Angul: At least two persons were killed while over 20 others sustained critical injuries after the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus in which they were traveling overturned in Angul district this afternoon. Initial reports suggest that the OSRTC was on its way to Angul from Baripada with a total of 47 passengers. However,…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police on Saturday hoisted the national flag in 10 uninhabited islands along the state’s coast ahead of the Republic Day celebrations. The Tricolour was unfurled at Subarna Dweep in Balasore, Naya Tapu Dweepp, Udabali, Kanika, Long Wheeler, Short Island and Small Wheeler in Bhadrak district, and Boitarkud, Jatadhari Tanda and Barkud islands…
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has dissolved all its state-level frontal organisations. The move comes ahead of the party’s forthcoming organisational election. “All the State level Frontal Organisations of Biju Janata Dal such as Biju Mahila Janata Dal, Biju Yuva Janata Dal, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, Biju Shramika Samukhya, Legal Cell, Apravasi Cell are hereby…
Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a school student was killed, and 20 others sustained injuries after a pickup van carrying them overturned near the Athagarh area, near Banki in Cuttack district, on Sunday. According to reports, the vehicle, carrying over 20 students of Malaviharapur High School, was on its way to the Republic Day parade…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi highlighted the state’s progress in social, economic, as well as cultural development in the country. While addressing the 76th Republic Day celebration in Cuttack, Majhi emphasized that the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj are indicators of the country’s cultural development, promoting communal harmony…
Bhubaneswar: In a challenging act, jewellery and hard cash were looted from the house of former PCC President Niranjan Patnaik. The looters escaped by cutting the window of his Nayapalli based residence.According to sources, in the upper storey of the house, his son and daughter-in-law were living. Lakhs of rupees and gold jewellery were stolen from…
Chief Minister Mohan Majhi in his Republic Day speech started by paying tribute to and hailing the freedom fighters. He said that India has reached global heights in the last years.Addressing the Odisha people in Republic Day, CM Majhi said that Odisha is progressing rapidly and also mentioned about the key role that women play…
Nayagarh: A girl student turned critical after allegedly jumping off the hostel rooftop in Nayagarh district of Odisha on Saturday. The incident took place in the Prajamandal Mahila Degree Mahavidyalaya.The student has been identified as a +2 second year student of the college.As per reports, the student was worried for the last three days for reasons…
Bhubaneswar: A total of 942 personnel of Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence and Correctional services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals for the occasion of Republic Day, 2025. Among them are 19 personnels from Odisha.Leading firemen Brahmarbara Sethi will receive the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service from Odisha. Similarly, Prashant Kumar Sahu, Biswarajan,…
Malkangiri: As many as 14 hardcore Maoists have been arrested from Malkangiri bordering Bijapur in Chhattisgarh. In a joint operation of DRG and CoBRA the jawans have achieved the great success.Continuing the series of operations against Maoists, the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). Out of the 14 Maoists, eight…
