Bhubaneswar News Headlines in English

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak on Thursday extended full support to former Congress president Sonia Gandhis demand for backward class womens representation in Parliament. Pattanayak said the Womens Reservation Bill which was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, is the Congress brainchild. The one-third reservation for women

Three-tier security arrangements have been made for the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly which will begin on Friday. Over 1,000 security personnel including 125 police officers have been deployed in and around the Assembly premises to ensure smooth functioning of the session and prevent any untoward situation, said an

The Prajamandal movement was a massive mobilisation of peasants and Dalits for assertion of their rights against the local Zamindars and Kings in the colonial Orissa. Different groups of people had different perceptions of the freedom struggle. The peoples struggle was directed against internal as well as external colonisation by the

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express train on September 24, the South Eastern Railway said in a release on Thursday. This will be the second Vande Bharat Express for Odisha. The 20836/20835 Puri-Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week except Saturday. The train

BJD leader Pramila Mallik on Thursday filed nomination for election to the post of Odisha Assembly Speaker. The poll is scheduled to be held on Friday. I will seek the cooperation of all members of the House for smooth conduct of the proceedings, she told the media. She is all set

With a view to exploring collaboration opportunities in the fields of academics and research, a two-member delegation team from Taipei Economic Cultural Centre in India (TECC) visited the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The visit was conducted as part of the International Relations programme of IIT

BJP national vice-president Baijayant Panda has received death threats from an unknown caller who warned him of a fate similar to Odisha Minister Naba Das. A statement by the office of Panda on Thursday said that the threat call was received by his assistant wherein the caller threatened that the 'same

As the second Vande Bharat Express train for Odisha is likely to be flagged off by September-end, its trial run between Puri and Rourkela is scheduled to be conducted on Wednesday (September 20). As per the trial run schedule, the 20836 Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express will start at 5 am on

As many as eight fishermen went missing after their boat capsized in the sea at Paradip on Tuesday. According to sources, the mishap took place near the Nehru Bungalow when the fishermen were returning to shore after fishing. Around eight fishermen on board were reported to have gone missing. Local fishermen launched

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over north-west and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal (BoB), a low-pressure area has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal off West Bengal-Odisha coasts. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaiks security has been augmented with creation of a dedicated anti-sabotage check team. As per official sources, the dedicated team will mainly be used during the CMs visits for attending garlanding events and to public meetings. The team will consist of two deputy commandant-rank officers, two assistant commandants, four

It is a matter of utter shame and deep concern that young women who have completed the statutory age of 18 are being declared dead by their parents by way of performing their Sudhikriya (death rituals) because they dared to have their love marriage against their parents' consent. As reported widely,