INDI Alliance Stages 12-Hour Odisha Bandh Over Mining Law and Textbook Rows; Transport and Businesses Hit
BHUBANESWAR: A 12-hour statewide shutdown (bandh) called by opposition parties aligned with the INDI Alliance brought mixed results across Odisha on Thursday, October 8, 2026. While the strike successfully disrupted transport and shuttered businesses in…
400 Senior Citizens From Jharsuguda Set Off For Puri Under ‘Shri Jagannath Darshan’ Yojana
JHARSUGUDA — Under the Odisha state government’s senior citizen pilgrimage initiative, ‘Shri Jagannath Darshan,’ a special group of approximately 400 senior citizens from the Jharsuguda district officially departed for the holy town of…
Sharp U-Turn: BJD Refuses To Align With Congress-Led INDI Alliance For Tomorrow’s Shutdown
Bhubaneswar- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, that it is not part of the INDI alliance and will not participate in October 8,2026 shutdown. The regional party explicitly clarified that the Biju Janata Dal is not aligning…
BJP Flags Off ‘Seva Jyoti Rath’ in Jharsuguda to Promote Central Welfare Schemes; Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari Highlights Focus on Development
JHARSUGUDA: The District Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organized a grand ‘Seva Jyoti’ program on the premises of Manmohan School in Jharsuguda city, drawing widespread participation from local residents and party workers. The centerpiece of…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Marks Historic 2,000th Aero-Engine Delivery at HAL Koraput; Unveils ₹218-Crore Shakti Engine Expansion
Bhubneswar — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to inaugurate a landmark milestone today, October 6, 2026, celebrating the delivery of the 2,000th aero-engine by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at its Koraput Division The event marks nearly…
India–US Trade Talks Hit ‘Plateau’ Over Deep Demands, Says Sitharaman
NEW DELHI — Negotiations for a long-anticipated bilateral trade pact between India and the United States have reached a “plateau,” making further demands or concessions highly difficult for both nations, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
CRUCIAL BREAKTHROUGH IN MISSING ODISHA CMO FILES CASE: PANDIAN, TWO OTHER EX-BUREAUCRATS DEPOSE BEFORE CRIME BRANCH
BHUBNEWSAR- The ongoing high-profile investigation into the mysterious disappearance of sensitive files from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) entered a decisive phase after the Odisha Crime Branch recorded the statements of former senior…
CAG Report Sparks Political War in Odisha: BJP Targets BJD Over Alleged ₹2,880 Crore DMF Fund Misuse
BHUBANESWAR — The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a fierce political counter-offensive against the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), citing a newly tabled performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The report has…
Odisha Government Revives Student Union Elections After 8-Year Hiatus; Polling Scheduled for October 15
BHUBANESWAR — Democracy is set to return to higher education campuses across Odisha. It has been eight years since college elections were suspended under the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) administration; however, following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) rise…
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO SUSPEND CEC GYANESH KUMAR OVER ‘UNILATERAL’ DECISIONS; SEEKS RESPONSES FROM CENTRE, ECI
New Delhi-The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass an ex-parte interim order to suspend Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, observing that it must first seek responses from the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Centre regarding…