Devbrat Patnaik

Puri: As Srimandir – the abode of the Mahaprabhu Jagannath – reopens after a nine-month shutdown, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri on Wednesday issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be followed...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha slowly moves towards the peak winter, cold wave conditions have intensified too with the mercury plummeting to below 10 degrees Celsius in the interior regions of the State. Light frost is expected...

Nayagarh: Amidst questions pouring in from all sides on the veracity of the SIT version in the ‘rape and murder’ of the five-year-old girl at Jadupur in Nayagarh district, senior IPS officer Arun Bothra, the...

Bhubaneswar: A lethal pandemic this year has, for sure, dampened the true Christmas joy among the worshippers to some extent, but the festive fervour remains the same on the solemn occasion. The uncertain times everyone...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the State is witnessing a decline in daily Covid positives, a mutated and more aggressive strain of coronavirus in the United Kingdom seems to have become a cause of serious...

Rayagada: It is said the virtue of a father can be seen in the goals and aspirations he sets for himself as well as his kids. Ladi Sameswar Rao of Gudiabandha under Padmapur block of...

Bhubaneswar: People in interior and coastal districts of Odisha continued to remain in grip of a cold wave on Friday-Saturday as the minimum temperature settled below 10 degrees at many stations, officials said. “Weather conditions...

Cuttack: The gloomy times of the Coronavirus pandemic seem to be coming back to haunt Odisha after a lull. The Cuttack district administration has declared Nuasahi village under Niali block as a containment zone. As...

Bhubaneswar: Winter has set in, and parts of Odisha continue to remain under a blanket of fog in early hours of the day and late evenings, throwing normal life out of gear. Night temperature in...

Bhubaneswar: There seems to be no respite from chilly winter in Odisha as of now, as the Regional Meteorological Centre here has forecast intensification of cold wave conditions from tomorrow. The minimum temperature is likely...

Puri: As many as four Auxillary Nurse Midwife (ANM) workers were caught entering the Puri Jagannath temple on Tuesday without having been granted a permit from the authorities. The four ANM workers have been placed...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, in the recently held virtual interaction with students and teachers, clarified that the CBSE board exams 2021 will not be held till February at least. Amid rising...

New Year 2021 is just around the corner and all those waiting for a salary hike have been greeted with a double bonanza. Good news for all government employees in Telangana as the State Chief...

By Devbrat Patnaik Infamous among many as the ‘Chinese’ virus – the lethal Covid-19 made its way into Odisha from Italy via New Delhi in March this year. Nine months into the outbreak of the...

New Delhi: With lakhs of students eagerly waiting for announcement of the CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 Board exam 2021 dates, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has informed that there will be no...

Cuttack: The Chauliaganj Police in Cuttack on Thursday arrested a trader in connection with the seizure of 1 quintal synthetic paneer in the silver city yesterday. According to police sources, the trader has been arrested...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the world bid goodbye to a year mired in a global pandemic, in Odisha, hundreds and thousands of people who usually stood in front of the temples in queue to begin every...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released an official notification inviting applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts and services under the Odisha Civil Services (Group-A and Group-B). The registration process...

Jharsuguda: The long wait has finally come to an end as budget carrier SpiceJet will be launching direct flight services from Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport in Jharsuguda to Mumbai and Bengaluru from January 12,...

Puri: Tears of joy will flood Puri Badadanda on Sunday as the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is set to welcome all devotees for darshan of Mahaprabhu Jagannath and His siblings from January 3 (tomorrow)....