Mumbai, 11/1: Sharad Pawar on Tuesday announced that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will be contesting the Uttar Pradesh elections 2022 in alliance with Akhilesh Yadav led Samajwadi Party. Addressing a press conference, Pawar claimed that 13 BJP MLAs in Uttar Pradesh will quit the saffron party and join SP. The NCP supremo’s claim on…
Bhubaneswar: Train operations were disrupted on Saturday following protests by members of the Adivasi Kudmi Samaj at multiple locations under the South Eastern Railway jurisdiction. The demonstrations led to the diversion of three trains originating from Odisha, East Coast Railway (ECoR) informed. To ensure passenger safety and maintain smooth train movement, the affected trains have been…
Bhubaneswar: The decomposed body of a missing young woman was found in a paddy field near Kendupalli village under Banarpal police station in Angul district on Tuesday. According to reports, the woman had gone missing on April 26 after leaving her home to board a train at Talcher Road railway station. Her family members filed…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s economy size proxied by GSDP at current prices is estimated to be INR 9.9 lakh crores in 2025-26, which has increased by 9.5% from 9 lakh crores in 2024-25, according to the Odisha Economic Survey 2025-26 released today by the Planning & Convergence Department ahead of the Annual Budget to be tabled tomorrow.The…
Mumbai, 17/11: Social media giant Meta has appointed Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India, the company said on Thursday. She comes in place of Ajit Mohan who resigned from Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, early this month. “I’m pleased to welcome Sandhya as our new leader for India….
Leeds, 24/6: India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has been reprimanded by the ICC for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during the third day’s play of the ongoing opening Test against England here. Pant, who had an exceptional outing with the bat during the Headingley Test with hundreds in both the innings, was reprimanded for…
New Delhi, 12/7: CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called an emergency meeting on the rising levels of Yamuna in the city, officials said. The Central Water Commission noted that the Yamuna has breached the all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, and is now flowing at 207.55 metres. The Delhi police…
All Operational Controls, Technical Functions and Administrative Responsibilities Successfully Taken Over Bhubaneswar, 1 June 2026: The newly created Rayagada Railway Division of East Coast Railway commenced functioning from today, 1st June 2026, marking a significant milestone in strengthening railway administration and operations across South Odisha and adjoining regions. With the operationalisation of the division, all…
Patna, 13/3: LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday said his party has finalised a seat-sharing formula with the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls. Paswan announced this after a meeting with BJP chief J P Nadda here. “All my concerns have been addressed by the BJP. I am satisfied,” he told reporters. He…
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly that 3,176 police posts remain vacant across the state’s 706 police stations.He revealed that out of 14,528 sanctioned positions, these vacancies continue to affect law enforcement capacity.Responding to a query from MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, Majhi said the government is taking steps to address the shortfall…
