States » East09 May 2026 | 11:17 AMKolkata, May 9 (UNI) BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday, marking the annointment of the first BJP govenrment in the eastern state.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 11:04 AMKolkata, May 9 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister-elect Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday paid tribute to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 165th birth anniversary.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 9:49 AMAgartala, May 9 (UNI) The North Tripura District and Sessions Court revoked the bail of two persons accused of murder and sent them to judicial custody for intimidating the families of the victims and key witnesses to retract their statements.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 1:10 AMBhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Superintendent of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) in Odisha’s Balasore district, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant, officials said today.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 1:05 AMBhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) Expressing deep concern over the alleged unlawful detention and prolonged questioning of a minor at a police station in Bhadrak district, the Orissa High Court has directed the district Superintendent of Police to appear personally before the court, saying that “authorities can not undermine the legislative mandate of the juvenile justice law prevalent in the country” .
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 1:02 AMBhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) Activists of the youth and student wings of the Biju Janata Dal on Friday staged a noisy protest march and gheraoed the residence of the Chief Minister here and demanded his resignation, over what they alleged was complete breakdown of the law and order situation in Odisha. .
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 12:44 AMBhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) Odisha has emerged as the best-performing state in the country in completion of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U 2.0), officials said on Friday.
The state has retained the top rank in house completion performance from March 2025 to March 2026, underscoring its rapid progress in implementation of affordable housing projects for the urban poor, they said.
Officials said Odisha has sanctioned 24,625 houses under PMAY-U 2.0 since the scheme was rolled out in September 2024.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 12:42 AMBhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) Odisha Vigilance has earned the distinction of being one of the top-performing anti-corruption agencies in the country, securing leading positions across several key parameters in the recently published Crime in India-2024 report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), said officials on Friday. .
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 12:36 AMBhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday reviewed its monsoon preparedness and directed all departments to complete desilting of drains, repair damaged infrastructure and avoid fresh road excavation works before the onset of the rainy season.
see more.. 08 May 2026 | 11:49 PMNew Delhi, May 8 (UNI) In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into large-scale cheating of homebuyers, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against Shubhkamna Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. and its directors in connection with alleged fraudulent activities relating to a housing project situated in Noida.
see more.. 08 May 2026 | 11:18 PMBhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) Vice-Chancellors, administrators and academics from 37 universities and higher educational institutions across Odisha deliberated on strategies to enhance the quality and global visibility of higher education at a day-long conclave organised by the Biju Patnaik University of Technology and hosted by SOA Deemed to be University here on Friday.
see more.. 08 May 2026 | 11:16 PMKolkata, May 8 (UNI) After his unanimous election as the leader of the West Bengal BJP legislature party. Chief Minister-elect Suvendu Adhikari on Friday called on Governor R.N. Ravi and staked his claim to form the government, the first by the BJP in the state.
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