Tribal man who carried sister’s skeleton to bank in Odisha was made to walk 3 km to re-bury remains, claims BJD leaderA tribal man in Keonjhar, Odisha, carried his sister's skeleton to a bank to withdraw funds. He was allegedly asked for proof of death. The...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Satyameva Jayate: BJD on defeat of women's quota billYS Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised the defeat of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, saying it delivered justice neither to women n...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.20 AM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan urges Centre to include Odisha's SEBC communities in Central OBC listUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged inclusion of 108 Odisha SEBC communities in the Central OBC list, citing lack of reservat...
23 Dec, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
In letter to Naveen Patnaik, BJD veteran flags attempt to 'hijack party', dent on secular credentialsSenior BJD leader Ranendra Pratap Swain has cautioned Naveen Patnaik about potential attempts to hijack the party, citing concerns over the...
14 Apr, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
FM Deuba calls for 'impartial' probe into Nepalese student's death at Odisha universityNepal's Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba has called for an impartial investigation and legal action following the death of Nepali student P...
22 Feb, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
'She is insulting protestors, doctors': BJP's Shehzad Poonawala hits out at Mamata Banerjee's unrest statementsBJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala has criticized West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of insulting protestors and doctors. Poonawa...
29 Aug, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
One-third of districts still follow manual scavengingClose to the August deadline for declaring India manual scavenging free, nearly a third of the country's 766 districts have yet to overcome...
06 Jul, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
PM pays tributes to Biju Patnaik on birth anniversaryPaying tributes, Modi tweeted, "Tributes to Biju Babu on his birth anniversary. His futuristic vision for India, emphasis on human empowerm...
05 Mar, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
Twitter moves SC to quash 16 FIRsTwitter said it had no control over posts made by third parties and that it had suspended Panun’s account after a complaint from the Indian...
18 Dec, 2020, 09.31 AM IST
Parliamentary panel and social justice ministry bring OBC count back on table for Census 2021The parliamentary standing committee on welfare of OBCs in a recent meeting recommended that a headcount of OBCs be conducted in the upcomi...
04 Aug, 2020, 09.01 AM IST
Naveen Patnaik’s SECC demand leaves opposition unimpressedAfter the Narendra Modi government had conferred constitutional status to the OBC commission, Pradhan had written to the CM asking for Odis...
12 Jan, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
13 NGOs blacklisted last year for irregularities: Government3 NGOs were from Karnataka which worked for the welfare of senior citizens were blacklisted, Minister of State for Social Justice Vijay Sam...
16 Mar, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju calls Odias 'poor and dejected'The post referred to Oriyas as being a dejected lot ever since they suffered defeat at the hands of king Ashoka in the battle of Kalinga.
14 Oct, 2016, 09.58 PM IST
Ramdas Athawale wants government to promise jobs to people in inter-caste marriageSpeaking to journalists the Minister said, “The state could give Rs 20-25 crore as an award to those districts that have high incidence of ...
20 Sep, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
Odisha Law Commission soon: Naveen PatnaikPatnaik today said the government is determined to constitute Law Commission and take other welfare measures for advocates, including setti...
29 Dec, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to lead 'save farmers' march in Odisha on September 10In a bid to strengthen the party in Odisha, Rahul is slated to lead a "save farmers march" in Bargarh district during his two-day visit.
07 Sep, 2015, 07.19 PM IST
- Odisha miners pledge Rs 100 cr fund for local area development
Eight mine owners of Odisha have joined hands to invest about Rs 100 crore for local area development of two mineral rich districts.
23 Apr, 2013, 04.16 PM IST