Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The first session of the 17th Odisha Assembly will commence on 22nd July and continue till 13th September 2024 in two phases. According to a notification from the Assembly Secretariat, Governor Raghubar Das will address the Assembly on 22nd July and the Deputy Speaker’s election will be held on 24th July. The annual budget [...]

Bhubaneswar: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu will arrive on a four-day visit to Odisha today. According sources, the President will grace the 96th Death Anniversary of Utkalamani Pandit Gopabandhu Das at Bhubaneswar today evening. On July 7, the President will witness the Gundicha Jatra (Car Festival) of Lord Jagannath at Puri. On July 8, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The stage is all set for the grand annual Rath Yatra or the chariot festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, scheduled to begin on Sunday, in the holy coastal city of Puri in Odisha. Hundreds of traditional carpenters and painters are busy giving finishing touches to the three huge chariots of the Lords. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Manoj Kumar Dash, Legal Assistant, Rourkela Development Authority, has been dismissed from government service following his conviction in a corruption case. The Legal Assistant has been identified as Manoj Kumar Dash. Dash, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988/109 [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a senior faculty of a private law college here stabbed his father to death over a money-related dispute at Rangamatia on Wednesday morning. The accused, Anirudha Choudhury, who works as an Assistant Professor, used to stay with his wife at an apartment near his parent’s residence in Rangamatia area under [...]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP-led Odisha Government is failing to control the rising prices of essential commodities, alleged the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) here on Wednesday. Prices of essential commodities, like pulses, rice and vegetables etc, have skyrocketed, adversely affecting the poor and middleclass families, said the BJD. The BJP Government is showing helplessness in controlling prices. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance has nabbed a Tahasildar and private person for taking bribe in Nayagarh district. Dhobei Nayak, Tahasildar, Khandapara in Nayagarh district and Prasanna Kumar Sahoo, the private person, have been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 20,000 from a complainant to release his seized sand laden Hyva. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today announced a two-day holiday for the world famous Rath Yatra on July 7 and 8. The Chief Minister chaired a high-level meeting to review preparations for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Puri. The CM highlighted the significance of this rare two-day [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday appointed senior OAS officer Aditya Mohapatra as Private Secretary to the Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. “Sri Aditya Mohapatra, OAS (SAG), Ex-Additional secretary to Ex-Hon’ble chief Minister, Odisha, now joined in the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has arrested a wildlife criminal and seized one leopard skin during a raid at Khamarsahi in the Dasapalla area of Nayagarh district. The accused has been identified as Bairagi Behera alias Baikuntha (44), a resident of Sorada under the Nuagaon police station in the district. Following [...]