Bhubaneswar, April 13: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday appointed Manas Ranjan Mangaraj as the leader of its Parliamentary Party in the Rajya Sabha and Sulata Deo as Deputy Leader and Chief Whip in the Upper House.The BJD has announced the appointment of new office bearers for its parliamentary party in the Rajya Sabha following the…
Dharwad: A youth Congress leader was hacked to death by unidentified assailants who allegedly barged into his residence in Karnataka’s Dharwad district late Friday night, police said on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Fairoz Khan Pathan, a resident of Mehboob Nagar in Dharwad.According to police, a group of four to five assailants entered…
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has extended the term of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal by nine months, till January 13, 2027.According to reports, the tribunal, which was set to expire on April 13, 2026, will now have additional time to adjudicate the long-standing water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. A crucial hearing of the tribunal is…
Baliguda: An auto driver allegedly raped a minor girl in Kandhamal district of Odisha yesterday. He has been arrested by K Nuagaon Police.The accused has been identified as Ganesh Patra of Sarketa village.As per the police complaint, the auto driver was passing by the road when the minor girl was going to the pond to…
Woman And Daughter Trampled To Death By Rogue Elephant Angul: In a tragic incident, a woman and her three-year-old daughter died after being attacked by a wild elephant while returning home after watching a Danda Nacha in Bantala area of Angul district.The incident occurred in the Madhupur village area under Bantala police station limits within…
An accident on the national highway in Odisha’s Balasore district claimed the lives of a woman and her young son after iron plates loaded on a truck fell on them on Friday.Balasore: An accident on the national highway in Odisha’s Balasore district claimed the lives of a woman and her young son after iron plates…
A 19-year-old Agniveer trainee was reportedly found hanging at INS Chilka in Odisha today. He had joined the training programme at the Sailor Training Establishment of the Indian Navy around four months ago.Bhubaneswar: A 19-year-old Agniveer trainee was reportedly found hanging at INS Chilka in Odisha today.The deceased has been identified as Kartik Yadav of…
Nabarangpur: In a tragic incident, three minor girls lost their lives after drowning in a village pond at Kursi under Umarkote block of Nabarangpur district on Thursday.According to reports, two daughters of Rajaman Gond and one daughter of Balsai Gond had gone to a nearby pond for bathing in the afternoon. While bathing, the three…
Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik accepted the resignation of Dr Sasmit Patra as leader of the party’s parliamentary group in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Patra, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP, submitted his resignation on Wednesday, citing reasons that remain undisclosed.The office of the Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly confirmed the development in…
Cuttack: OSSTET 2025 Result Declared. The OSSTET-2025 exam results were declared today. According to information from the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), 72.38% of candidates have passed the Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET).The results will be available on the BSE website www.bseodisha.ac.in and www.bseodisha.nic.in from 4 pm today.The exam was held on January…
