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Odisha: IAS officer Chanchal Rana assumes charge as BDA vice chairman

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 17 -- IAS officer Chanchal Rana today officially assumed charge as the 27th vice chairman of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). On his first day in office, he convened a m... Read More


3 Vaishno Devi pilgrims from Odisha die in road mishap at Jammu

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 17 -- A group of four pilgrims from Odisha met with a road mishap on their way to Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir today. The mishap took place at Katra in the Jammu region, ... Read More


Odisha man held for posting 'obscene' videos on social networking site

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 17 -- The Cyber Police in Odisha's Sambalpur city today arrested a 30-year-old man on charges of posting videos containing obscene and abusive language on a social networking site. ... Read More


Odisha CM Mohan Majhi greets Naveen Patnaik on his 80th birthday

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday extended warm birthday wishes to Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, wishing him a long and h... Read More


Odisha Govt hikes DA for employees, pensioners by 3% ahead of Diwali

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees ahead of the Diwali festival. With this increase, t... Read More


Odisha: One killed, another critical as migrant workers clash in Rayagada

Rayagada, Oct. 16 -- One person died while another sustained critical injuries following a violent confrontation among construction workers in Bissamcuttack in Odisha's Rayagada district. Though the i... Read More


Odisha: PEO jumps into nullah to save panchayat pension money; daring farmer drives away robbers

Dhenkanal, Oct. 16 -- A daring robbery attempt targeting Panchayat pension money was foiled on Wednesday near a nullah under Bhuban police limits in Dhenkanal district after the Panchayat Executive Of... Read More


Commissionerate Police recommends cancellation of RCs of 258 traffic violators

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- Acting on a directive from the State Transport Authority (STA), Cuttack, the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police has recommended the cancellation of registration certifi... Read More


10 vice presidents, 4 general secretaries in BJP's new team for Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- The new office-bearers have been appointed as per the approval of BJP Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal. The party has appointed 10 vice-presidents, four general secretarie... Read More


Amid festive rush, Railways to operate special trains; check full list

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- In order to clear extra rush during festive season, the Indian Railways will run festival special express trains between Puri and New Delhi, as per the schedule below. 1. Anan... Read More