventive measure to tackle the spread of bird flu. [...]

Puri: The devotees will not be allowed to have darshan of the Holy Trinity at Puri Srimandir for 4 hours from 7 PM to 11 PM today. The public darshan has been suspended in view of special rituals of Janmashtami. Late in the night, birth of Lord Krishna and a complex set of rituals will [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal held an orientation programme for the party MLAs at Sankha Bhawan here on Sunday. The programme was inaugurated by BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik. Speaking on the occasion, Naveen said, “The best defender of democracy is an active opposition party. The BJD with 51 MLAs constitute [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance Confiscation Court in Bhubaneswar has ordered the confiscation of disproportionate assets worth over Rs 5.86 crore belonging to Subash Chandra Mishra, a former engineer of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The confiscated assets include two double-storeyed buildings, one single-storeyed building, and three plots in Bhubaneswar and Bhimpur, bank and insurance deposits, investments [...]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the SOP for the implementation of ‘Subhadra scheme’, BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik came down heavily on the state government over the much-hyped scheme. Taking to his ‘X’ handle, LoP Naveen Patnaik said that the BJP had given a ‘guarantee to give [...]

Bhubaneswar: The State-level Local Self-Government Day will be celebrated from this year in Odisha. A decision was in this regard taken in a meeting presided over by Housing and Urban Development Minister Dr. Krushnachandra Mahapatra. In the meeting, the discussions were held about the various programs to be organized on the Local Self-Government Day. Minister [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced the SOP for the implementation of the SUBHADRA Yojana for Women’s Empowerment in the State. The Chief Minister made the announcement in the Assembly. The State Cabinet in its meeting held on 22nd August, 2024 at Lok Seva Bhawan, the Scheme has been approved for [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bibhudananda Mishra, Forest Range Officer, Dhenkanal, has been arrested in a disproportionate assets case. Earlier, Odisha Vigilance has unearthed huge assets from the possession of the Forest Range Officer during the raids at different locations linked with the forest officer. The assets include one flat in Bhubaneswar, two flats in Hyderabad, eight plots in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly continues to witness uproar over the Ganjam hooch tragedy for the fourth consecutive day on Friday. As soon as the proceedings began on Friday, the opposition BJD and Congress members rushed to the well of the House demanding resignation of the Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan over the death of two persons due [...]