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Akshaya Kumar Sahoo
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With 27 years of journalistic experience at Deccan Chronicle and The Asian Age. His expertise spans politics, government, business, culture, tribal affairs, gender issues, and more.
    BJD Turmoil Deepens: RS MP Samantaray Backs Shreemayee MishraNation
    BJD Turmoil Deepens: RS MP Samantaray Backs Shreemayee Mishra

    Open dissent against Naveen–Pandian style of functioning exposes widening cracks in the party after loss of power.

    19 Sept 2025 2:55 PM IST

    Killer Cop On Duty: Accused Deepak Parked Car With Subhamitra’s Body Inside Police Office PremisesNation
    Killer Cop On Duty: Accused Deepak Parked Car With Subhamitra’s Body...

    Deepak parked his vehicle with the corpse inside the Police Seva Bhawan parking lot and remained at work for over an...

    19 Sept 2025 12:07 AM IST

    Cobra Hiding Under Pillow Sends Baripada Family Into PanicNation
    Cobra Hiding Under Pillow Sends Baripada Family Into Panic

    When Ojha cautiously lifted the pillow, he froze at the sight of a black cobra coiled tightly underneath. Realising the...

    18 Sept 2025 9:03 PM IST

    Odisha CM Leads Green Drive In Assembly After Record-Breaking Plantation FeatNation
    Odisha CM Leads Green Drive In Assembly After Record-Breaking...

    On Wednesday, Odisha stunned the nation and the world by surpassing its original target of 75 lakh saplings by early...

    18 Sept 2025 8:49 PM IST

    Congress Moves No-Confidence Motion Against Odisha BJP Govt, Seeks BJD SupportNation
    Congress Moves No-Confidence Motion Against Odisha BJP Govt, Seeks BJD...

    The BJD, which holds the largest block of opposition members with 51 MLAs, adopted a cautious stance. “We speak for the...

    18 Sept 2025 8:18 PM IST

    Odisha Assembly Session To Begin Thursday, Opposition Plans To Corner Majhi GovtNation
    Odisha Assembly Session To Begin Thursday, Opposition Plans To Corner...

    At the heart of the political battle lies the fertiliser crisis. Farmers across Odisha have been queuing up for days for...

    17 Sept 2025 10:13 PM IST

    Odisha CM Mohan Majhi Honours Tata Steel As ‘Star Employer’ For Providing Direct Employment To 16,833 PersonsNation
    Odisha CM Mohan Majhi Honours Tata Steel As ‘Star Employer’ For...

    The steelmajor has already invested over Rs 1 lakh crore in the state and provided direct employment opportunities to...

    17 Sept 2025 9:38 PM IST

    Lady Constable’s Murder Near Odisha Raj Bhawan Linked To Insurance Fraud, Say PoliceNation
    Lady Constable’s Murder Near Odisha Raj Bhawan Linked To Insurance...

    Accused had received an insurance payout of nearly Rs 1 crore following his first wife's mysterious death

    17 Sept 2025 8:31 PM IST

    Odisha’s Subhadra Yojana Marks First Anniversary, Empowers 1 Crore WomenNews
    Odisha’s Subhadra Yojana Marks First Anniversary, Empowers 1 Crore...

    Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, 17 September 2024, the scheme has emerged as one of Odisha’s...

    17 Sept 2025 12:02 PM IST

    Massive Landslide Blocks Odishas Kalinga Ghat Road, Cuts Off Kandhamal–Ganjam LinkNation
    Massive Landslide Blocks Odisha's Kalinga Ghat Road, Cuts Off...

    A technical team is expected to join the operation shortly, and heavy machinery will be deployed to remove debris and...

    17 Sept 2025 1:59 AM IST

    Anti-Drone Shield For Lord Jagannath’s Srimandir In Odisha’s Puri To Bolster SecurityNation
    Anti-Drone Shield For Lord Jagannath’s Srimandir In Odisha’s Puri To...

    The state police have taken a zero-tolerance approach to drone activity near the 12th-century shrine, declaring the area...

    17 Sept 2025 12:30 AM IST

    Monkey Stranded On Electric Pole In Cuttack, Rescued After 3 hoursNews
    Monkey Stranded On Electric Pole In Cuttack, Rescued After 3 hours

    What began as a curious sight soon turned into a tense rescue drama. The monkey, which had been leaping from tree to...

    16 Sept 2025 5:00 PM IST

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