The iconic Dakota aircraft of legendary leader Biju Patnaik was unveiled by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday (March 3) at the Bhubaneswar airport on the 107th birth anniversary of the former CM of Odisha.
The Dakota DC-3 aircraft used by Biju Patnaik, an ace pilot, was brought from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolka...
After abruptly canceling a planned film festival at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack without providing a reason, the university authorities permitted students to hold the same event the next day, with certain conditions.
The organisers were told to remove two films Had Anhad and Gay India Matrimony from the line up that ...
Police arrested 22 BJP youth wing members after a pitched battle between them and Odisha police during a march by the saffron party to the state Assembly on Tuesday (February 28) saw several injured from both sides and vehicles of the cops damaged.
Hundreds of activists under the banner of BJP Yuva Morcha staged an agitation on Tuesday, demandin...
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Legislative Assembly, Jayanarayan Mishra, on Tuesday alleged a conspiracy behind the recent assassination of Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das.
His statement came on the very first day of the Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar. Staging a demonstration on the Assembly premises, Mishra c...
Hetaram Satnami, a physically challenged man who lives in a remote village in Odishas Nuapada district, had to travel 2 km every month through a dense forest to collect his government pension.
This month, however, he did not have to face the ordeal as a drone came with the cash and dropped it at his house in Bhutkapada village in Bhaleswar panch...
The dismissed policeman who allegedly shot dead Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das last month will undergo narco-analysis and polygraph tests as part of the investigation, officials said.
A court in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Wednesday (February 8) extended the police remand of the accused, Gopal Das, till February 13.
The First Cla...
The Odisha Police's FIR regarding the murder of Health Minister Naba Kishore Das states that the accused ASI, Gopal Das, had a "clear intention" to kill the minister.
This was stated by Brajrajnagar Police Station inspector-in charge (IIC) Pradumnya Kumar Swain, who was present at the site when the ASI allegedly opened fire at the 60-year-old mi...
Under pressure from the opposition BJP and Congress to ensure an impartial probe into the murder of former Odisha Health Minister, Naba Kishore Das, the Naveen Patnaik government has urged the Orissa High Court to monitor the investigation that is being conducted by the Crime Branch of Police.
The state government's move in this regard on Monday...
Odisha minister Naba Kishore Das, who died after being shot by a policeman on Sunday, was cremated on Monday (January 30) with full state honours and in presence of thousands of people who reached Jharsuguda to bid him a tearful adieu.
Amid chants of shlokas, his son Bishal lit the funeral pyre, as a large gathering of MPs, MLAs and industrialis...
With several leaders from Odisha joining the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), led by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (CSR), the eastern state is abuzz with talks of a new entrant in the state’s political arena. Ahead of the 2024 Assembly elections, many more are likely to switch over to the BRS, giving a push to KCR’s national dream.
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Crime branch probing incident, says CM Naveen Patnaik; the minister, a strongman in the mining hub of Jharsuguda, had switched over to BJD from Congress ahead of 2019 elections
Odisha's Health and Family Welfare minister Naba Kishore Das was seriously injured after he was shot at by an assistant sub-inspector of police in Jharsuguda district on Sunday (January 29), PTI reported.
The incident took place in Brajrajnagar town of the district when the minister was on his way to attend a meeting.
"Assistant Sub-Inspector...
The 8-tonne and 65-foot-long aircraft, bearing registration number VT-AUI, was lying abandoned in a remote corner of Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International airport for 55 years
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal’s suggestion that foreigners should be allowed to enter Puri’s famed Jagannath temple has not gone down well with traditionalists and political leaders alike. They have criticised the proposal and rejected it outright.
Former minister Bijay Mohapatra of the BJP said centuries-old traditions of the temple should not be...
Calling it a "work of art" in an email to PTI, The International Hockey Federation (FIH) stated that the brand new Birsa Munda Stadium is the world's largest all-seater field hockey-specific arena.
The FIHs confirmation put at rest the controversy surrounding the 21,000 capacity facility after the Odisha government claimed that it is the worlds ...
The second edition of ‘Dot Fest’, a festival of music, dance, food and story-telling, will be organized in the Odisha capital Bhubaneshwar from January 15 to 29.
It will have Bollywood celebrities and international storytellers performing.
The festival will coincide with the 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup that will be held in Bhubaneshwa...
The countdown has begun for the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup, slated to kick off in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha’s two cities separated by over 400 km, from January 13.
Hundreds of men and women are giving last-minute touches to the beautification activities in both cities, lending them a bridal look.
Freshly coated footpaths in red and gre...
Rourkela is now home to India’s largest hockey stadium. While inaugurating the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium on Thursday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said it Odisha’s gift to the nation.
Standing in the middle of the jampacked stadium, Patnaik announced the opening of the facility ahead of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 ...
Another Russian was found dead in Odisha on Tuesday (January 3), the third such incident in a fortnight, police said.
The Russian, identified as Milyakov Sergey, was found dead in a ship anchored at Paradip Port in Jagatsinghpur district.
Also read: Two Russian tourists from same group die 2 days apart at Odisha hotel
The 51-year-old M B A...
The missing man, who used to stay in Puri, was sighted earlier on in Bhubaneswar, holding placards with anti-war and anti-Putin slogans, seeking financial assistance
The Odisha police are investigating the death of two Russian citizens in the state, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday (December 29), adding he would not like to "jump the gun" and comment further until the investigation is complete.
Two Russian citizens, including a lawmaker, were found dead in a hot...
Odisha police are investigating the death of a 65-year-old Russian lawmaker-businessman two days after his friend, another Russian tourist, was found dead in the same hotel in Rayagada district.
Pavel Antov died after falling from the third floor of his hotel. He was found lying in a pool of blood outside the hotel on December 24, police said. T...
One afternoon, a few months after the death of the legendary Janata Dal (JD) leader Biju Patnaik in 1997, four of his associates met at the guest house of the Paradip port. During the discussion, they mooted the idea of a regional outfit, which would carry on the Biju legacy and fight against the Centre’s negligence towards Odisha.
However, when...
As the clock nears the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, the excitement and enthusiasm among hockey fans around the world have already reached beyond their peak.
The tournament, which is set to begin on January 13, 2023, will see 16 teams from around the world in action. Eager to witness the thrilling world hockey acti...
