Bhubaneswar: More than 37.43 lakh people in 26 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the floods this year, while seven people died in the deluge, state minister Suresh Pujari informed the assembly Thursday.Replying to a question from BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister said a total of 37,43,943…
Bhubaneswar, September 24: An Inception Workshop on the “Preparation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Transition Plans for Odisha” was organised by the Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank , at Kharavela Bhawan here today. The initiative aims to develop a comprehensive and sustainable urban mobility framework for…
Bhubaneswar, September 24:In view of the Deep Depression and associated rainfall, the Water Resources Department has intensified night patrolling and field-level vigilance at strategic locations across the State. Engineering officers and field staff are maintaining close watch over critical water infrastructure. As part of the ongoing vigilance, the Assistant Engineer, Sorada Section-I, along with…
Bhubaneswar: A brutal murder was reported from the capital Bhubaneswar where a man allegedly killed his wife by hitting her with a frying pan at Nayapalli Gada Sahi. The incident took place on Wednesday evening.The deceased has been identified as Banasmita Sai (26). Police have detained her husband, Sarbeswar Pradhan (28), and seized the pan…
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cross the South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh coasts by Wednesday midnight, said the IMD in its latest weather report.As per the IMD forecast, the deep depression over west-central and adjoining north-west Bay of Bengal is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross…
Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Sujata Rout on Wednesday questioned the silence of Odisha’s 20 BJP Members of Parliament on amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, which she claimed would restrict the state’s authority to tax its mineral resources.In a video message, Rout alleged that the MMDR Amendment Act, 2026 undermines Odisha’s constitutional…
RAYAGADA/KALAHANDI, September 23: Tension has resurfaced in Odisha’s Sijimali and Kantamal areas over bauxite mining, with tribal residents alleging restrictions on movement, disruption of access to essential services and intimidation amid heavy deployment of police personnel. The latest escalation comes months after incidents reported on March 2 and April 6, which local residents and…
Berhampur: An undertrial prisoner, identified as Shantanu Patra alias Sunil Swain, allegedly died by suicide inside the Berhampur Circle Jail.According to jail authorities, Patra had been lodged in the prison for around a year in connection with a murder case. He was arrested over allegations of brutally killing a woman in the Srima Nagar area…
Tensions flared on MG Road (Gandhi Marg) on Wednesday as hundreds of activists from the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) staged a massive demonstration, attempting to gherao the Odisha Legislative Assembly.The protesters were demanding the immediate resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over widespread errors and…
Baragada: The Odisha Vigilance has arrested Kartikeswar Behera, Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Katabhal Gram Panchayat and in-charge PEO of Gourenmunda GP under Gaisilet block in Baragada district, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.According to the Vigilance, searches of properties linked to Behera led to the detection of two multi-storeyed buildings with a combined area…
