Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Topic: Odisha

Bomb thrown outside mosque in Odisha, three injured

At least three Muslim men were injured in a bomb blast near a mosque in Odisha’s Sambalpur on Tuesday evening.

Elections 2024: No BJP-BJD alliance in Odisha

The Bharatiya Janata Party called off its alliance with Biju Janta Dal (BJD) in Odisha ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Hindu nationalist party's state president Manmohan Samal said on Friday.

Despair looms over Sijimali, as tribals continue 365-day struggle to save their hills

Odisha’s tribal community finds itself in a rut in its decades-long fight against private players that seek to mine minerals in the Niyamgiri hill...

Odisha: Newborn girl dumped in borewell rescued

A newborn girl was rescued after she had allegedly been dumped inside a borewell in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Tuesday, The Indian Express reported. The...

“Jailed for fighting repression, corporate loot”: Protest over UAPA against 9 activists leading Niyamgiri movement in Odisha

On 6th August, prior to the World Adivasi Day in Odisha, nine Dalit and Adivasi activists associated with the Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS) have been charged under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).

3 Indian Railways employees arrested over Odisha train tragedy

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested three employees of the Indian Railways in connection with the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore last month that killed more than 293 people.