Odisha

The Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth in Puri, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati came down heavily on Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and SJTA Chief Suresh Mohapatra at a press meet. The Shankaracharya said he was given due respect by the PM,…

Decks cleared for setting up of three new universities in Odisha - Ramadevi Mahila University in Bhubaneswar, Khallikote Cluster University in Brahmapur and Gangadhar Meher University in Sambalpur. Prof. Padmaja Mishra of Economics…

In a shocking and daring incident, a group of 7-8 dacoits barged into the house of a former judge of the Odisha High Court, Justice PK Mohanty and looted cash, ornaments and valuables of Rs 10 lakh. the incident occurred at the Sector 10,…

Veteran Congress leader, former Union Minister, nine-time Congress MP from Koraput and former Odisha CM, Giridhar Gamang resigns from the primary membership of the party. It is not immediately known what will be his future course of action.…

As the intense heatwave continued in Western Odisha with little relief to Coastal Odisha, the unofficial death toll has gone up to 108. The Odisha Government has, however, put the toll at 17. On Friday, Bhawanipatna recorded 45.5 degrees C…

Sambalpur, May 29: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) today added another feather to its cap by floating the first e-tender ever to be done in the country for setting-up a Coal Washery of 10 million tonne capacity at MCL’s Lakhanpur area in…

Hyderabad/New Delhi/Mumbai/Jaipur, May 28 (IANS): The searing heat wave continued unabated on Thursday in many parts of India, claiming another 414 lives in Andhra and Telangana alone to take the toll above 1,700 while rains brought relief…

In a big setback to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and ruling Biju Janata Dal, senior BJD leader and prominent minority face of the party, Dr. Hamid Hussain joined the Congress on Wednesday in the presence of PCC President Prasad Harichandan.…

The heatwave conditions continue to be severe across Odisha. Titilagarh remains the hottest place in the state on Wednesday with 47 degrees Celsius. Bhawanipatna remained the second hottest town with 46 degrees C temperature. At least 12…

At least 13 out of 21 Lok Sabha MPs in Odisha did not spend a single rupee from their MPLAD funds in 2014-15. Ironically, all are from BJD. Across the country, 298 out of 542 MPs have this dubious record. This is almost 55 per cent.…