Odisha

Berhampur: In a tragic road accident, four persons were killed and over 20 injured at Samarjhola Chakka under Hinjili police limits in Ganjam district this morning. The mishap took place when an oil tanker collided with a passenger bus. The passenger bus was on its way to Berhampur from Aska, the oil tanker was going [...]

Bhubaneswar: Deaths due to lightning strikes have turned into a major cause of concern in Odisha as six more persons died due to the thunderbolt in different parts of the state on Wednesday, an official said, adding that the latest casualties have taken the overall death toll from the lightning strikes since the last week [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle among senior-level IAS officers. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Satyabrata Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue & Disaster Management Department with additional charge of Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha, Managing Director, Odisha State [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today felicitated the Indian Men’s Hockey team that won historic bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The CM felicitated the victorious team at a function held at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. A rousing welcome was given to the team on their arrival at Biju Patnaik [...]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the hooch tragedy in Ganjam district that claimed two lives, the opposition Biju Janata Dal has formed a fact-finding team to access the situation. The fact-finding team will visit Chikiti tomorrow to review the ground situation and submit its report to BJD President Naveen Patnaik. The team comprising former MLA [...]

Berhampur: The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Ganjam district rose to two as one more victim lost his life at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Lokanath Behera (35). He was from Jenapur village near Chikiti. Earlier this morning, a person named Jura [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday nabbed a Junior Revenue Assistant (JRA) for allegedly taking bribe. Choudhury Papun Kumar Dash, JRA , Collectorate, Boudh has been apprehended by the Vigilance officials while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.25,000 from a proprietor dealing with aquarium products to process file for clearing his pending bill towards setting up [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a surprising move, BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan on Wednesday filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha by-elections as an independent candidate. Pradhan filed the nomination in the Odisha Assembly just hours after Mamata Mohanta filed her nomination as BJP candidate. Mohanta filed her nomination in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Wednesday enhanced the allowance for mid-day meals in schools. This has been informed by School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond. The cost per mid-day meal will be increased by Rs 1. The decision has been taken considering the price rise. The Government is spending Rs 5.90 per MDM for [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mamata Mohanta on Wednesday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha bypolls. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the party’s Odisha-in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar, and BJP state unit chief Manmohan Samal among other leaders were present during the filing of nomination by Mohanta. “We hope that Mamata Mohanta will certainly [...]