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Mumbai: Adani Group and Abu Dhabi-based investment conglomerate International Holding Company (IHC) plan to jointly invest $11.5 billion over the next few years to build a mega aluminium plant that could catapult India's total capacity by nearly 50%, said peop
Holding that the movement of files cannot justify missing court deadlines, the Orissa High Court has dismissed the state government s appeal, filed after a delay of 303 days, against an order granting pensionary benefits to a retired employee. It also imposed
A 32-year-old man from Odisha s Khordha district died on Monday after villagers allegedly tied him to an electric pole and beat him on suspicion of theft on Sunday, police said. This incident comes in less than two weeks after 21 people were arrested for assau
The Government of Odisha has launched 'Bidesh Sikhya Bruti' under the existing Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana (MMCPY) to help aspiring students from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) get enrolled in post-graduation and doctoral c
After spending 14 years working with leading information technology firms, Vikramdev Mohapatra decided to leave his corporate career and return to his roots. The BTech graduate from Odisha has emerged as a rural entrepreneur, running a mushroom production and
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, in a recent reply tabled in Rajya Sabha, said that about 28% of Odisha s 564-km coastline is undergoing erosion. This is based on a study by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), w
An American tourist hailed India s healthcare system after receiving free treatment at a rural government hospital in Odisha. Mike shared that he had been travelling through Odisha when he began experiencing severe vomiting after overeating local food
Bhubaneswar: The BJD has planned to pursue both legal action and public demonstrations to oppose the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, arguing that the legislation poses a threat to Odisha's fiscal autonomy.The bill, which seeks
Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested in Odisha on Thursday over his alleged involvement in the hurried cremation of the doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in 2024, police said.Ghosh, the former
A woman was allegedly gang-raped by a group of at least six men after the car in which she was travelling with a friend was stopped late on Tuesday night in Odisha s Cuttack district, said police. The incident occurred on Cuttack-Chandbali road when the victim
Bhadrak , Two brothers were arrested in Odisha's Bhadrak district for allegedly declaring their mother dead in official records and transferring her house and land in their names, police said. The matter came to light after 60-year-old Aisha Bibi of Habib Naga
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Senior BJP leader and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said attempts were made to mislead Gen Z during protests over the NEET paper leak, saying the controversy prompted him to offer his resignation as Union Education Minister.Pradhan, who resigned
Former IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan, the wife of bureaucrat-turned-politician V K Pandian, joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday in what is being seen as party president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik s broader succession strategy as hi
With lessons from last year s chaos during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, the Odisha government has been leaving no stone unturned to implement an elaborate security and crowd-management plan for one of the country s largest religious gatherings. Nearly 12,0
Odisha Chief Minister met with Kumar Mangalam Birla to discuss investments. The Aditya Birla Group proposed expanding its Kansariguda alumina refinery project
New Delhi: Around 22 lakh voters have been left out of the draft electoral rolls in four states, where Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists is underway.According to data made available in the public domain in the last few days by chie
Irked over the delay in implementation of the Godabarish Mishra Model Primary Schools (GMMPS) programme, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has asked district collectors to identify land for setting up at least 2,200 such institutions by March 2027. The
Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide and flash flood in Thatri town of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, damaging several houses and other structures while disrupting normal life. The Mumbai-bound National Highway 244 was closed as debris blocked the route, p
After spending nearly two hours swimming through rough seas in the Bay of Bengal, the skipper of a missing fishing boat managed to reach a merchant vessel, whose crew rescued him and alerted authorities, even as the search continued on Tuesday for six other fi
The Odisha government has put the entire state on alert as incessant rain continued for the third consecutive day on Monday, even as the IMD forecast more downpour till July 7, officials said. Several district administrations declared all educational instituti
Jagmohan Meena, a 2013-batch IPS officer, currently posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhubaneswar, has submitted his resignation from service citing personal reasons . Senior officials said his resignation application is under process and is y
Puri-Koraput Express train launch: Indian Railways (IR) is set to launch a new express train between Puri and Koraput. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off the train from Bhubaneswar railway station on Monday (July 6)
With the formation of season's first depression over the Bay of Bengal, eight states across India's central and west coast are expected to receive extremely heavy to heavy rainfall over the next two days. For Monday, IMD has issued a 'red alert' for Chhattisga
Bhubaneswar: Names of more than 20 lakh people were deleted from the voter lists following the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision in Odisha as the Election Commission published the draft electoral rolls on Sunday.Odisha's Chief Electoral Offic
Odisha rain today: Odisha is bracing for continued heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours as a Bay of Bengal depression intensifies. The India Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for five districts, warning of extremely heavy showers, potential flas
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is set to advance further into parts of the North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, the remaining areas of Haryana and Punjab, and more parts of Rajasthan over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday
A section of teachers in government-run schools of Odisha has pointed out several errors in new textbooks for students of Classes 1-8, including spelling mistakes and incorrect names of eminent personalities. More than 1,600 errors have been detected in these
India's southwest monsoon is set to advance further across large parts of the country over the next four to five days, bringing widespread rainfall to several regions even as heatwave conditions continue in pockets of central India, the India Meteorological De
MUMBAI: Odissi exponent Shubhada Varadkar s phone has not stopped ringing since Wednesday evening when the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) announced its latest awardees. However, despite...
A special team of the Odisha police on Saturday arrested the prime accused in Uttar Pradesh s Jhansi in connection with alleged trafficking and prolonged sexual assault of a 17-year-old tribal girl...
For the second consecutive day since this year s onset on June 4, the southwest monsoon further advanced into parts of Maharashtra s Konkan. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday,...
The Odisha government has cleared the construction of a 3.4-km access road to the proposed Sijimali bauxite mines in Rayagada district of Odisha after the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) granted Stage-II, or final, forest clea...