Odisha

As the Centre announced the list of 98 cities under Smart City Mission, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela got the final nod from Odisha. Although Odisha Government had recommended Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur and Brahmapur, the Union…

Editor's Desk: Bhubaneswar Mayor Anant Narayan Jena resorted to chest thumping when Bhubaneswar led the pack of cities/town in Odisha to get the approval of 'Smart City Project'. Bhubaneswar emerged as No. 1 city in Odisha. Minister Ashok…

The Maoists killed 3 BSF Jawans in a landmine blast near Chitrakonda area of Malkangiri district of Odisha. 6 Jawans injured. The attack took place during the combing operation carried out by BSF. The injured jawans are being brought to…

New Delhi, Aug 24: Former coal secretary Harish Chandra Gupta, who was last week granted bail in four different cases of coal block allocation, told the court that the final decision on making allocation in Jharkhand's Rajhara North mine…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 22: More than 40,000 block grant teachers have been on strike since last 12 days demanding implementation of grant-in-aid orders of 1994. The association of block grant teachers threatened to gherao the Odisha assembly on…

Around 4,000 non-government and aided teachers (lecturers) in Odisha, who have been on an indefinite strike for the last couple of days, have finally called off their protest, following the assurance by Higher Education Minister Pradip…

The Odisha Crime Branch, which arrested controversial Godman Sarathi Baba's 'adopted' son Satyam Roul from Mumbai, got his remand for three days. The remand was granted by the SDJM Court in Cuttack. Satyam has been sent to Choudwar Jail.…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: A total of 3,602 farmers killed themselves in Odisha in the past 15 years, the state's Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy said on Wednesday. In a written reply in the state assembly, Maharathy said that according…

Satyam Sekhar Roul, the "adopted" son of self-styled Godman Sarathi Baba, has been arrested by the Odisha Crime Branch in Mumbai. He has been brought to the Crime Branch Headquarters in Cuttack. The Crime Branch tracked his mobile phone for…

Even as the Sarathi Baba controversy is yet to die down, another Baba's illegal act came to light today with Zee Kalinga TV making a sensational expose. Policeman turned Godman Abhiram Baba alias Abhiram Mohapatra, is accused of illegal…