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Rourkela Steel Plant expansion gets fresh push as Odisha CM assures support

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- In a major boost to Rourkela, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi discussed how to accelerate the long-pend... Read More


Paddy procurement in Odisha from Dec 25; govt targets 100 model mandis in 2 years

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- Cooperative Minister Pradeep Balsamant on Wednesday informed that the mandis will be opened from December 25 for the procurement of paddy. The authorities are fully prepared t... Read More


Class 3 student dies after slipping in bathroom of school hostel in Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- A Class 3 girl student died inside a school hostel after slipping in the bathroom on Wednesday. The tragic incident took place at the girls' hostel of Bheemakand Nodal Upper P... Read More


Bhadrak fraud case: Bhubaneswar Cyber Cell freezes 25 bank accounts

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- A major cyber fraud case has surfaced in Alauti village under Bhadrak Rural Police limits, where the Bhubaneswar Cyber Cell has frozen 25 bank accounts during an ongoing invest... Read More


Bihar: Samrat Choudhary elected as leader of BJP legislature party, Vijay Sinha as deputy

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- In a significant development, Samrat Choudhary was elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party on Wednesday, with Vijay Kumar Sinha chosen as the deputy leader. The ann... Read More


Air pollution levels in Bhubaneswar remain in 'poor' category for over a week; OSPCB issues caution

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 19 -- Air pollution levels in Bhubaneswar have remained in the 'Poor' category for seven consecutive days, raising serious concern among environmental experts and the Odisha State Po... Read More


Two-day Collectors-SPs conference begins in Bhubaneswar to strengthen governance

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 18 -- A two-day-long high-level conference of all District Collectors and Superintendents of Police (SPs) began on Tuesday at the State Convention Centre in Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubanes... Read More


Gigantic stingray over 12-ft-long lands in fishermen's net in Odisha's Konark

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 18 -- In a rare and dramatic catch, fishermen from Astaranga in Puri district caught a gigantic stingray weighing over 100 kilograms and measuring nearly 12 feet in length from the D... Read More


VHP observes 12-hour Keonjhar bandh, demands action against infiltrators

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 18 -- A 12-hour bandh called by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) brought normal life to a halt across Keonjhar district on Tuesday. The bandh, being observed from 6 am to 6 pm, has be... Read More


Salia Sahi eviction in Bhubaneswar: 517 houses to be demolished, 5 platoons of police force deployed

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 18 -- A massive eviction drive has begun in Bhubaneswar's Salia Sahi, where the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) are jointly cleari... Read More