Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and flagged ‘Systemic Collapse’ in paddy procurement.Through the letter, the Leader of Opposition has raised serious concerns over the ongoing Kharif paddy procurement and alleging a complete breakdown of the system, in violation of the BJP’s 2024 electoral…
As many as 18 children fell ill after consuming ice cream during a religious event at Kumusara village under Banki tehsil in Cuttack district on Monday.First, the children purchased ice cream from a vendor at the venue of the ongoing Astaprahari festival. Soon after eating, they complained of uneasiness, irritation in the mouth, and other symptoms, which…
Bhubaneswar,Date 9th Feb 2026 : Smt. Usha Padhee, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Department, today assumed additional charge as Chairperson of the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO).Soon after taking over, Smt. Padhee held a detailed and meaningful discussion with senior officers and staff of IDCO. The interaction focused on the…
Bhubaneswar: A Special Judge, Vigilance Court has convicted two former officials, Ramesh Chandra Nayak, ex-headmaster of Tuakula NPS, and Dhruba Charan Majhi, ex-President of VEC, Tuakula NPS, for misappropriating government funds meant for the construction of a new primary school building in Tuakula in Kandhamal district.Nayak and Majhi have been sentenced to four years of rigorous…
Bhubaneswar: odisha Police have uncovered a major criminal angle in the car crash at Sishu Bhawan Square in bhubaneswar, confirming that the incident is directly linked to an alleged murder reported earlier in the city. Two persons including a woman have been detained in this connection. The murder had taken place at around 11 pm…
Chief Minister Mohan Majhi is personally hearing public grievances today at the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell in Unit-2, Bhubaneswar.The Jan Abhiyog Sunani Programme, held regularly three to four times a month, allows citizens to directly present complaints before the CM.Cabinet ministers and senior officials are present during the hearings, ensuring quick decisions and faster resolution…
New Delhi, 9/2: In the wake of continued ruckus and multiple adjournments of the Parliament session, the Opposition has now reportedly decided to move a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from the office. The Opposition is upset with Birla for not allowing Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to speak in the House…
Iran, 9/2: Insisting that it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States, Iran has ruled out ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday dismissed the US military buildup in the Middle East, including the arrival of the USS Abraham…
Bengaluru, 9/2: Bengaluru South MP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president Tejasvi Surya was detained by the police on Monday amid protests against the Bengaluru metro fare hike involving an empty trunk. He was served a notice on Sunday for staging a protest at a metro station without prior notification to the police. On Monday,…
New Delhi: The AAP’s Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj was briefly detained in Janakpuri on Sunday, with police saying the action was taken as he was trying to stage a protest over the death of a biker who fell into a 15-feet deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board. Kamal Dhyani, an employee of…
