Everything you need to know about Bhubaneshwar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bhubaneshwar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Parliament Monday passed a bill which will make the six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) capable of granting degrees to the engineers that pass out.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 26 (ANI): Expressing his delight over Jhina Hikaka's release from Maoists captivity, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said he was relieved that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA would now meet his family, who were quite distressed and anxiously waiting for him.
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Bhubaneswar, Apr 26 (ANI): Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka, who was released by the Maoists at a village in Koraput, on Thursday said that he was made to stay in adverse conditions in the forest, but the ultras did not ill treat him.
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): Expressing happiness and relief over the release of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka after 32 days of Maoists captivity, Lok Sabha MP from Odisha Jay Panda on Thursday said he was glad that Hikaka was safe and unharmed.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 26 (ANI): After being in Maoist captivity for 32 days, Odisha Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka was released on Thursday morning.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 25 (ANI): Maoists holding BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka hostage for over a month have said they might release him on Thursday.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 20 (ANI): The Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, the Maoist group responsible for the abduction of Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka, released a fresh audio tape on Friday saying the MLA will be tried in a people's court on April 25.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Odisha Government and the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain the state from releasing 27 Naxals in exchange for abducted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka.
Bhubaneshwar, April 17 (ANI): The Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, the Maoist group responsible for the abduction of Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka, released a fresh audio tape on Tuesday reminding the Odisha Government of the deadline of Wednesday 5 p.m. for the fulfillment of its demands.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 12 (ANI): Maoists on Thursday freed Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco after keeping him in captivity for 29 days.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 11 (ANI): Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda's wife Subhashree Das alias Milli Panda, who was acquitted in a case relating to an encounter between police and the Maoists, on Wednesday said she will enter politics but not join any party.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 3 (ANI): Following several appeals by Orissa authorities for the release of Italian national Bosusco Paolo, the Maoists are reportedly considering these requests, claimed an interlocutor Dandapani Mohanty.
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Advent International, one of the world's leading global private equity firms, Monday announced that it is investing $105 million (Rs.523 crore) in Hyderabad-based CARE Hospitals by acquiring shares from existing investors.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 28 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said government mediators appointed to negotiate the release of the abducted Italian tourist are also keen to negotiate for the release of abducted Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 25 (ANI): Mediators nominated by Maoists for negotiation with the Orissa Government on Sunday expressed happiness over the release of one of the Italian tourists earlier in the day.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 25 (ANI): News channels are reporting that the Maoists have released one of the two Italians who were kidnapped eleven days ago in Orissa's Koraput District.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 24 (ANI): Negotiations between Maoist and government mediators were put on suspension on Saturday after the abduction Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jinha Hikaka on early Saturday morning.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar.24 (ANI): A tribal MLA of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha was abducted by Maoists in Koraput district early on Saturday morning.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 21 (ANI): The Maoists have suggested the names of social activists BD Sharma and Prafulla Samantra as mediators after the Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik rejected Narayan Sanyal.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 21 (ANI): The Maoists have suggested the names of social activists BD Sharma and Prafulla Samantra as mediators after the Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik rejected Narayan Sanyal.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 20 (ANI): Maoist interlocutor Biswapriya Kanungo has refused to mediate in the ongoing Italian hostage crisis in the state, after the Maoists named him as one of three negotiators to hold talks with the government.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 17 (ANI): Renowned national woman footballer Jhilli Munda, who has represented India at international and national events in several tournaments, is bearing the brunt of acute poverty and she is forced to roll beedis.
Bhubaneshwar, Mar 17 (ANI): Renowned national woman footballer Jhilli Munda, who has represented India at international and national events in several tournaments, is bearing the brunt of acute poverty and she is forced to roll beedis.
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 29 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has reiterated his opposition to the Central Government's creation of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 29 (ANI): After the controversy surrounding the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa have trained their guns on the Central Government again by opposing a proposed amendment to the Railway Protection Force (RPF Act).
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 29 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has reiterated his opposition to the Central Government's creation of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 29 (ANI): After the controversy surrounding the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa have trained their guns on the Central Government again by opposing a proposed amendment to the Railway Protection Force (RPF Act).
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 22 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reiterated his concern over the setting up of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 16 (ANI): A day after seeking the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh into 'infringement' of rights of states by the Centre, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a campaign against the power of anti-militancy agency -National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), which the government is slated to set it up by March 1.
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 3 (ANI): Emphasizing that the Central Government is committed to boost research and development in science, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that this can only be achieved if industry, which contributes about one third of the total Research and Development (R and D) expenditure today, increases its contribution.
Bhubaneshwar, Oct 25 (ANI): Several specially abled persons of all age groups celebrated Diwali here on Monday.
Koraput, Oct 7 (ANI): At least 17 people were killed and over 25 others got injured when a tipper truck carrying them overturned in Orissa's Koraput District on Friday.
Talcher (Orissa), Aug 15 (ANI): As death toll due to dengue fever rises to 10 in Orissa, a three member central team surveyed through Talcher district to assess the ground situation in the region.
Guwahati, Apr 10(ANI): Security arrangements in Guwahati, Assam, have been beefed up ahead of the final phase of the state legislative polls.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 3(ANI): Tribals residing in Kaneda village of Maoist-affected Gajapati district in Orissa are demanding construction of a road to connect them to the nearby towns and cities.
Bhubaneshwar, Aug 20 (ANI): The artisans in Orissa's Bhubaneshwar city have engaged themselves in manufacturing trophies depicting Hindu mythological stories for the prestigious sports awards.
Bhubaneshwar, April 24 (ANI): Socialist Unity Centre of India (communist party) (SUCI) held a protest rally on Saturday here against the price rise of essential commodities to highlight the common man's plight in the wake of growing cost of living everywhere.
Bhubaneshwar, March 29 (ANI): Orissa Police have beefed up Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is security, and other important targets of Maoists following a threatening mail received here on Sunday.
Nabarangpur (Orissa), Mar 4 (ANI): Orissa Police on Thursday arrested the principal and a teacher of a boarding school in Nabarangpur District of the state for raping teenaged girl students.
Bhubaneshwar, Feb. 7 (ANI): Elders and leaders of various tribes in Orissa's Kandhamal District have voiced suspicious about a European Union (EU) delegation visiting their region saying it would hamper peace and re-ignite violence.
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 5 (ANI): Visiting eleven-member delegation from the European Union (EU) met Christian leaders in Orissa on Thursday.
Bhubaneshwar, Jan.31 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) has strongly condemned the killing of innocent people in Orissa by Maoists and has termed them "anti-people".
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 26 (ANI): A shutdown called by the Maoists in Orissa on Tuesday kept the State's police on its toes, especially after the armed rebels burnt down a mobile phone relay tower, ransacked the sub-Division office and burnt down records at Machkund in Orissa's Koraput district.
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 11 (ANI): The banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) cadres killed two local traders in Katulpeta village in Korapat District of Orissa on Monday late evening.
Bhubaneshwar, Dec 24 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, unveiled the mascot "Gori"of the 15th National Youth Festival here on Thursday.
Bhubaneshwar, Dec 16 (ANI): At least five persons were killed and four others injured in a road mishap on National Highways No.6 near Baragarh this morning.
Bhubaneshwar, Dec 12 (ANI): Bhubaneshwar is hosting the fourth National Short and Documentary Film Festival.
Bhubaneshwar, Dec. 11 (ANI): Farmers in Orissa are suffering due to the faulty crop procurement policy of the state government.
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 24(ANI): Legislative Assembly of Orissa was adjourned on Tuesday following an uproar between the opposition and ruling parties over yesterday's incident in which several teachers were baton charged by policemen in Bhubaneshwar.
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 23 (ANI): The much-awaited test flight of the Agni-II surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballastic Missile will take place on Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast tonight.
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 21 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai, said the Maoists are using Chinese made arms and added that they did not enjoy any support from Beijing.
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 20(ANI): A visually impaired family has formed a musical orchestra group to showcase their talent in Orissa.
Bhubaneshwar (Orissa), Nov 17 (ANI): In a bizarre development, residents of a village near Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, have filed a case against a male monkey for attempting to attack and kill a female monkey and its newborn.
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 2 (ANI): In an attempt to empower weaker and marginalised sections of society in Orissa, a van providing doorstep legal aid was flagged off from Bhubaneshwar on Sunday.
Bhubaneshwar, Oct 26 (ANI): The Government of Orissa has started a unique project to provide health facilities to all school children in the State.
Bhubaneshwar, Sep 13 (ANI): Twenty-five minor girls were rescued from an orphanage by police here on Saturday night during a raid.
Bhubaneshwar, Aug.27 (ANI): The world's fourth largest steel producer POSCO has denied reports of plans to shift the 12 billion dollars steel project, India's largest foreign direct investment, from Orissa state.
Bhubaneshwar/ Bangalore, Aug.23 (ANI): On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi (birthday), many devotees in different parts of the country like to pay their special obeisance to Lord Ganesha in distinct ways.
Kandhamal, Aug 13 (ANI): Fresh fears of trouble has gripped the villagers in Orissa's Kandhamal District on the eve of Gokulashtami and a mass rally organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to commemorate the first anniversary of the assassination of their leader Laxmanananda Saraswati.
Bhubaneshwar, July 26 (ANI): The security measures recently undertaken by the Central and State Government in Orissa are proving highly frustrating for Naxals in the State. And they are carrying out attacks to prevent the implementation of these measures.
Bhubaneshwar, July 23 (ANI): A stray snake brought the State Assembly to a standstill for several hours in Orissa on Thursday.
Bhubaneshwar, July18 (ANI): The banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) has blown up a police outpost in Orissa's Kandhamal district.
Kalahandi (Orissa), July 15 (ANI) Heavy rains and flash floods have killed 15 people in Orissa state, authorities said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneshwar, June 26 (ANI): People of Orissa can take a sigh of relief as the much-awaited monsoon touched its southern coast, and will cover entire state in a day or two, say officials.
Bhubaneshwar June18(ANI): In a landmine blast triggered by the Maoists, nine police men of the orissa special strike force (OSSF) were killed in ogi Pallur in Koraput district.
Bhubaneshwar, June 8 (ANI): About 100 Maoists, including women, have triggered explosions at the Baipariguda police station in Orissa's Koraput district.
Bhubaneshwar, May 21 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik was sworn in as Chief Minister of Orissa on Thursday for the third consecutive term.
Bhubaneshwar, May 20 (ANI): The Biju Janata Dal leader and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will take the oath of office at 11.30 a.m on Thursday marking his third inning as CM.
Bhubaneshwar, May 18 (ANI): Having registered a thumping victory in State and Lok Sabha elections, the Navin Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal is all set to form the new Governemt in the Orissa on Tuesday.
Bhubaneshwar, May 16 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) head and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after his party's tremendous position at the polls here on Saturday said he would not support either a Congress or a BJP-led government at the Centre.
Bhubaneshwar, Dec. 16 (ANI): Orissa state Navin Patnaik said today that the Orissa government will not permit shutdown in the state on Christmas day called by some Hindu groups.
Bhubaneshwar, Dec.11 (ANI): Orissa's Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, Manmohan Samal , has resigned following disclosures of his involvement in a sex scandal.
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 26 (ANI): The winter session of Orissa Assembly begins on Wednesday.
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 20 (ANI): A Group of Ministers (GOM) sent from the Centre to Orissa's Kandhmal District has announced a six-point strategy to strengthen peace, normalcy and communal harmony in the area.
Malkangiri (Orissa), Nov 8 (ANI): The Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel of Orissa on Friday nabbed four Maoists, including three women, from Malkangiri district for their alleged involvement in several criminal cases.
Bhubaneshwar, Oct 1 (ANI): A day curfew was re-imposed in nine police limits of Kandhmal district to curb violence.
Bhubaneshwar, Oct 1 (ANI): A day curfew was re-imposed in nine police limits of Kandhmal district to curb violence.
Bhubaneshwar, Sep 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today reviewed the situation in Kandhamal at a meeting held at Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, senior officials and leaders of political parties.
Bhubaneshwar/Bangalore, Aug 30 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has claimed that the situation is improving in Orissa's Kandhamal District, which was gripped by religious violence following the killing of VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati.
Malkangiri (Orissa), July 21 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visitedalkangiri District on Sunday to console survivors and relatives of dead victims of a Maoist attack. At least 24 policemen died in a landmine blast.
Bhubaneshwar, July 14 (ANI): It could be the ultimate as far as a skydiver's marriage goes. Shisir Mishra literally swooped down 7,000 feet from the sky to get his bride's hand in marriage.
Bhubaneshwar, July 2 (ANI): The search operation to trace out 35 missing commandos, who were feared drowned after the Maoists capsized their boat, is being stepped up with mobilisation of additional forces to Orissa's Malkangiri District today.
Bhubaneshwar, July 2 (ANI): The search operation to trace out 35 missing commandos, who were feared drowned after the Maoists capsized their boat, is being stepped up with mobilisation of additional forces to Orissa's Malkangiri District today.
Vizag (Andhra Pradesh)/Bhubaneshwar/Malkangiri (Orissa)/Gaya, June 30 (ANI): Police and soldiers scoured a remote ravine in east India on Monday looking for dozens of anti-naxalite officers feared dead after Maoist rebels attacked and sank their boat in a reservoir on Sunday.
India added another destructive weapon to its nuclear warhouse when it successfully test fired the native developed long-range
