Half of Odisha's most vulnerable tribals cut off from welfare schemes: CAG report

Bhubaneswar, March 31 -- A performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged major lapses in welfare delivery for Odisha's most vulnerable tribal groups, revealing that ove... Read More

Minor domestic help rescued with burn injuries in Bhubaneswar, employer detained

Bhubaneswar, March 29 -- A 12-year-old domestic help was rescued with multiple burn and assault injuries from a house in Sailashree Vihar in Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Sunday morning, following which the... Read More

BJP MLA Nabin Jain booked for celebratory firing at Ram Navami procession in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, March 29 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nabin Jain was booked for allegedly engaging in celebratory firing during a Ram Navami procession in Odisha's Titlagarh town on Friday, police... Read More

Severe storm in Odisha's Baripada kills 2, injures 3, uprooted trees

Bhubaneswar, March 28 -- Two people were killed and three others were injured as a severe storm with heavy rain and strong winds hit Baripada in Odisha, causing widespread damage, police said. Heavy ... Read More

At least 5 killed, 15 injured after tourist bus overturns on Odisha's NH 57

Bhubaneswar, March 28 -- At least five people were killed and around 15 others critically injured after a tourist bus overturned on National Highway 57 in Odisha's Nayagarh district late Friday night,... Read More

Centre seeks report from Odisha over claim that 2,000 trees may be felled at NIT

Bhubaneswar, March 23 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sought an action taken report from the Odisha government over allegations that more than 2,000 mature trees may be f... Read More

Biju Janata Dal suspends 6 MLAs in Odisha over cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls

Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended six of its Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), who voted for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed Independent candidate ... Read More

Jagannath Temple treasury audit from March 25; ornaments to be verified after 40 years

Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- The Jagannath Temple in Puri will, from Wednesday, see more than a dozen experts, including goldsmiths, gemmologists, temple servitors and committee members, verify its vast t... Read More

DMF fund use in Odisha: CAG draft audit says rRs.r983 cr for villages untouched by mining

Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- A draft report of CAG to check on the performance of funds collected under the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) framework through District Mineral Foundati... Read More

6 BJD MLAs sent notices by party for Rajya Sabha vote hit back, cite SC verdicts

Bhubaneswar, March 20 -- Six Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislators who were slapped with show-cause notices for supporting independent candidate Dilip Ray in the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections have called... Read More

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