Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is set to investigate the case involving Tikhiri Sarpanch Chameli Ojha in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, following allegations that she was assaulted and misbehaved with inside the chamber of the Mahakalapada Block Development Officer (BDO). The alleged incident took place on June 11. A three-member NHRC team is scheduled…
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia reviewed the health condition of the orangutans at Nandankanan Zoological Park. The orangutans are in good health, with their weight increasing and their earlier anaemia showing improvement, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said. Parida said suitable arrangements have been made…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will meet the Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh on Thursday to work out a solution to the long-running Mahanadi water dispute. Odishabusiness directory The talks aim to create a fair agreement on how both states share the river’s water. The conflict began in 2016. Odisha has long…
New Delhi: As the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting got underway on Tuesday, former Lok Sabha Speaker and Congress leader Meira Kumar said the party’s strategy on the Election Commission row would be formulated during the meeting. She also said that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar “will have to go”. Congress leaders, including Sonia…
Reliable sources in the Odisha government say Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will travel to Chhattisgarh once the ongoing Assembly session ends, meet counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai, and carry forward talks on a durable settlement of the long-running inter-state water dispute. A firm date has not been announced. Officials say the calendar will be locked…
Opposition members staged a protest near the Speaker’s podium, disrupting the proceedings shortly after the House assembled. Amid the continued protest, the Speaker adjourned the House till 11:30 AM. The MMDR amendment has emerged as a major point of contention during the ongoing Monsoon Session, with the Opposition repeatedly raising concerns over its implications for…
Bhubaneshwar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief, Naveen Patnaik, Saturday wrote to Odisha BJP MPs over the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, describing the development as a “black day” for the state and warning that it has “far-reaching implications” for the people of Odisha.Patnaik, who…
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday intensified its attack on the Odisha government over the alleged postgraduate (PG) medical examination paper leak at MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, demanding the immediate resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling and a thorough investigation into the incident.Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday intensified its…
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, on Tuesday raised the issue of paternity leave in Parliament, urging the government to make it a legal right across sectors in India Speaking during the session, Chadha highlighted what he described as a “societal failure enforced by law,” pointing out that while both parents…
Bhubaneswar: Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Rama Chandra Kadam has requested the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Surama Padhy to change the seating arrangement of three MLAs – Dasarathi Gomango, Sofia Firdus, and Ramesh Chandra Jena – who were suspended from the party for cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha election held on on March…
