Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A wave of outrage swept through Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital on Thursday following the tragic death of a female patient, allegedly due to a lift malfunction. The patient has been identified as Minati Parida, a resident of Randia Narsinghpur under Bhadrak Rural Police Station. As per reports, Parida was rushed to the hospital by [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik consoled the family of Odisha tourist Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22. In a telephonic conversation with Sushant Satapathy, the elder brother of the deceased, Naveen conveyed his deep sympathies to the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday paid floral tributes to Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, at his native village Ishani of Balasore district. CM Majhi also had a conversation with the wife of Prashant and other family members at his [...]

Bhubaneswar: The 7th Meeting of the State Council of Ministers was held today at Lok Seva Bhawan under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister Prabhati Parida and all members of the Council of Ministers. Chief Secretary Odisha Manoj [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha braces for intense heatwave conditions as the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar issues warnings for several districts over the next four days. A severe heatwave is likely to prevail in Jharsuguda, with an Orange Warning in place, signaling extreme temperatures. Heatwave conditions are also expected in isolated areas of Boudh, Bolangir, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Wednesday approved six major proposals of different departments. The Cabinet approved a proposal to sanction Rs 108 crore for constructing the Baitarani Left and Right Bank Canal and another Rs 108 crore for a mega irrigation project in Anandpur, Keonjhar district, to boost [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set up three new Civil Judge Courts (Junior Division) to ensure swift justice for citizens. These courts have been established in Baliapal (Balasore district), Lefripada (Sundargarh district), and Rengali (Sambalpur district). The decision was made in consultation with the Odisha High Court and approved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, [...]

Jaipur: Neeraj Udhwani, a 33-year-old resident of Jaipur, was among the victims of the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22. His body is expected to arrive in Jaipur later tonight. Neeraj, who lived in Forest View Residency, Model Town (Malviya Nagar), was on vacation in Kashmir with his wife when [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown, Komna police dismantled a gambling racket in Jethupali village, Nuapada district, arresting 23 persons on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a gambling den in Jethupali, seizing Rs 48,225 in cash, 16 mobile phones, and 12 vehicles. The operation led to the detention of all 23 suspects, who [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday rescued a nine-year-old boy unharmed within six hours of his kidnapping from the Nirakarpur area of Odisha’s Khurdha district, police said. The policemen also arrested seven persons, including two women involved in the kidnapping case. The accused were identified as Subhrakant Mohapatra (22) alias Basuni, Somnath Das (21), Chinmaya [...]