On a train without ticket or using someone else’s? These railway mistakes could soon cost you far more as Centre plans fine hike from July 1Train travel could soon come with stricter penalties as the Centre plans to double the minimum fine for ticketless travel from Rs 250 to Rs...
20 Jun, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
"Yoga has been a part of Odisha's culture": PM Modi appeals for mass participation on International Yoga Day"International Yoga Day is also being celebrated tomorrow, June 21st... Yoga has been a part of Odisha's culture. From the land of Odisha, ...
20 Jun, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Odisha coal gasification project to meet 35% of India's ammonium nitrate needs by 2030: IndustryA significant Rs 25,016-crore coal gasification project in Odisha, recently inaugurated by President Murmu and PM Modi, is set to fulfill n...
20 Jun, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Eastern India remained backward during Congress rule, now emerging as gateway to development: PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi declared eastern India, once neglected under Congress, is now a hub of progress. Addressing a Rairangpur gathe...
20 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra commences as first batch of pilgrims cross into China via Nathu La PassSikkim has commenced the 2026 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with the first batch of 44 pilgrims crossing into China via Nathu La Pass. Flagged o...
20 Jun, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi unveil projects worth over Rs 47,600 crore in OdishaPresident Murmu and Prime Minister Modi launched over Rs 47,600 crore in development projects across Odisha, boosting energy, infrastructur...
20 Jun, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Her husband died, then 2 sons, & then brother, all within 7 years; yet Odisha’s tribal daughter, once renamed by her schoolteacher, fought through grief to rise to India’s highest officePresident Droupadi Murmu's journey from a remote village in Odisha to India's highest constitutional office is a remarkable story of resili...
20 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
PM Modi greets people of West Bengal on 'Paschimbanga Divas'Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to West Bengal on 'Paschimbanga Divas', observed on June 20. This day commemorates the 1947...
20 Jun, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
President Murmu, PM Modi to launch projects worth over Rs 47,600 crore in OdishaPresident Murmu and Prime Minister Modi will jointly inaugurate development projects exceeding Rs 47,600 crore in Odisha. These initiatives...
20 Jun, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
India can eradicate sickle cell disease before 2047 through collective efforts: President MurmuPresident Droupadi Murmu believes India will eliminate sickle cell disease before the 2047 target. She stressed the need for increased awar...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Iran war shock: Govt asks ONGC to build ₹15,000 crore strategic oil reserve at MangaluruIndia plans to boost its oil security. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC, will build a new strategic petroleum reserve facility in Mang...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Odisha govt approves 20 mega investment proposals worth Rs 76,612 croreOdisha's government has approved 20 mega investment proposals totaling Rs 76,612 crore, projected to create over 50,000 jobs. These signifi...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Odisha school textbooks found with 1,678 spelling, factual and contextual errors: Newton called a pilot, Hampi shown as Konark, equinox as equatorNew Odia textbooks for Classes I to VIII contain over 1,600 errors. These mistakes range from spelling and factual inaccuracies to geograph...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Odisha announces free education from kindergarten to post-graduate levels in government schools, collegesMajhi, while addressing a press conference here on the occasion of the BJP government completing two years in the state, said the move will...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
Anand Mahindra fascinated by this Indian city where people can drink water straight from tap; explains why they don't need RO purifiers or bottled waterAnand Mahindra Puri water story: Puri, a coastal city in India, now offers tap water safe for direct consumption. This achievement stems fr...
08 Jun, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
Meet Dhiman Chakma: IAS officer suspended in Rs 10 lakh bribery case, now reinstated by Odisha govtOdisha has reinstated 2021-batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma. He was arrested in June 2025 for allegedly accepting a bribe. Chakma now serves...
07 Jun, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Odisha doubles rice milling charges, to encourage paddy procurementThe Odisha government has doubled rice milling charges. This move aims to boost paddy procurement from farmers and support millers. Charges...
06 Jun, 2026, 03.10 PM IST