Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former Minister Susanta Singh passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar early Monday morning.The veteran leader breathed his last at the age of 53 after a prolonged illness.Family sources revealed that Singh had been suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND). He was admitted to the private hospital after his health condition deteriorated further late on Sunday night.Singh was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly fr…
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Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Odisha government has confirmed the deaths of two devotees but denied reports of any stampede-like incident during the annual Rath Yatra festival, which commenced in the holy coastal town of Puri with the participation of lakhs of pilgrims from across the state, the country and abroad. As per an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the world famous Ratha Yatra 2026 of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Mahaprabhu Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and C…
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (IANS) The Odisha Cabinet on Tuesday approved 13 key proposals related to seven departments, including Rural Development, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (F&ARD), Cooperation, and Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM). The decisions were taken during the 44th meeting of the State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here.Speaking to media persons, Chief Secretary Anu Garg said seven of the proposals were from the Rural …
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) A delegation of Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday met the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) chairperson and submitted an application seeking an enquiry into the alleged use of children in a political programme by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The BJD in its complaint sought the issuance of notices to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP state president Manmohan Samal and former MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal, who along with…
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) The Odisha Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested a 22-year-old youth on the alleged charges of circulating objectionable reels with morphed obscene photos and videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on his social media account. The accused youth, Biswajit Sahu, is a resident of Nua Sahi area under Jagatpur police limits in Cuttack district.Speaking to media persons, Bhubaneswar Police Station Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cy…
Bhubaneswar/Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), on Thursday said that for Adani Group, Odisha is the heart of eastern India’s economic development, as the company announced a landmark aluminium plant here, along with Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC), with a proposed investment of $11.5 billion (nearly 1.08 lakh crore).Addressing the gathering, Karan Adani said that Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adan…
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department on Wednesday said prompt action has been taken to address errors detected in newly introduced school textbooks for Classes I to VIII, assuring that the corrected, error-free editions will be provided to students at the earliest. Speaking to media persons, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the S&ME department, N. Thirumala Naik, said that new textbooks introduced for the current academic year had received feedback f…
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) The Government of Odisha on Thursday issued an urgent order providing free bus travel to all students appearing in the NEET (UG) Re-exam 2026. The exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), will be held on June 21, 2026, across 134 centres in Odisha, with 56,983 candidates expected to attend. According to the order issued by the state Commerce & Transport Department, students can avail free bus services by showing their valid admit card.The move, approv…
Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scheduled to attend a special programme at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district on June 20 to commemorate the BJP-led Odisha government’s completion of two years in office. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) confirmed the participation of President Murmu and PM Modi in an official statement on Tuesday.According to the CMO, a high-level meeting was held on Monday at Lok Seva Bhawan under the chairmanship of Chi…
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) In a shocking incident, as many as six people lost their lives while another sustained serious injuries due to suffocation in an under-construction septic tank in Madanpur Rampur police station area of Kalahandi district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Nimain Charan Pal and his son Akash Pal, Adal Majhi, Manoranjan Hati, Baikuntha Jal, Chhand Jal.As per reports, construction work on a septic tank was underway at the residence of deceased Nimain Charan in Gau…