Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of Odia victims who lost their lives in the explosion at a manufacturing unit in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad in Telangana on June 30. “The Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh [...]

Berhampur: A 19-year-old youth has reportedly met tragic death in Odisha’s Ganjam district after a government-run 108 ambulance transporting him to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur broke down in the Khallikote ghat area. The deceased has been identified as Shankar Maharana. The ambulance remained stranded for nearly three hours, delaying critical medical care, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The principal opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Odisha, Hari Babu Kambhampati, demanding a judicial enquiry, monitored by a sitting high court judge, into the tragic stampede at Saradhabali near Gundicha Temple on June 29, which claimed three lives. The party expressed its displeasure over the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Environment Ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has postponed granting forest land clearance for the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri, Odisha, citing significant ecological concerns. The decision follows apprehensions raised by the ministry’s regional office regarding potential threats to Olive Ridley turtles, Irrawaddy dolphins, migratory birds, and the loss of 13,000 trees [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, today strongly condemned the derogatory remarks made by BJP MLA Santosh Khatua against a senior BJD woman leader, calling them “extremely unfortunate and utterly unacceptable.” In a statement, Naveen said that attempting to malign a woman’s character in public [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Administrative Service Association (OASA) today called off its cease-work agitation following the arrest of BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan in connection with the recent assault on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo. The OAS officers had launched the agitation demanding immediate action against Pradhan, who was named as the prime accused [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagannath Pradhan was arrested on Wednesday after surrendering before Commissionerate Police in connection with the alleged assault on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo. The BJP leader was named as the prime accused in the FIR lodged by Sahoo at Kharvelnagar Police Station. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed senior IAS officer Debasis Singh as the Additional Secretary to the General Administration & Public Grievance Department. According to an official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Singh, previously serving as Additional Secretary to the Housing & Urban Development Department, will now take on his [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has constituted a team of four senior OAS officers to assist in the detailed enquiry into the tragic stampede incident at the Gundicha Temple in Puri that occurred on June 29, 2025. As per an office order issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, the team will support the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha the Administrative Service Association (OASA) on Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi demanding immediate arrest of prime accused Jagannath Pradhan in connection with brutal attack on Ratnakar Sahoo, Additional Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. The attack, which occurred in broad daylight, has sparked outrage among OAS officers, who view it as [...]