In view of the rising cases of COVID-19, authorities of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Sambalpur have postponed the exams scheduled to be held today. The information was conveyed by the varsity Vice-Chancellor Bibhuti Bhushan Pati, through a letter.

The long wait is finally going to end as direct flight connectivity between Bhubaneswar and Prayagraj is set to commence from this month end. As per reports, the Indigo Airlines is expected to begin its operations between Bhubaneswar and Prayagraj from March 28.

Days after the key accused in the sensational Anjana Mishra gang-rape case was arrested, the Orissa High Court today closed a petition filed by the survivor. The survivor had filed a petition alleging lapses in the investigation and conspiracy.

Popularly known as Odisha’s Chhapaak girl, acid-attack survivor, Pramodini Roul and her fiancé Saroj Sahoo are all set to the tie the knot today in Jagatsinghpur. The duo has been together for 5 years now and will be culminating their relationship into a marriage today.

After spreading terror in Nayagarh district over the past few days, dreaded dacoit, Prabhat Kumar Rout alias Panga was declared dead on Monday.

The Hindu epics of Ramayan and Mahabharat have special places in our hearts. When DD National decided to re-telecast Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan on television during the 21-day national lockdown in March last year, the entire country was glued on to it. Kids, youngsters and elderly everyone enjoyed the show.

In a shocking incident today, the son of a leading jeweler in Sundergarh died after he was shot in the head by unidentified miscreants on Monday. The assailants fired two rounds at Rohit Verma in front of his shop near Badagaon bus terminal.

Odisha Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal visited a music studio in Niladri Vihar area in Bhubaneswar on Sunday to lend his voice for Prem Anand’s upcoming Odia song ‘Ae Maati Odisha, Ae Jaati Odia’. The song, penned by Basant Raj Samal is based on the rich culture and tradition of Odisha.

It was a big day for Ollywood stars Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu. The star couple tied the knot at the Neemrana Fort Palace Hotel in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

During his visit to Tamil Nadu, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi shook his leg on stage & took up a push-up challenge from school students.

School timings are likely to change again! Hinting at another change, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Dash on Tuesday said that the current morning school timings for students of classes 9 to 12 are likely to change. The changes will be done in view of the sudden rise in temperature in state.

The Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to suspended IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son Akash Pathak. The father-son duo was granted bail in connection with a cheating case registered at Kharvel Nagar Police station in Bhubaneswar.

Mumbai: Telugu superstar Prabhas is set to collaborate with director Om Raut of “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” fame, for a 3D film titled “Adipurush”, to be shot in Hindi and Telugu, and later dubbed in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and other languages. Celebrating the victory of good over evil! #Adipurush#Prabhas @ItsBhushanKumar @vfxwaala @rajeshnair06 @TSeries @retrophiles1 #TSeries […]

At least 14 people sustained injuries, four of them critical, after a bus en-route Bhubaneswar from Kendrapara, overturned near Khumbaruni in Mahakalpara on Tuesday (March 2). The mishap occurred in the wee hours today when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle skidded off the road and overturned.

It’s going to be a hot summer this year in Odisha! The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar has predicted maximum temperature above normal by 5 degrees Celsius in several parts of Odisha.

Tension ran high in Bhadrak Rural police limits today after 2 pickup vans carrying over 40 cattle were detained by locals near Gelapur chhak. The vehicles were illegally transporting the cattle to West Bengal from Panikoili area in Jajpur.

This year because of the pandemic situation, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that the Maha Shivratri (Jagara Jatra) at Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar will be held with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols.

The fire services personnel of Adaspur in Cuttack certainly averted a major mishap on Monday (March 1) by successfully rescuing a minor boy who had climbed atop a mobile tower. The 4-year-old boy identified as Kanhei climbed to the top of a cellular tower at Patasundarpur village under Cuttack’s Kantapada block, while playing nearby.

None of the students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) infected with COVID-19. After reports of 25 students of VSSUT testing positive, additional chief secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra on Tuesday informed that none of students are positive.

With the next phase of COVID19 vaccination underway, as many as 11, 289 people above 60 years of age were vaccinated on day 1 in Odisha. State Health department director, Bijay Panigrahi said that as many as 21,914 people including health and frontline workers took vaccine yesterday.