Odisha has achieved a remarkable climb in the Union Ministry of Education’s Performance Grading Index 2.0 (PGI2.0) for 202324, securing the fifth position nationally. The state improved from 14th place in 2019 to fifth, registering a score of 595.6 out of 1,000, and earning the Prachesta3 grade. In a post on X, former Chief Minister … Read more
An injured being taken for treatment after a stampede near Gundicha Temple, in Puri, Odisha on June 29, 2025. At least three people were killed and several others suffered injuries in the incident. | Photo Credit: PTI Puri’s titular king Gajapati Maharaja Divyasingha Deb on Sunday (June 29, 2025) expressed shock over the stampede during … Read more
Odisha BJP state president Manmohan Samal. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) accused State BJP president Manmohan Samal of submitting two sets of information—one for the State Bar Council elections and another to the Election Commission—alleging that he deliberately suppressed unfavourable details. The BJD termed this … Read more
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has asked officials to include widowed women under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana’ (MMKVY). CM Majhi issued such a direction while presiding over a meeting in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday (May 21, 2025), an official said. He said the scheme … Read more
File picture of Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan. Credit: X/@PrithivirajBJP The Odisha government on Monday (May 19, 2025) announced that individuals from Bangladesh would be identified and removed from employment across the State. “We have a stated position to identify Bangladeshis staying illegally in Odisha. Now, we will make sure that no Bangladeshi is engaged … Read more
Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout In view of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the Odisha government on Friday (May 9, 2025) intensified security across key defence installations and its extensive coastline, citing potential external threats. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi stated that credible intelligence inputs had … Read more
Bibhas Nayak, an expert swimmer, had always encouraged his family members and friends to learn swimming. Yet, when it came to saving his own life, the skill he valued so much could not save him. Also read:Third accused arrested in Tamil Nadu Nayak, the 29-year-old from Odisha, lost his life near Hampi, Karnataka, reportedly while … Read more
Members of the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) take out a candlelight march in protest over the death of a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus, in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after more than 500 students from Nepal were forced to leave the campus of Kalinga … Read more
The judicial commission, headed by retired high court judge CR Dash, probing the alleged torture of an Army officer and sexual assault of his fiancée at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar last year, concluded its inquiry on Wednesday, an official said. The commission completed its inquiry as it is mandated to submit the report by … Read more
The Excise Department officials in Musheerabad arrested two people transporting ganja in an autorickshaw, in Domalguda, on Wednesday. Over six kilograms of the contraband was seized from them. Guddu Kumar and Chetukumar Yadav, both natives of Jharkhand, were arrested. The accused came to Hyderabad in search of employment and were working as auto drivers. They … Read more