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…
SUBARNAPUR — One person was arrested for illegal sale and trafficking of arms, while two were arrested for illegal smuggling of cough syrup.The incident of illegal sale and trafficking of arms took place in the area of Sonpur police station, while the smuggling of cough syrup took place in the area of Tarbha police station….
Twenty-eight fishing trawlers carrying 248 fishermen from Andhra Pradesh have taken shelter at Odisha’s Paradip Port as rough sea conditions prevented them from returning to their home state.The Paradip Port Authority permitted the fishermen and their trawlers to take shelter inside the port. They have been accommodated at the EQ-1 berth as a safety measure…
Balasore, Sept 23: Nearly two weeks after five orangutan babies were rescued in Odisha, the investigation by the Crime Branch’s Special Task Force (STF) and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has reportedly hit roadblocks.Investigators initially relied on mobile tower-dumping data to identify the suspected wildlife traffickers. However, the Odisha-West Bengal border location created difficulties,…
A deep depression over the westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal is moving westwards towards the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast and is likely to cross the coast by Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in coastal and southern Odisha under its influence.The system moved westwards at a speed of…
Bhadrak: In a tragic road accident, a couple was killed after a speeding truck hit the bike they were travelling in near Dhurpada under Town Police Station limits in Kendujhar district.According to reports, a man and a woman were travelling on a bike when a speeding truck coming from behind hit their two-wheeler. The impact…
