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Puri municipality to be upgraded into a municipal corporation: Odisha CM

India, July 4 -- The Odisha government will upgrade Puri municipality to a municipal corporation. This was announced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at a press conference in the capital city here... Read More


Odisha: BJD seeks judicial probe into Ratha Jatra 'mismanagement'

India, July 4 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the main Opposition party in Odisha, has sought a judicial enquiry into the alleged mismanagement in this year's Ratha Jatra at Puri. A delegation of the Navee... Read More


Odisha BJP to elect its new president on July 8

India, July 4 -- The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will elect a new president on July 8. The BJP today released the schedule for the election of party's Odisha unit president and member... Read More


Atrocities against 2 Dalit men: NHRC serves notice on Odisha Chief Secretary, DGP

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the alleged atrocities meted out to two Dalit men in Odisha's Ganjam district some days ago. The ri... Read More


Landslide blocks rail track in Odisha's Koraput; several trains cancelled, regulated

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- A portion of the rail track in between Koraput and Jeypore in Odisha was blocked due to landslide following incessant rain today. The landslide took place between Malliguda-Jar... Read More


Chitfund scam: 5 lakh small investors in Odisha to get their money soon

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- Around 5 lakh small investors, affected by the chitfund scam in Odisha, will get their money back within a few months. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has directed the author... Read More


Odisha couple ends life by jumping before Vande Bharat Express; financial distress suspected

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- A couple allegedly died by suicide by jumping before a moving train in Odisha's Nuapada district last night. The deceased have been identified as Jaduram Pandey (58) and his wi... Read More


Puri stampede: OHRC serves notice on District Collector, SP

India, June 30 -- The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has served notice on the Puri District Collector and Superintendent of Police (SP) in connection with the stampede near Srigundicha temple a... Read More


Puri Ratha Jatra: Senior IPS officer Saumendra Priyadarshi to oversee police deployment

India, June 29 -- Senior IPS officer Saumendra Kumar Priyadarshi has been given the responsibility of police arrangement for the Ratha Jatra at Odisha's Puri town. The office of Director General of P... Read More


Life cut short: 3 young women on way to participate in Puri Ratha Jatra killed in road mishap

India, June 28 -- Three young women, on their way to Puri to take part in the Ratha Jatra, were killed in a road mishap near the Odisha capital today. The mishap took place on the Bhubaneswar-Puri Na... Read More