Muktikanta Biswal made headlines when he walked for 71 days, carrying the Indian tricolour and a big hoarding. to remind PM Modi of his promise to get the Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela upgraded. read more

By snubbing Shankar for not participating in the Federation Cup (March 15-18), the AFI is giving a signal that either high jump is not on their priority list, or Shankar is not one of their blue-eyed athletes. read more

A graduate from the Michigan Technological University in the United States, Baijayant Panda belongs to the first generation of entrepreneurs in Odisha once more known for mind-numbing deprivation and lack of entrepreneurial skills. read more

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to declare the names of candidates for Kalahandi and Koraput Lok Sabha seats, which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11 along with Nabarangpur and Berhampur. read more

The BJP has released its list of 40 “star campaigners” for Odisha which is scheduled to go to polls in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29. Both the Lok Sabha and assembly elections are being held simultaneously in the state. read more

Sitting MLAs from Dasapalla, Aska, Gunupur and Nilagiri resigned from the BJD while sitting MPs from Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Nabarangpur resigned from the party after being ignored during the nomination process. read more

Spread over 21 grampanchayats and consisting of 57 villages, the largely-rural constituency of Hinjilicut elected Patnaik with 76,586 votes in the 2014 assembly polls. So conclusive was his victory that all his opponents including Congress and BJP lost... read more

The Congress on Tuesday announced its first list of candidates for six Lok Sabha and 36 assembly constituencies in Odisha but could not finalise the names for eight assembly seats going to polls in the first phase. read more

A Dalit villager living near Vedanta’s refinery in Lanjigarh was killed and a guard of Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) charred to death when protesting locals clashed with police. read more

According to the police, agitators from three local villages were staging a sit-in outside the Vedanta refinery’s main gate to demand the reinstatement of a villager who was fired two days ago. read more

At least 6 sitting MPs including former Indian hockey captain Dilip Tirkey, who contested from Sundargarh in 2014, have not found themselves in the BJD list . read more

Naveen Patnaik said farmers, women and students have requested him to stand from western Odisha the assembly elections next month. read more

The flight G8760, an A320 Neo, was forced to return to Kolkata soon after taking off. The aircraft returned to Kolkata without dumping fuel. read more

Behera, who won from the Salepur seat in 2014 with about 2000-odd votes, sent in his resignation letter to AICC president Rahul Gandhi this morning. read more

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday indicated to party leaders that she will not contest the Lok Sabha election but will focus on the party’s campaign across the country instead, a party leader said. read more