Odisha political clash: BJD workers stage protest before DGP officeBJD leaders and workers are protesting in Bhubaneswar, demanding the arrest of individuals involved in a violent clash in Jajpur district. ...
15 Dec, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Odisha MLA salary hike: Legislators give themselves threefold jump from Rs 1.11 lakh to Rs 3.45 lakh a monthOdisha has significantly increased MLA salaries, tripling their monthly earnings to Rs 3.45 lakh, making it one of India's highest. This re...
10 Dec, 2025, 02.55 PM IST
Odisha allows women to work in night shifts, written consent mandatoryThe Odisha government has permitted women to undertake night shifts. However, written consent from the women is mandatory. The Labour Depar...
05 Aug, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
'Socialist, secular' should be part of Constitution's Preamble: PatnaikOdisha's political scene heated up over a replica of the Constitution displayed at the Assembly entrance. Opposition leader Naveen Patnaik ...
27 Nov, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
Senior BJD leader calls for introspection in party after 2 party MPs quit party to join BJPTwo Rajya Sabha MPs from the Biju Janata Dal have resigned and joined the BJP, prompting calls for introspection within the party. Despite ...
08 Sep, 2024, 12.31 PM IST
Odisha: BJD makes organisational rejig after election debacleFollowing the defeat in recently held Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Sund...
08 Jul, 2024, 07.41 AM IST
BJP's Surama Padhy elected as Odisha Assembly SpeakerSenior BJP leader and Ranpur MLA Surama Padhy was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly on Thursday. Padhy had filed her ...
20 Jun, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
After 24 years, former CM Naveen Patnaik takes new role; appointed LoP in Odisha AssemblyFollowing his first electoral defeat since 2000, former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is now poised to assume the role of Leader of Opposit...
19 Jun, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as Odisha CMMohan Charan Majhi becomes Odisha's 15th CM, sworn in at Bhubaneswar's Janta Maidan with PM Modi and BJP leaders present. Kanak Vardhan Sin...
12 Jun, 2024, 08.19 PM IST
Voting for 6 LS segments and 42 assembly seats begins in Odisha amid tight securityPolling commenced for six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly seats in Odisha amid tight security. Approximately 1 crore voters across...
01 Jun, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
BJD MLAs disqualified from Assembly after quitting partyThe assembly seats of Jaydev in Khurda district and Telkoi in Keonjhar district represented by Dhali and Nayak respectively fell vacant fol...
11 Apr, 2024, 03.23 PM IST
Odisha 2023: Triple train accident, Pandian's meteoric rise hog limelightDespite six months having passed since the accident on June 2, it remains vivid in the minds of people travelling along the Kolkata-Chennai...
27 Dec, 2023, 02.51 PM IST
Odisha train accident: PM Modi says those found guilty will be punished stringentlyModi spoke to the press after inspecting the site of one of the country's worst train disasters at Bahanaga in Odisha's Balasore district a...
03 Jun, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik inducts three more ministers into Odisha cabinetBoth Arukha and Marndi were dropped from the council of ministers during the previous reshuffle held in June last year. Nayak had also earl...
22 May, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik owns property worth Rs 65.40crPatnaik owned movable property worth Rs 12.52 crore, which included bank accounts in New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Hinjilicut, and Bargarh, along...
20 May, 2023, 02.18 PM IST
BJP rejects Odisha government committee on Bidhan ParishadsThe govt recently announced the name of Nrushinga Sahu, Pramila Mallik, Manohar Randhari of BJD, Bhujabal Majhi of Congress and Nitesh Gang...
09 Jan, 2015, 04.51 PM IST