BJD stages walkout from Rajya Sabha over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s remarks on Biju PatnaikBJD members staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha. They protested against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks. Dubey called Biju Patnaik a CIA age...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Abhijit Majumdar death reason revealed: How did the beloved Odia composer and singer die at 54? Here's what AIIMS Bhubaneswar saidAbhijit Majumdar, Odisha's most sought-after music composer and singer, died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneshwar. Ma...
25 Jan, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Eastern states were earlier considered backward, I view them as country's growth engine: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the "Odisha Parba" event, emphasized his government's focus on developing India's eastern region,...
24 Nov, 2024, 08.30 PM IST
UK-based Odiya woman completes 42.5km marathon in Sambalpuri sari, wins hearts across the InternetMadhumati Jena Das, is a teacher by profession. She is 41 years of age and hails from the Kusupur village of Orissa
20 Apr, 2023, 10.05 AM IST
View: From the humblest to the snootiest, saree remains an emotive issue for millionsThus, doubts on this precious wrap are best dispelled early; but that is not always possible. So it was when last month I wrote about Presi...
27 Aug, 2022, 12.43 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people on Mahavir Jayanti, other festivitiesModi also greeted people on various festivals, including new years and harvest festivities being celebrated in many states.
14 Apr, 2022, 09.36 AM IST
AICTE has permitted BTech programs in 11 regional languages, says Dharmendra PradhanEarlier in the day, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu welcomed the decision of 14 engineering colleges across eight states to offer courses i...
17 Jul, 2021, 07.46 PM IST
PM Modi greets people on Vishu, Bihag Bihu, PuthanduDifferent parts of the country are celebrating new year as per Hindu traditions and also their traditional calendars.
14 Apr, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
Local curbs, fear of lockdown spur another exodus of migrant workersThe second wave of Covid infections is sparking another migration of workers returning to their home states from places reporting sharp inc...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.25 AM IST
VP, PM greet people on Baisakhi, Vishu, Bahag BihuVice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted people on Baisakhi, Vishu, Puthandu, Masadi, Vaishkhadi ...
13 Apr, 2020, 11.28 AM IST
Third time’s the charm for Soumya Ranjan Patnaik in Khandapada?It is the baggage of being late CM JB Patnaik’s son-in law, that has weighed most heavy on him.
21 Apr, 2019, 10.25 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi scores even as CM Naveen Patnaik still critiqued over weak OdiaThe BJP’s national executive meet organised in a state that the party plans to win in 2019 was a well-choreographed narrative that will be ...
17 Apr, 2017, 08.41 AM IST
Amit Shah gets two lotus garlands, one tagged with 21, another 147Incidently, the BJP has only one Lok Sabha seat out the total 21 in the state and 10 out of the 147 assembly seats.
14 Apr, 2017, 04.12 PM IST
Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi greet people on Baisakhi, BihuPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday greeted the people on the harvest festivals of their respecti...
13 Apr, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Plight of Odia workers in Malaysia comes to foreOn April 23, 2014, two locals took them to Chennai from where an organisation sent them to work at a construction site in Malaysia.
06 Feb, 2015, 05.17 PM IST
Odisha lays stress on infrastructure development: Governor S C JamirTo provide road connectivity to villages, a new rural connectivity scheme "Chief Minister's Sadak Yojana" would be launched, Jamir said.
12 Jun, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
- Govt fails to do homework, recalls three bills
For the Manmohan Singh government, the penultimate sitting of the monsoon session in the Lok Sabha did not earn any laurels for the floor-c...
31 Aug, 2010, 05.46 AM IST