The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Odisha government over its failure to decide on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal, alias Dara Singh, who is undergoing a life sentence for the 1999 murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines...
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik stated on Wednesday that Odisha's economy was "in danger" and urged citizens to unite against the new mining legislation, which he claimed was designed to undermine the state's financial interests. In a video...
The flood situation in six districts in Odisha continued to be grim on Wednesday, impacting over 11.80 lakh people, as the state government placed Balasore district on high alert following a sharp rise in the water level of the Subarnarekha...
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi stated on Wednesday that the Union Cabinet's clearance for multiple railway track-laying projects will significantly bolster connectivity across the state's in coastal and industrialised districts. In a letter to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw,...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Upgradation of the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa Section of NH-22 to four-Lane Standard in Bihar. The project will be developed on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM). The project...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved four projects of the Ministry of Railways with a total cost of approximately Rs 9,450 crore. These projects include: Kharagpur – Bhadrak (Ranital) 4th Line...
Police in Ganjam district have arrested two persons for allegedly cheating job aspirants out of Rs 15.50 lakh by promising them employment in government departments and banks in two separate cases, officials said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified...
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package for flood-ravaged areas, along with free community kitchens for evacuated people from inundated areas till the situation improves. As the state experienced two separate flood...
In a remarkable story of endurance, a man swept away by the Pochara River's floodwaters was rescued on Tuesday after surviving for five days by clinging to a palm tree in Odisha's Bhadrak district, officials said. The survivor, identified as...
The Odisha Vigilance Department officials on Tuesday arrested two government officials for allegedly demanding and taking bribes in separate cases in the state, officials said. The Vigilance officials arrested a revenue inspector while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs...
