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The Indian Steel Association (ISA) has formally approached the Odisha government to advocate for a prioritized allocation of iron ore for steelmakers based within the state. They want to make sure their expansion plans aren't derailed by shortages -- basically, raw material supply is the big risk hanging over the industry right now. On Tuesday, ISA's President and Member of Parliament, Naveen Jindal, led a group to meet Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, to discuss the strategic necessity ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik accepted the resignation of Dr Sasmit Patra as the Leader of the BJD Parliamentary Party in the Rajya Sabha today. Dr Patra had been leading the party in the Upper House and was actively articulating BJD's stance on key national & state issues. His tenure saw consistent participation in parliamentary debates and coordination among party MPs. While the reasons for his resignation have not been officially ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, the Additional Chief Engineer of Dam Safety, Odisha, Bhubaneswar was arrest by Odisha Vigilance for possession of disproportionate assets. The Vigilance sleuths informed that Mohanty will be forwarded to the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack for possession of disproportionate assets. Based on searches conducted on properties linked to Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets including 1 palatial multi storeyed b ...Read More >
Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, on Thursday extended the deadline of online application for Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2026. In its latest press release, the board announced that the deadline of online application for OTET-2026, which was concluding today, has been extended till May 9. "In continuation to this Office notification No. 833/ dtd.23.03.2026 the online application for OTET-2026 (In-service/Fresh) is hereby extended upto 09.05.2026. The date of E ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actress Sanya Malhotra has reportedly broken up with sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma after dating for over a year. Sanya Malhotra and Rishab Sharma have mutually decided to part ways. The two reportedly went their separate paths a while ago and chose to keep this phase of their lives low-key. They have also unfollowed each other on social media. According to a Hindustan Times report, the two have unfollowed each other on Instagram, adding to breakup buzz. The report also claims that Ri ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday offered prayers at the Kamakhya Devi temple in Guwahati before casting his vote in the ongoing polling of the state assembly polls. Sarma, who was accompanied by his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, said that he prayed for the prosperity of the state at the Kamakhya Devi temple. "It is polling day today in Assam. I had the fortune to have a darshan of Maa Kamakhya on the polling day. May Assam flourish and people of the state advance, I p ...Read More >
Patna: Nitish Kumar will travel to Delhi and will take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Friday (April 10) and Bihar is likely to get a new chief minister next week. Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary confirmed the schedule, noting that Nitish Kumar's swearing-in will precede the oath of other newly elected MPs from the state. After taking his oath, Nitish Kumar will return back to Patna the same day and a Bihar Cabinet meeting has been scheduled from April 13 to discuss his successor. A new ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gold prices in India have decreased by Rs 2,340 for 24-carat and Rs 2,150 for 22-carat gold in the last 24 hours amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. On April 09, 2026, the price of 24-carat gold was recorded at Rs 1,51,480 per 10 grams, and Rs 1,38,850 per 10 grams for 22-carat gold. The 18 Carat gold rate is recorded at Rs 1,13,610 per 10 grams over the last 24 hours, decreased by Rs 1,760 In Bhubaneswar, the price of the precious metal has decreased in the last 24 hours. Gol ...Read More >
Puri: Srimandira Ratnabhandar has reopened today. After the ongoing inventory, the inventory count of the external chamber will begin. As per reports, in the second phase, the inventory of the external chamber will be done. Yesterday, 20 percent of the inventory was completed. The inventory will be done for 4 days this week and 4 days next week. During this, the rituals of the deities will continue as it is. However, some arrangments have been made. The darshan of the devotees to the Lord ha ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing chaos and confusion, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra today clarified that students and migrant labourers can now obtain 5 kg LPG cylinders and refill them at fuel stations by producing a valid identity proof. The Minister informed that there is ample supply of LPG cylinders in the state and now the 5 kg gas cylinders will be available at petrol pumps along with camps. This facility will be available under the Centre's Free Trade LP ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Additional Chief Engineer Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, who landed in Odisha vigilance scanner today, had reportedly began his government services as Stipendiary Engineer under Odisha Housing Board with monthly salary Rs 2,000. However, now he owns assets worth crores. According to Odisha vigilance, Mohanty entered into Government service on June 2, 1994 as Stipendiary Engineer under Odisha Housing Board with monthly salary Rs.2,000. He continued there till February, 1996. In March 1996 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has set another milestone, highlighting the state's strong commitment to industrial growth and timely implementation as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today laid the foundation stone and launched a total of 36 industrial projects at an investment of Rs 40,811 crore at Bhuinpur in Khurda district. Out of these, 25 projects have been launched and the foundation stone of 11 projects has been laid. On this occasion, the Chief Minister said that Odisha is no longer ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a refreshing turn of events, a tech professional who was recently laid off from his job at Oracle Bangalore has returned to his hometown Bhubaneswar and is embracing a new chapter in his life with remarkable calm and resilience. Instead of succumbing to stress or panic, he chose to leverage his existing resources and skills to create a fulfilling life. With a steady stream of income from fixed deposits worth ₹60 lakh, including postal FDs and bank deposits, he earns around ₹43,0 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Illegal hoarding of LPG gas cylinders have reportedly been found in a timber depot in the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday. The Supply department conducted a raid when the cylinders were found stored in a Kathagola near Samantarapur chhaka of Bhubaneswar. As per reports, after getting information from a legitimate source, the officials of the Supplies Department conducted a raid at a Kathagola (Timber Depot) in the capital city of Odisha and found a number of cylinders hoarded. ...Read More >
Bhabanipur: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination at the Survey Building from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the 2026 State Assembly elections. Mamata Banerjee is contesting from the Bhabanipur seat, from where she will face a repeat clash with BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari. Adhikari had also challenged Mamata from Nandigram in the 2021 West Bengal polls, from where h ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gold prices in India have increased by Rs 3,980 for 24-carat and Rs 3,650 for 22-carat gold in the last 24 hours amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. On April 08, 2026, the price of 24-carat gold was recorded at Rs 1,53,820 per 10 grams, and Rs 1,41,000 per 10 grams for 22-carat gold. The 18 Carat gold rate is recorded at Rs 1,15,370 per 10 grams over the last 24 hours, increased by Rs 2,990 In Bhubaneswar, the price of the precious metal has decreased in the last 24 hours. Gol ...Read More >
Morena (Madhya Pradesh): A forest guard was allegedly crushed to death by a sand mafia while trying to stop an illegal mining operation in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Wednesday morning, an official said. The incident occurred near Ranpur Tiraha under the jurisdiction of Dimni police station in the district between 5:30 am and 6 am on Wednesday. The Forest Department team was on patrol to check illegal sand mining and transportation in the region. During which, forest guard Harikesh Gur ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today during a high-level meeting with mining leaseholders and industrialists urged them to boost output and build industry. In a meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan, the Chief Minister suggested to produce more iron ore in view of the increase in industrialization in the state and the demand for iron ore in the country. He assured them that the state government is providing all possible cooperation for this. With emphasis on production and des ...Read More >
Rourkela: Acting on a tip-off, officials of the Supplies Department seized a total of 160 LPG gas cylinders in a house in Sector 9 area of Rourkela on Tuesday. A joint team of officials of Supplies Department, Rourkela Municipal Corporation, Police, Rourkela Tehsildar conducted a raid and seized the cylinders. However, it was not immediately known who and why had stored so many LPG gas cylinders at a time when people are facing problems to avail it for their domestic usage. Following the inst ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Air India group has announced revisions to its fuel surcharge structure across domestic and international routes amid a sharp rise in global jet fuel prices. In a statement, the airline said the decision comes as airlines worldwide face one of the toughest fuel cost environments in recent years. "Air India group today announced further revisions to its fuel surcharge structure across domestic and international routes," the airline said. The airline noted that global jet fuel pr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gold prices in India have decreased for 24-carat and 22-carat gold in the last 24 hours amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. On April 07, 2026, the price of 24-carat gold was recorded at Rs 1,49,840 per 10 grams, and Rs 1,37,350 per 10 grams for 22-carat gold. The 18 Carat gold rate is recorded at Rs 1,12,380 per 10 grams over the last 24 hours. In Bhubaneswar, the price of the precious metal has decreased in the last 24 hours. Gold rate has been recorded at Rs 1,49,840 for 24- ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has conveyed that the daily quantity of 5 kg FTL (Free Trade LPG) cylinders allocated to each State for distribution to migrant labourers is being doubled. In its letter to the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories, the Ministry stated that the increase is based on the average daily supply (number of cylinders) provided to migrant labourers during March 2 to 3, and is beyond the earlier limit of 20% mentioned in the Ministry's ...Read More >
New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) PM Sasmit Patra has reportedly written a letter to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar demanding to ensure Metro Rail project in Odisha as per National Urban Transport Policy and the Metro Rail Policy 2017. In the letter to the Union Minister, Patra has urged to prevail upon the Government of Odisha to not scrap the metro project and facilitate its implementation through a 50:50 cost-sharing arrangement or equivalent support. "I write t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Ranveer Singh starrer 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' has scripted history by becoming the fastest film to earn Rs 1,000 crore in the domestic Box Office in India, as per Sacnilk. The movie managed to achieve this feat in just 18 days after it's release. Earlier, the fastest film to get Rs 1,000 crore (net) was Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 (2024). The movie crossed the Rs 1,000 crore threshold after getting Rs 28.75 crore on the third day across 14,229 shows in India. The India net collections ...Read More >
Karnataka: A 36-year-old IT professional woman trekker got lost in a forest and was rescued on Monday after four days in the Thadiyandamol hills of Karnataka's Kodagu district. The lost trekker, GS Sharanya, a native of Nadapuram in Kozhikode district of Kerala, was trekking with a 10 member group to the Thadiyandamol, the highest peak in Kodagu, Karnataka when she deviated from the trek and got lost in the dense forest with only a 500ml water bottle, no mobile network and no food. She was rep ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Three Rajya Sabha members from Odisha, Manmohan Samal, Dilip Ray, and Dr. Santrupt Misra, took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. This is Manmohan Samal's second term in the Rajya Sabha, having previously served from 2000 to 2004. Dr. Santrupt Misra, elected on a BJD ticket, has been elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time and took oath today. Dilip Ray, who has been elected as an independent candidate supported by the BJP, is serving his third term in the Rajya ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Food Supply Department has clarified that workers and students can purchase 5 kg gas cylinders without restrictions. They can obtain a 5 kg LPG cylinder by showing their identity documents. Similarly, there is no restriction on 5 kg domestic cylinders sold through e-KYC. The restriction only applies to unauthorized or illegal sales of 5 kg gas. Earlier, it was reported that restrictions had been placed on 5 kg gas cylinder sales, but the department has now clarified the posi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a new reservation policy for higher education, increasing quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and introducing a new category for Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBCs) in medical and engineering courses. However, concerns have been raised regarding the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota, as the government has not clarified whether the existing 10% EWS reservation will be retained. According to the new pol ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has ended the open sale of 5 kg LPG cylinders and made e-KYC mandatory for booking cooking gas in order to prevent black marketing amid supply concerns. While announcing Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra stated that consumers can no longer purchase 5 kg LPG cylinders, and only those with e-KYC verified accounts will receive LPG through authorised agencies. The minister also added that the consumers does not need to panic as there i ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The customs officers on April 4 intercepted a male Indian national at Ahmedabad Airport after suspicions arose during hand baggage screening. The passenger had arrived from Bangkok (Don Mueang) on VietJet Airlines Flight VZ-750 at 22:55 hours. "Upon detailed examination of his hand baggage, four vacuum-sealed packets containing a greenish substance were recovered. The substance tested positive for hydroponic weed (marijuana), weighing 1.107 kg," a Customs official said. The contrab ...Read More >
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