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For 35 years, Balunkeswar Paikray has travelled hundreds of kilometres, knocked on the doors of every authority he could think of. He even reachedout to the Prime Minister of India, and, touched the feet of local government officials in the hope that someone would listen. The 55-year-old visually impaired man in Odisha’s Khordha district, says,…
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majh and Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal on Saturday discussed investment prospects. | Photo Credit: By Special Arrangement Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal on Saturday sought the reopening of the Niyamgiri bauxite reserves in Odisha, nearly 13 years after mining plans were shelved following opposition from the Dongria Kondh community,…
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For Gurkirat, a former Delhi University student now pursuing a Master’s in Sociology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, fear is no longer confined to what might happen to her. She worries about what the police might do to her parents. Ms. Gurkirat, former president of the Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch, alleged that Delhi Police personnel…
The Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW) of Avadi City Police seized 22.5 kg of ganja and arrested two persons in separate operations carried out in Ambattur and Red Hills on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off about ganja trafficking, a team led by the Inspector of Ambattur PEW conducted surveillance near Pattaravakkam Railway Station. The police intercepted…
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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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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…
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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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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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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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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