Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday alleged that the killing of Odisha minister Naba Das by a policeman "shows lawlessness in the state". Naba Das was shot at by a policeman in Brajarajnagar in the Jharsuguda district on January 29, and succumbed to his bullet injuries in Bhubaneswar hospital on...
Bhubaneswar 4 Feb 2023: The Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) held a press conference in which the growing menace of Pangolin poaching and the inefficiency of the authorities to control it was highlighted.   Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Biswajit Mohanty, Project Director of the WPSI said that the Pangolin...
Breaking silence over the assassination of Odisha Health Minister Naba Das, Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Bansal on Friday said that investigation will take some time and it will be premature to jump to a conclusion. Briefing media persons here, Bansal said, "A very unfortunate and sad incident happened...
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rivers in country are getting polluted. 311 river streches on 279 rivers are critically polluted. Among this 7 from Odisha took place. As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report of November 2022, 311 polluted river stretches have been identified on 279 rivers...
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved the upgradation of Vikram Deb Autonomous College in Jeypore, Koraput to an affiliated university. Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to attend the platinum jubilee celebrations of the educational institution, tomorrow. Earlier, the college was an autonomous one of the Berhampur University. It was established in 1947...
Odisha government issued a notification saying that the 'Odisha Fire Service'(OFS) department has been renamed as 'Odisha Fire and Emergency Service'. The Law Department of Odisha government has published the Gazette notification regarding renaming of the Odisha Fire Service (OFS) department to Odisha Fire and Emergency Service. The Law Department has...
‍ Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja's son, Seji Singh has been arrested after an alleged fight at a cinema hall in Kantabanji of Balangir district in Odisha on Wednesday night. As per reports, Kantabanji MLA’s son, Seji was allegedly scuffled with the son of Alishan cinema hall’s owner at the theatre...
by Manish Kumar Odisha plans to restart bauxite mining on the Mali hill in Koraput district but is facing resistance from local residents. This resistance has been ongoing for two decades. Environment Clearance for mining on the hill was granted in 2006 but the project stopped functioning after 2014-15. Bauxite...
TBN Desk Bhubaneswar 22/09/2021: In a shocking incident angry villagers tonsured woman’s head and put  mud on her face in Kendrapara district of Odisha. The bizarre incident happened a few days back in Pattamundai village. The matter came to light after the video of the incident has gone viral on...
TBN Desk, 22/08/2021 Odisha is a unique example of crime against women and gender diverse policing. The question often been asked as why do the crime rate against women in Odisha continue to remain at the top in the country despite several state initiatives to firm up safety of women...