Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain strangleholdIndia and the US have inked a pact to secure critical mineral supplies, bolstering a broader Quad initiative aiming to invest $20 billion i...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.35 AM 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
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
Kerala schools reopen: New academic year begins with enthusiasm and global standards focusSchools across Kerala reopened on Monday, marking the start of a new academic year. Students returned after a summer break to brightly pain...
01 Jun, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission crosses landmark milestone of 90 crore ABHA accountsIn a significant achievement towards building a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), imple...
30 May, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Hopeful JSW's Rs 65,000 cr steel plant will be completed by 2029, to boost industrialisation: MajhiOdisha's Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is optimistic that JSW's massive Rs 65,000 crore integrated steel plant near Paradip will be ope...
27 May, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
Leadership tussle in Karnataka: BJP's Sanjay Saraogi says infighting 'permanent feature' of Congress"The Congress party's internal affairs--specifically, their constant internal squabbling and infighting--are a permanent feature of the par...
27 May, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
BJD MP Debashish Samantaray quits party, resigns from Rajya SabhaOdisha's Biju Janata Dal faces another blow as senior leader Debashish Samantaray resigns. He cited feeling sidelined within the party. Sam...
26 May, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Odisha govt mandates EV use for official work, pushes virtual meetingsOdisha government mandates virtual meetings and a 10% fuel cut across departments. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's directive emphasizes...
22 May, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
BJD urges Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify 8 MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
President Murmu on day-long Rourkela visit to inaugurate planetarium, museumGet ready, Rourkela! President Droupadi Murmu is set to touch down in Odisha this Tuesday for an action-packed day. She’ll be cutting ribbo...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
Venue of PM Modi's Sep 27 Odisha rally shifted to Jharsuguda from Berhampur amid heavy rain alertPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s September 27 Odisha visit has been shifted from Berhampur to Jharsuguda due to heavy rain forecasts in south...
23 Sep, 2025, 06.17 PM IST
There will be no corruption in double engine govt, says new Odisha Minister Krushna Chandra MahapatraOdisha Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, part of the newly-elected BJP government, vows to prioritize solving people's basic issues and e...
16 Jun, 2024, 03.59 PM IST
Congress calls Odisha's BJD government 'anti-tribal'Thousands of Congress supporters were prevented from reaching the meeting venue at DNK ground by the police with the pretext of not having ...
02 Mar, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's two-day tour to Odisha from Feb 9Rahul Gandhi would attend different programmes in the state on February 9 and 10 and also address a public meeting at Salepur in Cuttack di...
08 Feb, 2014, 04.45 PM IST
Odisha government increases corpus of contingency fund to Rs 1,900 croreThe Odisha government today decided to increase the corpus of Odisha Contingency Fund (OCF) from Rs 400 crore to Rs 1900 crore.
07 Nov, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
Odisha to recruit about 25,000 school teachers by NovemberThe Odisha government today decided to recruit about 25,000 teachers by November to improve the quality of education in schools across the ...
01 Aug, 2013, 09.55 PM IST