Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved Rs 447.11 crore for upgradation of the Kurumpuri–Raj Khariar stretch, covering 103.52 km of NH-353 and NH-59 in Nuapada and Balangir districts, said Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday.In a post on X, Gadkari said NH-353 and NH-59 together form a crucial inter-state corridor linking Chhattisgarh’s…
Cuttack: In a setback to the state govt, Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a series of Orissa high court orders granting eligibility for full grant-in-aid (GIA) under GIA Order, 1994, to the employees of aided educational institutions.A two-judge bench of the apex court, comprising Justice J K Maheswari and Justice Atul S Chandurka,…
Bhubaneswar: Shrinking of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction due to transfer of Ichchapuram-Palasa section from Khurda Road railway division to the proposed Visakhapatnam division of South Coast Railway (SCoR) evoked strong reactions from Congress, BJD and other organisations on Friday.BJD’s Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra in a letter to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on…
The accused persons removed the elephant’s tusks after killing it with a poisonous arrow Bhubaneswar: A court on Thursday sentenced 11 people to four years’ imprisonment for poaching a male Asiatic elephant inside Similipal Tiger Reserve in Nov 2023 and removing its tusks after killing it with a poisonous arrow.While Ghasiram Jerai, Anand Kerai, Shivshankar…
Bhubaneswar: An assembly committee has recommended that the state govt launch a special drive to inspect all industrial units and strictly enforce pollution control norms, while preparing an urgent action plan to address air and water pollution, keeping climate change implications in focus.The committee, headed by BJP MLA Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi, in its report tabled…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha topped the medal tally at the IndiaSkills 2025-26 organised from March 29 to April 2. Participants from the state secured 57 medals, the highest number in the country.Out of 90 participants representing Odisha, 57 competitors emerged victorious. They won 15 golds, 12 silvers and 14 bronze medals, while 16 participants got medallions for…
Rourkela: Weeks after a stepfather was nabbed by the crime branch in connection with the rape and illegal abortion of a minor girl in Sundargarh district, another accused, on the run for nearly six years, was arrested on Thursday, inspector in charge R P Nag said on Friday.A three-member crime branch team, with the assistance…
Bhubaneswar: To ensure proper restoration of roads after trenching activities, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made it mandatory for utility agencies and individuals to obtain road-cutting or trenching permission only through its online portal. Offline applications will no longer be entertained, officials said.The decision comes amid growing complaints that after digging roads for laying…
Bhubaneswar: Following the official elimination of left-wing extremism in Odisha on Tuesday, the state police have launched an initiative to honour the sacrifices of security personnel who laid down their lives in the decades-long battle against Maoists.“As part of the heartfelt move, we have instructed district superintendents of police to send teams to the homes…
Bhubaneswar: Following the recapture of escaped prisoner Raja Sahani (33) on Thursday, police have revealed that he and his associate, Madhukant Rana (24), who was rearrested in Feb after their joint escape from Choudwar circle jail on Oct 3, 2025, had previously attempted twice to escape from the same prison but were unsucessful. A case…
