Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A goods train derailed at the yard of Mancheswar Railway Station early morning at 1.35 am today. Senior railway officials are monitoring the restoration work at the site. According to the East Coast Railway, there is no damage to life or property in the incident. Due to the derailment, two trains are cancelled and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department officials are carrying out simultaneous searches at ten locations including Bhubaneswar, Sonepur and Bolangir on the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets by Rama Chandra Mishra, Joint Commissioner of Excise, Bhubaneswar. According to reports, 10 DSPs, 15 Inspectors and other supporting staff are conducting search on the strength of search [...]

Bhubaneswar: Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Sunday created a sand sculpture at Odisha’s Puri beach to congratulate Manu for winning the Bronze medal in shooting at the Paris Olympics 2024. Manu Bhaker opened India’s accounts at the Paris Olympics with a bronze in the 10m air pistol event, becoming India’s first woman shooter to [...]

Bhubaneswar: One kanwariya drowned while another went missing in two separate incidents in Odisha’s Cuttack and Jajpur districts on Sunday. In the first incident, a 30-year-old kanwariya was fetching water from the Baitarani River near Ballavi Ghat in Jajpur when suddenly he slipped deep into the water. The deceased devotee identified as Prasanta Samal was [...]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress has decided to move a breach of privilege notice against Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Assembly tomorrow. Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati alleged that the Chief Minister has breached the privilege by announcing 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in all uniformed services of the state outside the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed senior IAS officer NBS Rajput as Principal Secretary to the Governor. Rajput has replaced Saswat Mishra for the post. Mishra has been appointed as Principal Secretary of the Finance Department. He is allowed to remain in additional charge as Principal Secretary of Energy Department and OSSSC Chairman, according to [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Hirakud Dam authorities have released the season’s first flood waters of Mahanadi River today morning. A traditional puja was performed and the first gate was opened at 8 AM today morning. As per information received, till now 14 gated have been opened and in total, 20 gates of the Dam will be opened [...]

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors in nine states and new Lieutenant Governor for Union Territory Puducherry. According to a Press Communiqué from the Rashtrapati Bhawan, The President has accepted the resignation of Shri Banwarilal Purohit as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh. Former Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau [...]

Bhubaneswar: After the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik’s letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking her intervention to resolve the potato crisis in Odisha, the supply of potato to Odisha from the neighboring state has been resumed. Naveen Patnaik’s letter has put an impact to resolve the problem, said BJD spokesperson Debi [...]

New Delhi: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss about the potato supply problem to Odisha. CM Majhi said that the process of supply of potatoes to Odisha from West Bengal has become normal. The CM further said that the Food Supplies has [...]