Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (UNI) The Odisha government today put the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), and fire services on high alert in view of the cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, which is likely to affect several districts in the state. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, along with Special Relief…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 30 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said the Bhubaneswar Declaration 2025, adopted at the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of the Committees on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of Parliament and State/Union Territory Assemblies, will serve as a common agenda for both the Centre and the states. He…
Puri, Aug 14 (UNI) Padma Shri award-winning sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik today unveiled an impressive 8-foot-high sand sculpture at Puri Beach, Odisha, commemorating Operation Sindoor and celebrating the vision of a progressive, empowered India. Crafted with around 10 tons of sand, the sculpture carried the powerful message “Bharat Mata Ki Jai.” Through symbolic artistry, it…
Bhubaneswar, July 11 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Odisha, accusing it of handing over the state’s land, water, forests, and other resources to a handful of billionaires, including Adani and Ambani. Addressing a ‘Sambidhan Bachao’ rally at the Baramunda Ground here, Gandhi alleged that the…
Bhubaneswar, (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Odisha on July 14 and 15 to attend several official functions, official sources said here today. On July 14 evening, the President will attend the fifth Convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar. The following morning, July 15, she will grace the…
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (UNI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday strongly criticized the BJP government in Odisha for its failure to ensure the safety and security of women in the state over the past year. Addressing a women’s awareness campaign in Jajpur, BJD leaders alleged that since the BJP assumed power in Odisha, incidents…
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (UNI) The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has invoked its authority under Article 338A of the Constitution of India to investigate the alleged rape of a minor girl at the Guneipada ST-SC Girls’ Hostel, located in Lamtaput Block of Odisha’s Koraput District. The NCST formally issued a notice on Tuesday following…
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (UNI) Odisha Vigilance has arrested five forest department officials for allegedly embezzling government funds amounting to Rs 80 lakh under the “Compensatory Afforestation Scheme” in the Kalahandi South Forest Division during the 2023–24 financial year. According to sources from Odisha Vigilance, an enquiry was initiated based on credible inputs regarding large-scale misappropriation…
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (UNI) Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba expressed deep concern over the death of a Nepali girl student who was found dead in her hostel at KIIT University on Thursday night. Taking to her X handle, Deuba wrote, “The death of a Nepali girl student has deeply saddened us.” She…
Bhubaneswar, Mar 30 (UNI) Eleven coaches of 12551 Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express derailed near Nergundi Station in Cuttack-Nergundi Railway Section of Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway at about 1154 hrs on Sunday. There is no injury or casualty reported, East Coast Railway Sources said. DRM Khurda Road, GM/ECoR,senior Police officials and other high-level…
