Stay updated with the latest odisha-news-odisha-latest-news-odisha-daily news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on odisha-news-odisha-latest-news-odisha-daily topics.
Berhampur: A local court Tuesday rejected the bail applications of five accused in the murder case of advocate Pitabasa Panda. Those denied bail include former Berhampur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, former mayor of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) Shiva Shankar Das alias Pintu, advocate and BJD leader Madan Mohan Dalai, and businessmen Sunil Hota and Shunya Das. Special Public Prosecutor Kali Prasad Mishra Tuesday said that the court had rejected the bail applications. The order was passed by G ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A delegation led by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi, urging the Centre to raise Odisha's parboiled rice evacuation quota under the Central Pool from 20 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) to 25 LMT. In a formal letter submitted to Joshi, Pradhan expressed gratitude to the Centre for enhancing Odisha's paddy procurement target from 50 LMT to 58 LMT for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024- ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: An international digital fraud syndicate allegedly involved in cheating its victims of over Rs 50 crore by impersonating law enforcement officials has been busted, with the arrest of 10 people, including from Odisha, police said Tuesday. The arrests were made from Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana as part of a probe that began in southeast Delhi, they said. The syndicate operated a digital arrest scam, threatening its victims through vi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested a couple from Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on the charge of duping investors of Rs 20 crore in the name of share trading, an official statement said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Chandra Sekhar Sahoo and Jharana Sahoo from Tangar village under Anandapur police limits in Keonjhar district, were arrested December 12 and brought to Odisha on transit remand Tuesday, it said. The EOW nabbed them on the basis of ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday unveiled Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy-2025, aiming to attract investment of Rs 25,000 crore and create 1 lakh jobs by 2030. The new policy was launched at the Odisha Pharma Summit-2025 in the presence of Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain and senior government officers. Speaking on the occasion, Industries Department Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma said India imports about 85 per cent of medical devices from othe ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to emerge as a major pharma hub in eastern India by manufacturing quality medicines and developing advanced devices for treatment, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here Tuesday. Addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, Majhi said that the government is fulfilling all the requirements to make Odisha the first choice state for investors. The CM said he is also committed to developing non-traditional industries in the state. "Odisha is currently one of the best ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday unveiled Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy-2025, aiming to attract investment of Rs 25,000 crore and create 1 lakh jobs by 2030. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the new policy here at the Odisha Pharma Summit-2025 in the presence of Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain and senior government officers. Speaking on the occasion, Industries Department's Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma said India imports about 85 per cent of ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will file a fresh charge sheet against Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi apart from others as it has taken cognisance of the latest Delhi Police FIR filed in the National Herald money laundering case, officials said Tuesday. Earlier in the day, a trial court here refused to take cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the federal probe agency in April against the mother-son duo, apart from some others. The court said the rejection was made on the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Several Opposition MPs protested in the Parliament House complex Tuesday over the VB-G RAM G Bill that has become a new flashpoint with the government, as they accused the BJP-led NDA dispensation of "insulting" Mahatma Gandhi and demanded the withdrawal of the proposed legislation. Soon after the government introduced the bill in Lok Sabha seeking to replace MGNREGA, Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK's TR Baalu, RSP's N K Premchandran, among ...Read More >
Kolkata: The inquiry committee, investigating the vandalism at the Salt Lake Stadium during an event involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, has recommended the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident, an official said Tuesday. The panel, headed by Justice (Retd) Asim Kumar Roy, submitted its preliminary report within three days Monday, he said. "The incident warrants a thorough and independent investigation. We have recommended the formation of an SIT to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) could look to buy England's batting all-rounder Liam Livingstone at the IPL 2026 auction to bolster their lower-order firepower, said former India batter Mohammad Kaif. The IPL 2026 auction will be held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, and they come in with a purse of Rs 22.95 crore to fill six slots, four of which are for roping in overseas players. With David Miller released ahead of the auction, LSG's primary goal will be to get a player who f ...Read More >
Sambalpur: Alleging severe irregularities in the paddy procurement process, Paschim Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanwaya Samiti (POKSSS) Monday threatened a shutdown in Sambalpur district December 19. The outfit accused the administration of indifference towards 'mounting losses of farmers' during the kharif procurement process. It is alleged that lapses in token generation have left vehicles loaded with paddy stranded for days near mandis, leading to quality deterioration and rising transport e ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bhubaneswar in the presence of her male companion, police said Monday. The incident reportedly took place December 10 near the Daya riverbank in the Dhauli area. Police have arrested two accused in connection with the case. According to police, the minor and her male friend were returning from the Dhauli area on the evening of December 10 when two men stopped them and demanded money. When the man refused, the accused, with the help of a few ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Bill to repeal the MGNREGA and bring a new law for rural employment -- Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) -- has been circulated by the government among the Lok Sabha members, a source said. According to a copy of the bill, it seeks to introduce the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, in Parliament and repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005. It says the Bill is ai ...Read More >
Mumbai: Hindi film industry actress Tara Sutaria turned a year older the 19th of November. The actress celebrated her birthday with her friends and rumoured boyfriend, actor Veer Pahariya by her side. In a video shared by social media celebrity Orry, Tara can be seen cutting her fancy birthday cake with Veer standing right next to her. The birthday girl was dressed in a white pearl and diamond-studded shimmery bodycon dress, with Veer looking dapper in his classy suit. As Veer fed Tara the bir ...Read More >
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back Monday after three straight days of losses following buying in IT and financial shares and a rally in global peers. The 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark climbed 319.07 points, or 0.38 per cent, to close at 83,535.35. In the intraday session, the index rallied 538.21 points, or 0.64 per cent, to hit a high of 83,754.49. The NSE Nifty advanced 82.05 points, or 0.32 per cent, to settle at 25,574.35. During the day, it climbed 161.15 point ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Monday rejected the Opposition BJD's allegation that a truckload of electronic voting machines (EVMs) was covertly moved from Ganjam district to Nuapada November 9 ahead of the by-election to the constituency. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Gopalan said the CEO's office has received a complaint regarding the transportation of EVMs from Ganjam to Nuapada. "This allegation is completely baseless and impossible. W ...Read More >
Patna: RJD leader and INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not disclosing gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls even after four days of the voting. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that the RJD-helmed opposition coalition will not allow vote theft or dishonesty. "The EC has not disclosed the gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes November ...Read More >
Chennai: The makers of debut director Jason Sanjay's eagerly awaited upcoming film, featuring actor Sundeep Kishan in the lead, Monday announced the title of the film as Sigma. For the unaware, Jason Sanjay is the son of actor Vijay, who is all set to bid adieu to the world of films as he has now turned a politician. Lyca Productions, which is producing the film, took to its X timeline to share the title poster. It said,"Presenting the Title of #JSJ01 - #SIGMA. The quest begins." The title po ...Read More >
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated the Indian women's cricket team on winning their maiden World Cup and said this watershed moment will take the sport to even higher performances. I admire the way the girls have done India proud, Murmu said in a post on X. The Indian women's cricket team kept its date with history by winning its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South Africa to script a gold ...Read More >
Malappuram(Kerala): The Kerala government has once again stirred public excitement and controversy with Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman asserting that Argentine football legend Lionel Messi will play in India next year. According to the minister, the state has received a new email from the Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirming that the G.O.A.T. player Messi and his team will visit India in March. "Two days ago, we received an email from the AFA team confirming their visit to Kerala in ...Read More >
Puri: Devotees will be allowed to enter the Shree Jagannath Temple here only through the Singhadwar (Lion's gate) during the 'Panchuka' celebrations, an official said Thursday. This was decided at the coordination meeting between the civil administration and police ahead of the 'Panchuka' (the last five days of the holy month of Kartik), said Puri District Collector Dibyajyoti Parida. He said this time, 'Panchuka' falls on four days from November 2 to 5, when lakhs of devotees are expected to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested a 59-year-old man for his alleged involvement in espionage activities and a fake passport racket operating from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, officials said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Mohammad Adil Hussaini -- who also went by the names Syed Adil Hussain, Nasimuddin, and Syed Adil Hussaini -- was arrested from Seemapuri in Delhi two days ago, according to police. Investigators said Hussaini had allegedly been in contact with a foreign-based nuclear sci ...Read More >
Koraput: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was caught red-handed by vigilance officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a complainant in Odisha's Koraput district Tuesday, officials said. ASI Narasingha Dora of B Singhpur police station, along with a private person, Sunadhara Amanatya, was arrested while allegedly demanding and accepting the bribe to extend undue favour to the complainant in a domestic violence case, the Vigilance Directorate said in a statement. D ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Grammy Award-winning singer Enrique Iglesias is back in India after 13 long years ahead of his much-anticipated Mumbai concert. On Tuesday, the Spanish singer was captured at Mumbai Airport wearing a grey T-shirt along with matching jogger-style trousers, a grey cap, and black sunglasses. The 'Hero' singer is set to perform in the Maximum City October 30 at the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex. As tickets for the October 30 concert reportedly sold out quickly, the org ...Read More >
Canberra: India head coach Gautam Gambhir commended Rohit Sharma and Harshit Rana for their match-winning performances, leading to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Australia in the third ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground Saturday. In the match, Rana took 4-39 while Rohit scored 121 not out - his 33rd century in ODIs. He also shared a crucial 168-run partnership with Virat Kohli, who scored an unbeaten 74 to chase down 237. Rohit, who now holds the record for the most ODI centuries by a visi ...Read More >
Puri: Odisha Police Saturday arrested two persons for allegedly gangraping a minor girl, who happens to be their niece, in Puri district, an officer said. According to Puri Police, the victim's parents had gone to attend the immersion ceremony of Goddess Kali at Biragobindpur Dakshin Bhoi Sahi under Chandanpur Police Station October 23 when the incident occurred. The accused duo took advantage of the absence of her parents, allegedly entered the house, tied up her elder sister, and took turns ...Read More >
Sambalpur: The body of a youth was found in the power channel of the Burla Hydro Electric Project Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Sourabh Sambit Tripathy (22), a resident of Mahalaxminagar in Bolangir. He was a budding mountaineer. Sourabh had been reportedly missing from VIMSAR, Burla, since October 22. According to police reports, the deceased had admitted his ailing mother to VIMSAR for treatment of a critical illness. However, he went missing from the hospital premises Wednes ...Read More >
Mumbai: Veteran Hindi film actor Satish Shah, known for his performances in films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Main Hoon Na, and hit TV show "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai", died Saturday, his manager said. He was 74. Ramesh Kadatala, who has been Shah's personal assistant for over 30 years, said the actor passed away at his residence in Bandra East in the afternoon. "It seems he passed away from a heart attack; however, we are awaiting the final reports from the doctor about the reason behind his death," ...Read More >
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): The driver of the ill-fated Bengaluru-bound bus which caught fire and killed 20 people Friday in Kurnool, had escaped the inferno by jumping out through the passenger door and failed to gauge the situation, a police official said Saturday. Currently, both the driver, Miriyala Lakshmaiah (42) and the additional driver are in police custody. A case was filed regarding the incident Friday. As many as 19 passengers travelling in the private bus and a motor bike rider were ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.