In a strongly worded letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has called for an urgent special session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly within the next 48 hours to debate the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise and pass a resolution safeguarding the state’s political…
Bhubaneswar: As predicted by the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), scorching heatwave prevailed in Odisha with Titilagarh recording today’s highest temperature of 42.0°C. Apart from Titilagarh many cities of the state witnessed maximum temperatures of 40°C or above. This included Hirakud (41.0°C), Sambalpur (41.0°C), and Balangir (41.0°C), Jharsuguda (41.6°C), Talcher (40.8°C), Bhawanipatna (40.8°C),…
After over a month-long pursuit, police have arrested a 22 year-old boy in connection with the alleged gang rape of a college student in Odisha’s Cuttack districtCuttack: After over a month-long pursuit, police have arrested a 22-year-old boy in connection with the alleged gang rape of a college student in Odisha’s Cuttack district. The youth,…
Rourkela: Five jawans of CoBRA battalion have been injured after a fierce gunfight broke out between security forces and Maoists in the Saranda forests of West Singhbhum near Odisha-Jharkhand border on Wednesday. The five injured security personnel who sustained injures during the encounter, have been airlifted to Ranchi for better medical facility. They are said to…
Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class 10 examination results on April 15. As many as 25, 08,319 students had registered for the examination. Odisha student Tina Rath has scored 500 out of 500 marks, securing a perfect 100% and topping both the country and the state.In Odisha, 65,204 students from…
Bhubaneswar: The door-to-door phase of the first-ever Digital Census 2026 (House Listing and Housing Census) commenced across all 30 districts of Odisha today.According to reports, more than 90,200 enumerators will visit households throughout the state to collect data. The Directorate of Census Operations has appointed 15,140 supervisors to oversee the massive exercise.Each enumerator has been…
New Delhi, 16/4: Possible absence of some of the Trinamool Congress MPs due to West Bengal polls campaign when Parliament passes a Bill on delimitation attracted criticism at a meeting of Opposition, with top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi warning that it will be seen as help as the ruling party. Sources said the issue came…
SUBARNAPUR, 14/4— On Tuesday at around 08.30 pm, Sonepur Police Station SI Anil Behera along with the police personnel while patrolling in the Sonepur Police Station area, suspiciously stopped a black Mahindra Scorpio with registration number OD -34 Z 1919 near Block Chhak. While checking the Scorpio , the police team found a blue carry…
New Delhi, 15/4: In a first such official communication after its extensive operations, the Centre has informed state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country after more than five decades of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) having originated in India. The declaration followed a high-level security review held early this month by…
Bengaluru, 15/4: A special court for MPs/MLAs has convicted former minister and Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the Yogesh Gowda murder case. The special court convicted Vinay Kulkarni for charges of murder and criminal conspiracy.The court acquitted Vinay Kulkarni for charges under the Arms Act. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Thursday (April…
