Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday appointed Monideepa Sarkhel as working president of Biju Sramika Samukhya, the party’s labour front. On March 17, Monideepa joined the regional party...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the heatwave warning, the Odisha capital was on the boil on Friday with mercury soaring to 39.8°C by 11.30 am. Keonjhar was close second at 39.2°C followed by...

Bhubaneswar: Former BJD Jagatsinghpur district president Amarendra Das on Friday joined BJP in the presence of state president Manmohan Samal and Odisha election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar. He reached the...

Bhubaneswar: The exodus of leaders from Congress ahead of elections in Odisha continued on Friday with vice-president Biswabhusan Das resigning from the post and primary membership of the party. He,...

Balasore: A newborn boy was rescued hours after being allegedly stolen from district headquarters hospital in Odisha's Balasore town on Thursday. Police rescued the infant from Durgadevi village early this morning...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress is facing an exodus of prominent leaders with both BJD and BJP making it a major poaching ground ahead of elections in Odisha. Now speculations are rife...

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has approved appointment of three IPS officers as Rourkela SP, Cuttack DCP, and Angul SP in Odisha. From the panel of eligible officers...

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is building a test centre at West Bengal’s Junput for India’s weapon systems, on the lines of the Integrated Test Range...

Jajpur: A woman sarpanch allegedly committed suicide by hanging in her house in Odisha's Jajpur district on Thursday. As per reports, Sipalata Mallick, sarpanch of Jenapur panchayat, was found hanging...

Bhubaneswar: Another sitting BJD legislator resigned from the party after he was denied ticket for Assembly elections in Odisha. Ramesh Chandra Sai, the MLA from Athamallik Assembly constituency in Angul...