Bhubaneswar: The 40-day-long winter session of the state legislature is all set to begin from today with strict adherence to the Covid-19 guidelines. According to sources, the session will continue till December 31 and the...
Malkangiri: True, an investment in knowledge pays the best interest. In a bid to inculcate reading habit among the youngsters and dissuade them from engrossing in their smartphones, ‘Bada Didi’- a voluntary organisation comprising 20...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State BJP spokesperson Lekhashree Samantasinghar on Wednesday slammed BJD leader Arup Patnaik for his ‘Kalapahada’s sister’ jibe at her, a day after she courted a controversy for making some statements on Puri. “BJD...
Kendrapara: The protest against a proposed mega drinking water project on the Kharashrota river near Barigada village in the district has gathered more steam. Two days after thousands of villagers at Rajkanika formed a two...
Balasore: “The trauma of losing my bosom friends before my eyes will hunt me throughout my life,” cried Ranjana Sala, one of the two youths who survived the terrible tragedy at Kathasingeda River Remuna in...
Bhubaneswar: The proposed move by the State Government to surrender over 20 acres of precious land belonging to the Ekamrakanan farm in the Capital City to the General Administration department has been put on hold....
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at six places associated with Chandramani Sahu, an assistant engineer of Talcher Rural Development Department, on charges of amassing property disproportionate to his known sources of income....
Bhubaneswar: State BJP spokesperson Lekhashree Samantasinghar’s alleged statement on Puri has snowballed into a controversy, drawing criticisms from several political parties. Addressing party workers at an event, Lekhashree had reportedly stated that people used to...
Puri: A devotee of Lord Jagannath, who prefers to remain anonymous, will be donating gold ornaments weighing around 400 gram to the Srimandir Temple Administration. According to sources, a number of important ornaments worn by...
Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Singh has ordered an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the distribution of tokens to farmers for the procurement of Kharif paddy in Sambalpur. The farmers...
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Tuesday seized a leopard skin and held one person in this connection following a raid in Baramunda area of the capital city. The arrested person...
Bhubaneswar: Scores of students from the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Monday staged a gherao of the official residence of Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Premananda Nayak, demanding the conduct of the...
Kendrapara: More than 2000 locals formed a massive two kilometre-long human chain at Rajkanika in the district to protest the proposed mega drinking water project on river Kharashrota near Barigada village, on Monday morning. The...
Angul: Filled with potholes and dust with raw materials scattered on both sides, the partially repaired stretch of National Highway No. 55 between Manguli and Angul has turned a death trap for commuters. Locals claimed...
Balasore: The human-elephant conflict seems to getting worse in Balasore’s Nilagiri forest range as locals continue to witness destruction of crops in acres of land. Reason, a herd of over 40 elephants has been wreaking...
Bhubaneswar: The Puja Panda Nijoga of Puri Srimandir has extended support towards adorning Lord Patitapabana with the much-awaited Nagarjuna Besha on November 27 in view of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. However, the Shree Jagannath Temple...
Kendrapara: Local residents, nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts have expressed doubts on the alertness of the State forest department over the protection measures for Olive Ridley sea turtles and their nesting during the ongoing breeding...
Bhubaneswar: The number of start-up ventures in Odisha has grown up to 774 with employment opportunities for more than 6,000 youths, said an official in the State Start-up Council Meeting here on Sunday. “The State...
Bhubaneswar: Members of Odisha Natya Sangha (ONS), an outfit of theatre personalities, staged a silent protest in front of Rabindra Mandap here on Sunday, demanding reopening of theatres across the state. Theatres, cultural centres and...
Malkangiri: A girl from the tribal dominated Kadamguda village, under the Mathili police limits of the district, who had gone missing since childhood, returned home from Delhi after 12 long years, in a heart-warming case...