Odisha

Bhubaneswar: One pilgrim was killed while 16 sustained injuries after a bus overturned near CIFA on the Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway on Sunday. The injured have been admitted to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. The bus, which was carrying pilgrims from Bangladesh, was en route to Puri, with over 65 passengers on board. The pilgrims, hailing from [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has extended his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the approval of two major railway projects in the state by the Union government’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). The CCEA on Friday approved four railway projects across the country, including two projects in Odisha, to expand [...]

Bhubaneswar: Two dreaded criminals were arrested following an encounter with the police on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The accused, identified as Manish Yadav and Sonu Yadav of Katihar district in Bihar, were arrested late Thursday night. Police said the accused persons reportedly belong to a dreaded gang of chain snatchers active in Bihar, Jharkhand, West [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as the top-performing state in the country in terms of fiscal stability, as per Niti Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025 report. Odisha leads the Fiscal Health Index with a top score of 67.8, excelling in the Debt Index (99.0) and Debt Sustainability (64.0). The state maintains low fiscal deficits, a [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has expressed his happiness as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has lauded the Odisha’s impressive fiscal growth in its State of Finances Report 2023-24. Naveen said that he was glad to know that the CAG Report (State of Finances) 2023-24 has highlighted [...]

Bhubaneswar: Naresh Kumar Das, Asst Engineer, Rural Works (PH) Division, Bhubaneswar has been arrested by Odisha Vigilance for taking bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor for clearing his bills. During the further investigations, the Vigilance sleuths seized cash worth Rs.3.56 from Das including trap amount of Rs.1 Lakh, cash Rs.1.26 Lakhs from his [...]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 391 people and 27 elephants died due to electrocution in Odisha during the past five years, informed Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Wednesday. The electrocution death cases were reported in the areas of four power distribution companies in the state during the financial year 2020-21 and 2024-25, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday launched the ‘Shishu Vatika’, the pre-school programme, as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The government also organised the special programme, ‘Pravesh Divas’, as enrolment for the 2025-26 academic session began. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the programme and the ‘Khadi Chuan’ initiative at Badagada High [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) in Odisha has commenced evaluating the answer sheets of Plus II students from today. The evaluation process is being held in 78 centres across 30 districts the state. Around 8,000 teachers have engaged in the evaluation process. The evaluation of examination papers will take place in two [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal has decided to oppose the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Parliament. BJD MP Dr. Sasmit Patra said that the party had made some suggestions to be included into the Bill which were rejected. The party will oppose the Bill, he said. The BJD will actively participate in both the [...]