Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The hooch tragedy in Ganjam district which claimed one life and left several critically ill rocked the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Wednesday leading Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the House twice until 4 PM. The members of opposition Biju Janata Dal have made scathing attack on the State Government over the hooch tragedy. Pandemonium [...]

Berhampur: A person, who was undergoing treatment after consuming spurious country liquor at Chikiti in Ganjam district, died here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Zura Behera, a resident of Jenapur village in Chikiti block. Behera was one of 15 people who got ill after consuming the hooch. He breathed his last at [...]

Sambalpur: A Revenue Inspector along with an Amin was arrested in Sambalpur district for allegedly taking bribe. Tulasa Padhan, R.I. Kesheibahal, Sambalpur along with Mukesh Sahu, Amin of the same office has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demand and acceptance of bribe of Rs 7,000 as final instalment of overall demand of Rs 10,000 [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Legislative Assembly was adjourned till 4 pm on Tuesday as opposition BJD and Congress MLAs created ruckus over different issues. As the second phase of the Assembly Session began, the BJD members gave slogans demanding action against Odisha Governor Raghubar Das’s son who has been accused of physically assaulting a government servant [...]

Berhampur: Over 15 persons have fallen ill after consuming illicit country liquor in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The shocking incident was reported from Chikiti area of the district last night. More than 15 people have fallen seriously ill after consuming spurious liquor in Moundpur village. After consuming the hooch purchased from a local shop, they started [...]

Bhubaneswar: Schoolchildren and women on Monday tied Rakhis to the hands of BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly Naveen Patnaik. The children and women turned up at the residence of Naveen Patnaik on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and tied Rakhis to him. ପବିତ୍ର ରାକ୍ଷୀ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା ଅବସରରେ କୁନିକୁନି ପିଲା ଏବଂ ଭଉଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ହାତରୁ [...]

Bhubaneswar: As many as six persons died due to lightning strikes in five different districts of Odisha on Sunday. With this, the death toll due to lightning strikes in the state has risen to 15 over the past two days, including nine deaths reported on Saturday from different parts of Odisha. Chief Minister Mohan Charan [...]

Bhubaneswar: An assistant commissioner of CT & GST Enforcement Unit in Jajpur district has come under the scanner of Odisha Vigilance for allegedly siphoning government money. On the allegation of causing loss to the Government in disposal of vehicle carrying MS Scrap goods illegally without collecting taxes and penalty to the tune of Rs.5,85,356 by [...]

Bhubaneswar: Former bureaucrat Bijay Kumar Patnaik on Friday resigned from the Congress party. Bijay Patnaik, who was the former Chief Secretary of Odisha, sent his resignation to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) through an email. Patnaik had joined the Congress in February 2023. He had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Assembly polls from Paralakhemundi seat [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has expressed his happiness as feature film ‘Daman’ has been selected as the Best Odia film at the 70th National Film Awards announced on Friday. Naveen has congratulated to all the actors, director, producer and the people behind making the film a success. ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଓଡ଼ିଆ [...]