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BJD questions BJP's 'double-engine' governance as Odisha's central grants dip

India, June 4 -- Odisha's inability to fully utilise the 2024-25 central funds has led to a 18.19% reduction in federal grants a year after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to power in Odisha on... Read More


BJP in Odisha plans mega celebrations on first anniversary of Mohan Majhi govt

India, June 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha, under chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, is set to celebrate their first anniversary with a host of events starting Thursday, wh... Read More


Odisha govt forms panel to probe deaths in govt medical college after 'wrong injection'

India, June 4 -- The Odisha government on Wednesday ordered a probe into the death of six people who died after being administered the "wrong injection" at a government medical college-cum hospital in... Read More


700 kg of explosives looted by Maoists recovered from Saranda forest

India, June 4 -- The security forces have recovered 700 kilograms of explosive materials from the Saranda forest located near the Odisha-Jharkhand border, a week after 4 tonnes of industrial explosive... Read More


Security forces recover more than half of 4 tonnes explosives looted by Maoists

India, June 2 -- A week after Maoists looted 4 tonnes of industrial explosives meant for stone quarry on Odisha-Jharkhand border, security forces on Monday recovered around 2.5 tonnes of it during a j... Read More


Odisha: Police recover part of 1.5 tonne explosives looted by Maoists from Saranda forests

India, May 31 -- Three days after suspected Maoists looted around 1.5 tonnes of gelatin sticks from a truck near the Odisha-Jharkhand border, security forces have recovered a portion of the stolen exp... Read More


Odisha defers decision to release Staines murder convict Dara Singh from jail

India, May 31 -- Dara Singh alias Rabindra Kumar Pal, who has been in jail for the last 24 years over his conviction in the murder of Australian missionary Graham Stewart Staines and his two minor son... Read More


NIA probes suspected Maoist links in loot of gelatin sticks in Odisha

India, May 30 -- A DIG-led three-member team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday started a probe into the theft of around 1.5 tonne of gelatin sticks from a truck on the Odisha-Jh... Read More


Odisha raises upper age limit to 42 years for govt services

Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- The Odisha cabinet on Wednesday raised the upper age limit for entry into government services in the state to 42 years from the existing 32 years. Chief secretary Manoj Ahuja sa... Read More


Vigilance deptt seizes rRs.r2.5 cr unaccounted cash, assets from Odisha chief engineer

India, May 30 -- The Odisha vigilance department on Friday recovered over Rs.2 crore in unaccounted cash and other assets from the residences of Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, chief engineer (roads) of rural... Read More