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BJP indulging in horse-trading to win Rajya Sabha election; former CM Naveen Patnaik

March 14, 2026 admin

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday (March 14, 2026) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its three candidates of indulging in horse-trading ahead of the ensuing Rajya Sabha elections. “There is horse-trading going on, with BJP leaders and their three Rajya Sabha candidates trying…

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India needs a diversified portfolio of future-ready power system technologies, say experts

December 7, 2025 admin

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi being felicitated by Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo during the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit, in Puri on December 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Energy leaders and policymakers have called for creating a diversified portfolio of future-ready power system technologies, including advanced transmission networks, flexible generation resources, and modern…

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5 Arrested After Nepali Student’s Death In Odisha Tech Institute Get Bail

February 18, 2025 admin

Kolkata: The five persons arrested in connection with the forcible eviction of Nepali students from hostels at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology or KIIT, have got bail. The arrested persons included Sibananda Mishra (59), Director General, HR, Pratap Kumar Chamupaty (51), Director (Administration), and Sudhir Kumar Rath (59), Director of Hostels, at KIIT University,…

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Adani Group Commits Rs 2.3 Lakh Crore Investment In Odisha

January 28, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Adani Group on Tuesday committed to investing Rs 2.3 lakh crore over the next five years across power, cement, industrial parks, aluminium and city gas expansion in Odisha. According to a statement by the group, the investment commitment was made during Utkarsh Odisha 2025 – the state’s investor meeting. Karan Adani, Managing Director…

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Boy Dies After Falling Off Swing In Odisha School, Parents Allege Negligence

January 18, 2025 admin

Jajpur: A class 4 student died after falling off a swing on the school premises in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Saturday, police said. The deceased boy was identified as Soumyaranjan Sahu of Bagapatia Upper Primary school under Danagadi block. The 10-year-old boy was playing on a swing with some of his friends during school hours…

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Odisha Announces Rs 20,000 Monthly Pension For People Jailed During Emergency

January 13, 2025 admin

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 and other benefits for people jailed during Emergency, a notification by the state home department said. On January 2, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi declared the provision of monthly pension for those arrested and imprisoned during the Emergency under Maintenance of Internal…

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Mahendra, Protector Of Timber, Tigress Sundari In Odisha’s Similipal Dies

January 13, 2025 admin

Baripada (Odisha): A 66-year-old tusker engaged in protecting timber and tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, has died during treatment, a senior forest department official said on Monday. On Sunday around 10.30 pm, the elephant, Mahendra, died in the Chahala camp. The jumbo had stopped eating from Sunday morning and…

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Why India’s ‘BIMARU’ States Have Remained So

January 2, 2025 admin

Last week, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the factsheet of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for the year 2023-24. The survey was undertaken consecutively after the 2022â23 study. Back-to-back surveys were necessary to capture sequential consumption trends, ensuring methodological consistency and data reliability. This approach facilitates the recalibration of base…

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Odisha Parents Sell Newborn To Childless Couple Due To “Poverty”: Police

December 29, 2024 admin

Balasore: A couple in Odisha’s Balasore district allegedly sold their newborn boy to a childless couple in neighbouring Mayurbhanj district, police said on Sunday. The matter came to light when locals could not find the nine-day-old baby in the home of Dharmu Behera and his wife Shantilata in Hadamouda village under the Basta Police Station…

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Six Months After Defeat In Odisha, BJD Questions Integrity Of Poll Process

December 23, 2024 admin

New Delhi: After the Opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc, Odisha’s opposition Biju Janata Dal or BJD has red-flagged the unexplainable variances in the voting figures from the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections held earlier this year. Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s party has made it clear that they are not against Electronic…

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