Odisha

* Two more debt-ridden farmers committed suicide in Boudh and Jajpur district today. * Congress leader arrested for slapping Zilla Parishad Chairman in Rayagada. * 2 Naxals killed in an encounter near Narayanpur in Chattisgarh. *…

Suicide cases continue unabated in Odisha with yet two more debt-ridden farmers committed suicide in Boudh and Jajpur district on Thursday. The deceased farmer identified as Ballav Dharei of Jallepalli village under Manmunda police…

* Odisha Assembly adjourned till 3pm over suspension of Bargarh Collector and Farmer Suicide issues. * Orissa High Court fixes March 29 for next hearing on illegal appointments of 273 persons in Cuttack Municipal Corporation case of…

Odisha Assembly witnessed stormy session on Thursday following ruckus by Opposition BJP leaders over suspension of Bargarh Collector and Bargarh farmer suicide case. Unable to run the House, the Speaker Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned…

Maoists have kidnapped two villagers of Karlapat under Thuamul-rampur police station limits in Kalahandi district, suspecting them as police informers. Reportedly, on Wednesday night some ultras went to the village and forcibly abducted…

* Naxals have reportedly kidnapped two persons under Thuamul-rampur police station limits in Kalahandi. * Odisha police detained four young women in Bolangir on charges of hemp trafficking today. * Congress leader Captain Amarinder…

* Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requested Union Health Minister JP Nadda to extend financial assistance to Odisha for establishing four new Regional Cancer Centres in the state. * Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad…

* World Consumer Rights Day is being observed today. * BJP leader N Biren Singh was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Manipur. * External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today assured the Lok Sabha that the Govt will take necessary…

The State Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das on Tuesday informed that the Odisha government has decided not to go for power cuts during this summer season. It is to be noted that the State has received normal rains during the current…

* Manohar Parrikar takes charge as Chief Minister of Goa today. * 2 terrorist killed by security forces at Kalaroos in Jammu & Kashmir, encounter underway. * BJP CM candidate N.Biren Singh to take oath as Chief Minister of Manipur…