Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As many as 799 people lost their lives and 1962 people sustained injuries in the human-wildlife conflicts in the past five years in Odisha. This has been informed by Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Khuntia in the Assembly on Tuesday. Responding to a query from MLA Padmalochan Panda, the Minister said that most [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly witnessed massive disruptions again on Tuesday, as legislators from the opposition parties, Biju Janata Dal and Congress, continued to hold noisy protests in the House over “rising” crime against women, caste census and reservation for the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST). As soon as the proceedings of the House [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday unearthed assets worth over crores from Surjyamani Pattajoshi, Municipal Engineer Executive officer, Jatni Municipality in Khordha district. A team of Vigilance led by 9 DSsP, 4 Inspectors, 13 ASIs, and other supporting staff conducted simultaneous house searches of Pattajoshi at 10 places in Bhubaneswar, Jatni, Berhampur and Ganjam due to [...]

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday offered prayers at the famous Nilamadhab Temple in Odisha’s Nayagarh district, soon after reaching the state on a two day visit. Soon after arriving at Bhubaneswar International Airport from Chhattisgarh, the President headed for Nayagarh. She said that efforts should be made to develop Kaliapalli village, which, as per [...]

Bhubaneswar: Even in the digital era, as many as 764 gram panchayats in Odisha still lack internet and mobile communications services. Replying to question of MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, state E&IT Minister Mukesh Mahaling said that 764 gram panchayats in 176 blocks across the state lack internet and mobile communication [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Monday announced there would be no change in power tariffs for the consumers for the2025-26 financial year. It is for the fourth consecutive year that the power tariffs remain unchanged in Odisha. The OERC has also decided to waive off the charges of smart metres, which is [...]

Bhubaneswar: Legislators of Opposition Congress and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) continued their protest inside the Odisha Assembly on Monday over the issues of safety of women and reservation for OBCs in the state. The massive pandemonium over the two issues led to multiple adjournments in the House. The proceedings of the Assembly began on Monday [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday came down heavily on the state government for denying reservation for SC, ST and OBC students in technical education institutions. The BJD members raised the issue in the Assembly seeking assurance from the government for proportionate reservation for ST, SC & OBC students in different technical education [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police in Odisha has nabbed a foreign national from New Delhi on the charges of extorting money from a woman from Cuttack by using her obscene images and videos, DCP Cuttack Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo said on Sunday. He said that on February 26, the Cuttack Police received a report that the victim [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday took a dig at the BJP over the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute. While the BJD welcomed the meeting of chief ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh on the Mahanadi dispute, it urged the neighbouring Chhattisgarh to stop the ongoing construction work of barrages on the river for a fruitful [...]