Odisha

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has intensified its protests over the issue of construction of barrages by Chhattisgarh Government on Mahanadi River by deciding to hold 'Rail Roko' protests across the state on August 3. The party will…

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha, which has gone on an offensive against the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) following the attack on Union Ministers in Bargarh, has upped the ante on the issue of killing of 5 tribal/dalit villagers…

Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district has been reopened for the tourists from today after a break of three months in view of the crocodile breeding season. The Park was closed for three months on May 1. The prohibitory order…

NRI Professor Digambara Patra has urged the Odisha Govt to set up universities in KBK region. Prof. Patra wrote a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Higher Education Department and MPs of KBK districts in this regard. Prof. Patra…

Odisha is facing an acute shortage of Civil Servants as a number of Odisha-cadre IAS officers have retired in the past six months and many others are on central deputation. Work flow has been adversely affected because the State…

Odisha Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi rubbished the reports published in a section of media in Odisha, saying Chhattisgarh Government never intimated the Odisha Government while building the Kelo Project on Mahanadi River. "We…

Mass protest is being organized by tribal and dalit organizations from across the state in Baliguda today, against the shocking killing of five innocent villagers including an infant by the SOG Jawans during the combining operation at…

Thousands of Bol Bom devotees throng different Shiva temples across Odisha to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva on the second Monday of holy month Shravan. The tradition of Bolbum is observed mostly in the Mondays of the Odia month of Shravan…

A five-member team of the Union Health Ministry will visit Nagada in Jajpur district of Odisha, which has been in the news following the death of 19 malnourished children. The team will take stock of the situation and suggest measures to…

In a shocking development, a SOG jawan, identified as Laxmi Narayan Pradhan, died during training at Chandaka Camp, triggering a massive outrage among the fellow jawans. It is alleged that he was forced to run despite illness and was not…