Keonjhar/ Rayagada: Amid a rapid resurge in cases of Covid-19, tight restrictions have been issued for the Chaiti Parba at several Shakti shrines in the State. Keonjhar district administration has…

Bhubanewswar: A verbal war has erupted between Odisha Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi with the former posing four questions before the parliamentarian over draft notification on heritage bylaws. Panda...

Bhubaneswar: A man driving an SUV in an inebriated condition caused a series of accident on Vani Vihar-Baramunda stretch on NH -16 damaging several vehicles including some two and four wheelers in the city on...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to the expelled BJD leader and Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi in connection with a fraud case filed by the State Crime Branch. The MLA was...

Baripada: A team of forest officials seized eight ivories weighing around 45 kg and arrested two poachers from Angarapada village under Udala forest range here in Mayurbhanj district. The team conducted raids at the village...

Dhenkanal: Amid strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols, the famous Magha Mela of Mahima cult at Joranda in the district has begun on Thursday with a low key manner. The fair will continue for three...

Bolangir: Police on Wednesday arrested vice-chairman of Punitala panchayat samiti Santosh Gurandi for allegedly manhandling to an assistant engineer in the district. Gurandi who had allegedly been terrorising block staffers many times had allegedly manhandled...

Bhubaneswar: Two symptomatic travellers who arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on Wednesday have tested positive for Covid-19 even as the Bhuabeswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) begins screening of all passengers on their arrival at...

Bhubaneswar: Tension flared up at Congress Bhawan on Thursday following a clash between two groups of party workers in presence of senior leaders including Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Niranjan Patnaik. The fracas broke out...

Bhubaneswar: The State Assembly on Thursday witnessed pandemonium during Zero Hour after the leader of the Congress Legislature Party Narasingha Mishra raised the Kotia controversy and farmers’ issue in the House. While Congress MLAs continued...

Berhampur: A woman on Sunday alleged that she and her husband were subjected to third degree torture at Bada Bazar police station here in Ganjam district. The woman met the…

Bhadrak: A farmer fell seriously ill after consuming poison in a bid to commit suicide due to non-procurement of his paddy by the Self Help Group at Bandha Gaan panchayat in the district on Saturday....

Bhubaneswar: In the backdrop of the killing of as many as 22 security personnel by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, Odisha police has vowed to intensify the anti-naxal operations with the help…

Bhubaneswar: Opera parties and open air thatres can perform their show with a cap of maximuim 2000 audiences amid strict adherence to Covid-19 norms as the Odisha government issued fresh guidelines for March 2021 on...

Sundergarh: Uninturrupted and dedicated services for long years may be a criterion for a government employee to get a cushy promotion. But, in the case of Tapeswari Panda, a teacher at Bhedavahal Primary School in...

Bhubaneswar: Elderly people have to show their identity card to take COVID-19 vaccine jab while people with comorbidities will have to produce a health certificate duly signed by a registered medical practitioner to avail the...

Bhubaneswar: The State Capital registered a record temperature on Saturday for the fourth consecutive day as mercury went up to 40.6 degree Celsius. Bhubaneswar was the hottest in the State on Saturday. The city had...

Dhenkanal: A major fire broke out at the grid substation of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (OPTCL) near Meramundali in the district on Sunday. The incident took place during noon after a high voltage cable...

Bhubaneswar: Ollywood actor Sabyasachi Mishra is all set to tie the nuptial knot with his reel partner Archita Sahu tomorrow at a luxurious resort in Rajasthan. Ollywood actor Sabyasachi Mishra to tie knot with actress...

Jagatsinghpur: BJP workers on Sunday staged protest by burning effigies of the Paradip MLA (BJD) Sambit Routray, alleging his misbehavior with the sister-in-law of liquor sales man Ullas Jena who was allegedly murdered four years...