Odisha continued to reel under intense heatwave conditions on Saturday, with the mercury surpassing the 40-degree Celsius mark at 15 different places, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Titlagarh in Bolangir district recorded the highest temperature in the state...
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday stated that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has consistently championed women's empowerment. He slammed the BJP-led government for tying the proposed women's quota bill to the delimitation process, asserting that the BJD...
A wild elephant died after allegedly consuming suspected explosive material in Kandhamal district of Odisha, according to forest officials on Saturday. The carcass of the elephant was discovered in the Belghar forest range under the Baliguda forest division in the...
The alleged mistreatment of two IRS officers at Odisha Lok Bhavan has spiralled into a major controversy, with the BJD on Saturday calling for strict action against the ADC and a thorough probe into the matter. Addressing a press conference,...
A high-level committee was formed on Friday to investigate allegations that two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers were subjected to "unwarranted" treatment and forcibly evicted from Lok Bhavan the previous day. The two officers of the 2015 and 2023 batches...
BJD President Naveen Patnaik appealed to Odisha's Members of Parliament on Thursday, calling for a unified front to protect the state's political and economic interests against perceived "threats" from the Delimitation Bill. While reaffirming his party's unwavering support for women's...
Forest department officials have arrested a poacher and seized a country-made firearm from is possession within the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an official said on Thursday. The poacher in custody has been identified as a local...
Teenaa Rath, a student from Puri, has achieved a flawless score of 500 out of 500 in the CBSE Class 10 board examinations, the results of which were announced on Wednesday, April 15. A student of Mothers' Public School in...
Following a tragic incident where one student died and over 100 others fell ill after consuming a meal at a tribal residential school, the Odisha government has initiated a high-level investigation. The opposition BJD has demanded a judicial inquiry, threatening...
Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati spearheaded the state's tributes to B.R. Ambedkar on Tuesday, remarking that the principal architect of the Constitution has had a lasting impact on India's democratic structure. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, currently on a tour...
