The Latest Breaking News from Odisha

Odisha rights panel pulls up police for shackling scribe

Reporter was assaulted by police and kept in chains while under treatment at Baleshwar hospital

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2022

Editors Guild urges MHA to act after journalists stripped in MP, chained in Odisha

The Editors Guild of India has expressed shock over the manner in which police arrested, stripped, and humiliated a local journalist in Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh, and chained another journalist in Balasore, Odisha.

Newslaundry · Apr 8, 2022

Journalist in Odisha shackled to hospital bed

Police excesses alleged in a case involving a Home Guard

The Hindu · Apr 7, 2022

Odisha’s GST collection up by 49%

It’s the highest growth rate of 26% amongst all the major States, says GST Commissioner

The Hindu · Apr 3, 2022

Odisha records 49 pc growth in GST collection for FY 2021-22

The Gross GST collection of Odisha during the financial year 2021-22 has been recorded at Rs 44334.67 crore against Rs 29852.76 core for the year 2020-21 with a growth of 49 per cent.

Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2022

BSF, Odisha police establish company operating base at Jantri in Swabhiman area

The COB at Jantri in Swabhiman area in Odisha’s Malkangiri district marks the complete domination of security forces in the former bastion of the CPI (Maoist) rebels.

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2022

CAG finds non-utilisation of funds in Odisha irrigation projects; Oppositionn parties demand action

Senior Congress leader and MLA Suresh Routray said the government must punish those who were responsible for the "non-utilisation of funds and delay in project completion"

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2022

24% of Odisha’s irrigation potential cost ₹12,742 crore in five years: CAG

‘Lack of assured supply of water has deprived farmers of irrigation facilities’

The Hindu · Mar 31, 2022

Odisha: CGHS beneficiaries demand cashless treatment facilities

BHUBANESWAR: The Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) provides comprehensive health care facilities for the Central government employees and pensioners and their dependents residing in CGHS covered cities. Pensioners in the city alleged that several reputed private hospitals here do not provide cashless treatment facilities to the beneficiaries.

The Times of India · Mar 31, 2022

Opposition calls for withdrawal of press entry restriction in Odisha assembly

The BJP and Congress in Odisha have asked the Biju Janata Dal government to withdraw restrictions on the entry of the media into Lok Seva Bhavan and the assembly press gallery, PTI reported on Thursday.

Newslaundry · Mar 31, 2022