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Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued a series of high-level warnings as Cyclonic Storm 'Montha' over the Bay of Bengal is forecast to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and high-velocity winds to the coastal and southern districts of Odisha over the next three days. According to the midday bulletin issued on Monday, the cyclone, currently centered over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, ...Read More >
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu would share the nation's vision for solar power-led development and 'One World, One Sun, One Grid' in her address at the 8th Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam, a statement said on Monday. This would mark the first-ever address by the President of India to the ISA Assembly that underscores India's commitment to ISA's leadership in advancing global solar energy cooperation and its founding vision of "One Wo ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has ordered a three-day closure of all schools in eight districts as a precautionary measure ahead of Cyclone Montha, expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from October 28 to 30, 2025. A notification issued by Dr. N. Thirumala Naik, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the School and Mass Education Department, stated that all government, government-aided, and private schools in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Nabaran ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm Montha, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD). According to IMD, the system is centred approximately 860 km from Gopalpur and 710 km from Kakinada. The cyclonic storm is expected to further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday morning, October 28. Although Cyclone Montha is not expected to have a direct impact on Odisha, the state is likely to experience heavy to very heavy r ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha tomorrow ahead of the impending Cyclone Montha. According to the IMD, isolated places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, and Kandhamal districts are likely to experience heavy rainfall, with amounts ranging from 7 to 20 cm tomorrow. Besides, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday reviewed the state's preparedness to tackle the possible impact of Cyclone 'Montha,' which is developing over the southeast Bay of Bengal. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari and Special Relief Commissioner Deoranjan Kumar Singh held a detailed meeting with District Magistrates to assess the readiness of all districts. Addressing media persons after the review meeting at Rajiv Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, Minister Pujari said that the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure system over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Deep Depression and is moving west-northwestwards at a speed of 10 kmph. As of 5:30 AM IST on October 26, 2025, the system is centered near latitude 11.1°N and longitude 87.2°E. The system is currently located about 610 km west of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 790 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 850 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 840 km southeast of Kakinada (An ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 8 kmph in the past 6 hours. As of 11:30 PM on October 25, 2025, the system is centered near latitude 11.0°N and longitude 87.7°E, approximately 550 km west of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 850 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 890 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 890 km southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), and 970 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odish ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: An Odia youth was among those killed in the tragic Bengaluru-bound bus accident in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, where a private bus caught fire after colliding with a motorcycle. The deceased has been identified as Kengua Deepak Kumar, a resident of Ambadola village under Muniguda block in Rayagada district. According to reports, Deepak had been residing with his sister in Hyderabad and was travelling to Bengaluru on October 23 for a job opportunity in the IT sector when the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an update on a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal. According to IMD, as of 11:30 pm yesterday the system has moved westwards and is expected to intensify into a depression over the southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal today. The meteorological centre has informed that the low-pressure area is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression today, further strengthening into ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued detailed instructions to all Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) across States and Union Territories to ensure that every polling station is equipped with Assured Minimum Facilities (AMFs) and adequate voter assistance mechanisms on the day of polling. The directive comes as the Nuapada Assembly constituency in Odisha prepares to go to polls on November 11, 2025, alongside the second phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections and ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: Fighting half-centuries by Brooke Halliday and Isabella Gaze went in vain as New Zealand succumbed to a superior batting and bowling effort by India to go down by 53 runs via DLS Method in a rain-hit Match 24 of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup here on Thursday. The win sealed a place in the semifinals for the hosts. Halliday struck an 84-ball 81 while Gaze played a cameo as New Zealand, chasing a revised target of 325 in 44 overs, managed to reach 271/8 after India rode on contrastin ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Police arrested another suspect from Koraput in connection with the killing of BJP leader and advocate Pitabash Panda. According to reports, Berhampur police have brought in Sunil Hota, a businessman from Jeypore on charges of sheltering the accused in the Pitabash Panda murder case. Hota was picked up from Sriramnagar after a dedicated Berhampur police team coordinated with Jeypore Town police. It came to the fore during investigation that Hota harboured accused Uma Bisoi and Kur ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Bhubaneswar centre has forecast a period of unsettled weather for Odisha, triggered by a strengthening weather system over the Bay of Bengal. The state is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms over the next several days, with a Yellow Warning in effect for many districts. According to the midday bulletin issued today, a well-marked low-pressure area lies over the southwest Bay of Bengal. The system is expected ...Read More >
Ayodhya: In a dazzling display of devotion and national pride, the sacred city of Ayodhya marked this Diwali with a record-breaking Deepotsav celebration that lit up the ghats of the Saryu River and reignited political tempers across the spectrum. The city etched its name into the annals of history by setting two Guinness World Records -- 26.17 lakh earthen lamps (diyas) illuminated the riverbanks, while 2,128 devotees performed a synchronised aarti, creating a spectacle of spiritual fervour an ...Read More >
New Delhi: For over a decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed his Diwali celebration into a national ritual, choosing to celebrate the festival of lights with the nation's armed forces at its most challenging frontiers, plains or mountains. This unique tradition reached a new height this year as the Prime Minister spent the festival of lights with Navy personnel aboard the INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, off Goa and Karwar coasts on Monday. Addressin ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education department has declared a holiday on October 20, 2025 (Monday) for all state public universities and colleges under its administrative control, except those in Nuapada district. The decision was made to allow students and staff to celebrate Diwali with their families. This additional holiday is being granted in lieu of one remaining local holiday. The department has issued a notification to all concerned institutions, including university PG council cha ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi extended heartfelt congratulations to the State's Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department after Odisha was honoured as the Best Performing State under the Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan. In a tweet, Majhi applauded Mayurbhanj district for being named the Best Performing District under the same scheme, and Keonjhar district for receiving the Best District Award under the Dharati Aaba Janbhagi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday approved a list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming 71-Nuapada Assembly Constituency by-election in Odisha. The announcement was made by Bhakta Charan Das, President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), through an official press release issued on Friday. The list features several prominent national and state-level leaders, including Bhupesh Baghel, Sachin Pilot, Kanhaiya Kumar, A. Revanth Reddy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramar ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of three Odia pilgrims who lost their lives in a tragic road accident near Katra in Jammu. The pilgrims, identified as Bichitra Kumar, Yogindra Matari, and Kabita Sahu, all hailed from Subarnapur district. The accident occurred when four Odia pilgrims, who had travelled to Jammu & Kashmir to visit the Maa Vaishnodevi temple, met with a road mishap near Katra. One of the pilgrims, Sneh ...Read More >
New Delhi: A new alliance that is in the making threatens to rattle the Pakistan establishment, which is already facing humiliation on multiple fronts. Bringing together several religious groups in Pakistan, including the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the alliance, known as the Ahl-e-Sunnah Pakistan, is threatening the establishment of severe consequences if their demands relating to the Muridke massacre are not met. The TLP has been in the news after its cadres were massacred in Muridke b ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch has made a significant breakthrough in the investigation of the Combined Police Service Examination (CPSE) 2024 question paper leak case. Muna Mohanty, a resident of Kalapathara in Cuttack who was the alleged mastermind behind the scam, has been arrested along with his three associates. According to the Crime Branch DG Vinaytosh Mishra, Mohanty operated a lavish lifestyle despite having no known means of income. He ran a crime syndicate with associates Srikanta Mah ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced a list of star campaigners for the upcoming Nuapada Assembly constituency by-election. The list includes party president Naveen Patnaik, 15 sitting MLAs, and three MPs who will campaign for the party's nominee, Snehangini Chhuria. The star campaigners include prominent BJD leaders such as Prasanna Acharya, Debi Prasad Mishra, Ranendra Pratap Swain, and Niranjan Pujari, among others. A total of 40 leaders have been named as star campaigners, w ...Read More >
Mumbai: Despite global geo-political headwinds, India's capital markets continued to show strong resilience in the first half of the current fiscal (H1 FY26), mobilising Rs 9.7 lakh crore through equity and debt -- up 13 per cent year-on-year (YoY), the National Stock Exchange has said. In its market pulse report, the NSE highlighted that equity fundraising during the period stood at Rs 2 lakh crore, including Rs 64,363 crore from initial public offerings (IPOs). In H1 FY26, 122 companies -- 5 ...Read More >
Pune: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the government expects to achieve an annual target of manufacturing military hardware worth Rs 3 lakh crore in India and Rs 50,000 crore in exports by 2029 as part of the big push to self-reliance in the defence sector. "Operation Sindoor is a glowing testimony to India's growing indigenous prowess, which is a result of the government's relentless efforts to create a self-reliant defence manufacturing ecosystem within the country," the ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a surprising political development, all ministers in the Gujarat government except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel resigned on Thursday, ahead of a cabinet reshuffle. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will expand his cabinet on Friday, October 17. The swearing-in ceremony for the designated ministers will be held at 11.30 a.m. at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. Party President JP Nadda will oversee the much-awaited cabinet reshuffle. Governor Acharya Devvratji will administer the oa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a significant development ahead of the Nuapada by-election, senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Lambodar Nial has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nial, who contested the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat on a BJD ticket, was seen as a strong contender for the party. His decision to join the BJP is likely to boost the party's prospects in the November 11 by-poll. Nial's switch to the BJP comes after a meeting with Jay Dholakia, the son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, who rece ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: As Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik celebrates his 80th birthday today, the Opposition leader is set to shake the political landscape with a massive public outreach programme in the state capital. As part of the BJD's Jan Sampark Padayatra, Naveen will join party workers and leaders in Bhubaneswar's Ganganagar area, engaging with the local community and strengthening the party's grassroots connect. The programme, led by District BJD President Ashok Chandra Panda, will ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The vigilance has apprehended two officials from Jaleswar Municipality, Balasore, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a contractor. The accused officials, identified as Braja Gopal Ghose Mohapatra, Dealing Assistant-cum-MIS Coordinator, and Ratikanta Patra, Sanitation Expert, were caught red-handed by the Vigilance team on Friday. According to reports, the contractor had approached the municipality for clearance of his pending bill for works executed un ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Police have so far arrested eight persons by registering three cases in connection with the violence that took place during the bike rally of a Hindu organisation in Cuttack on Sunday evening. Police commissioner S Dev Datta Singh informed that more arrests in the case will follow as the manhunt is still on. Speaking to media, Singh said: "Stones were pelted at the police in Cuttack after they restricted a procession that had been organised without permission. The police were comp ...Read More >
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