India on Thursday successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army.
Read More »Rajya Sabha by-poll in Odisha on May 25
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced to hold bye-election to the lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha on May 25.
Read More »Odisha to seek additional forces to combat Maoist problem
The Odisha government will reiterate its demand before the union government for additional two battalions of central forces to tackle the Maoists problem in the state.
Read More »Naveen hints at Ghar Wapsi of BJD leaders
BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday hinted at a massive change within the BJD ranks and files with the re-induction of many BJD leaders, who had left the party for various reasons.
Read More »OLX buyer flees with expensive car during test drive
A fraudster posing as a prospective buyer on Tuesday allegedly fled with an expensive car in Bhubaneswar while having a test drive of it.
Read More »Bajarang Dal leader arrested in Bhadrak violence incident
The police on Tuesday arrested Bajrang Dal’s Odisha Unit General Secretary Manas Mohanty for his alleged involvement in the communal violence in Bhadrak.
Read More »Satyajit Jena at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs: Naveen appeals to vote for singing sensation
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed people to vote for the Odia singing sensation Satyajeet Jena, who is in the top 10 list in the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs on Zee TV.
Read More »‘Bahubali 2’ helps police to arrest most wanted ATM looter
His urge to watch ‘Bahubali-The conclusion’ has landed him into police custody. Most wanted ATM looter Sambhav Acharya was on Monday arrested from theater while watching Baahubali.
Read More »Supreme Court grants bail to Sarathi Baba
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to self-styled godman Sarathi Baba, who was arrested in a medical girl student molestation case in August 2015.
Read More »Fire breaks out at lime godown in Bhadrak
Properties worth around Rs 30 lakh were gutted as fire broke out in a lime godown at RM Market Complex in Odisha’s Bhadrak district on Sunday morning.
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