Odisha News
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Odisha train accident: What actually went wrong with ill-fated Coromandel Express
India | Jun 03, 2023, 05:45 PM ISTThe two trains were carrying around 2,000 passengers. At least 261 people have been killed in the accident and nearly 1,000 were injured.
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Odisha: ITI teacher among 2 others arrested for sharing SIM card OTPs with Pakistan operatives
India | May 14, 2023, 08:14 PM ISTThe OTPs were used to create various accounts on social media like Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram, and also for opening email accounts.
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Odisha's health minister Naba Kishore Das succumbs to bullet injury I UPDATES
Jan 30, 2023, 08:09 AM ISTThe incident took place in Brajrajnagar town around 1 pm when Odisha's health minister Naba Kishorewas on his way to attend a programme in the district.
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A deadly attack on the Odisha Health Minister raised security concerns, making the situation critica
News | Jan 29, 2023, 06:59 PM ISTThe deadly attack on Odisha's Health Minister Nab Das has raised serious security concerns, and Minister Nab Das's condition remains critical.
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Minister Naba Das was brought to Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar for treatment
News | Jan 29, 2023, 06:44 PM ISTOdisha's injured minister, Nab Das, was brought to Bhubaneswar for treatment. He was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar, where he is undergoing treatment. Two shots were fired.
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Why did ASI open fire on Odisha's Health Minister Naba das? What was the main reason?
News | Jan 29, 2023, 07:10 PM ISTOdisha Health Minister and Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kishore Das was shot dead by a policeman while on his way to a public meeting. Das fired about four to five rounds, in which the health minister was hit in the chest.
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Cuttack: One killed, over dozen injured following stampede at Badamba-Gopinathpur bridge I WATCH
India | Jan 14, 2023, 08:36 PM ISTOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed grief on the death of a woman and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakhs for the next of kin of the deceased.
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Section 144 to be imposed in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack city from 9 pm today
India | Dec 31, 2020, 02:05 PM ISTProhibitory orders under Section 144 will be imposed in the twin cities of Cuttak and Bhubaneswar tonight to avoid large congergation on New Year eve. This was informed by police commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi. He further informed that the prohibitory order will be in force from 9 pm today.
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Odisha Civil Service aspirants to get one compensatory attempt in light of Covid-19
Education | Dec 13, 2020, 08:41 AM ISTThe Odisha government has granted one compensatory attempt for civil service aspirants who may have exhausted their attempts or are now ineligible to appear or compete in the Odisha Civil Services (OCS)-2020 due to the upper age limit.
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BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty slapped with domestic violence case by actress wife Barsha
India | Sep 06, 2020, 07:07 PM ISTFormer Odia film actor Varsha Priyadarshini has moved court against her actor-turned-MP husband, Anubhav Mohanty, accusing him of physical and mental torture. Mohanty is Biju Janta Dal’s deputy chief whip in the Lok Sabha and a national spokesperson for the party.
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Odisha govt exempts biometric authentication of Aadhaar for PDS Distribution
India | Jul 18, 2020, 04:53 PM ISTThe Odisha Government has exempted the usage of biometric authentication for PDS distribution in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
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Wedding reception stopped midway for violating COVID-19 guidelines in Odisha
India | Jul 09, 2020, 07:47 PM ISTA wedding reception was stopped at Ayatpur village in Odisha for violating the COVID-19 guidelines set to check the spread of coronavirus. A team of Patkura Police rushed to the spot after getting information that there were violation COVID guideline
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Odisha to set up COVID Care Homes in all 6,798 gram panchayats
India | Jun 17, 2020, 05:20 PM ISTThe Odisha government on Wednesday announced that COVID Care Homes (CCHs) and Ward Level Committees will be set up across the state to monitor the coronavirus situation. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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Man beats wife to death for unable to serve him mangoes in Odisha
India | Jun 16, 2020, 07:24 PM ISTThe incident took place at Jalamunda village on Monday after the accused Kartik Jena returned home late at night in an inebriated condition and asked his wife to give him mangoes to eat.
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Odisha: Woman drags mother on cot after bank demands physical verification to withdraw pension money
India | Jun 15, 2020, 07:41 AM ISTIn an unfortunate incident, a video of a woman dragging her mother on a cot to a bank in Odisha's Nuapada district surfaced recently. The woman was seen dragging her 100-year-old mother on a cot to a bank to withdraw her pension money allegedly after the bank asked for physical verification.
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Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra: Servitors to wear chariot-coloured masks; Puri giving final touches
India | Jun 14, 2020, 09:39 AM ISTServitors during Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2020 will use masks similar to the coloured cloths used in Raths. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has requested Boyanika, which represents the primary weavers’ cooperative societies of Odisha to make 5,000 masks on Friday.
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Odisha govt relaxes night curfew ahead of Raja festival
India | Jun 11, 2020, 06:36 PM ISTThe Raja festival, which will begin on Sunday, celebrates womanhood amid the onset of the monsoon. It is based on the belief that 'Mother Earth' menstruates for these three days and she is given a ceremonial bath on the fourth day.
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Odisha: Former Union Minister Arjun Charan Sethi passes away
India | Jun 08, 2020, 11:04 PM ISTSethi was the Water Resources Minister in former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet from 2000 to 2004. He was elected eight times to the Lok Sabha and twice to Odisha Legislative Assembly.
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Sex on false promise of marriage not rape: Orissa High Court
India | May 24, 2020, 03:27 PM ISTJustice S K Panigrahi also raised questions about whether rape laws should be used to regulate intimate relationships, especially in cases where women enter into a relationship by choice.
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Odisha announces 60-hr complete shutdown in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts from 10 pm today
India | Apr 23, 2020, 08:29 PM ISTThe Odisha government on Thursday announced a 60-hour complete shut down in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts from 10 pm today till April 26, in view of rise in COVID-19 cases.