Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said Odisha has received an investment of over Rs 1.25 crore since February 2020 despite Covid-19 pandemic. “We have received an investment of over 1.25 lakh crore rupees...

New Delhi: As many as 59.22 per cent of people across India prefer Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister as compared to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, whose approval rating is merely 25.62 per cent,...

New Delhi: In the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, nearly 41.66 per cent of people are very much satisfied with the overall performance of the central government across all the states, as per the...

Washington: The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University’s...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday began its immunization drive at 161 sites spread across 30 districts of the state. A total of 16,100 healthcare workers would receive the Covid-19 vaccine today- the first day...

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Sameera Fazili to a key White House position related to economy. Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House, the...

Brisbane: Rain washed out the final session of the second day of the fourth and final Test at the Gabba here on Saturday with India going to stumps at 62 for two in reply to...

Vadodara: India all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya lost their father, Himanshu, on Saturday morning. The senior Pandya suffered a heart attack. He was 71. Krunal, who is leading Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali...

Nagpur: Nagpur-based Indian Army officer Lt Col Prasad Bansod has developed the country’s first indigenous 9 mm ‘Machine Pistol’, an official said here on Saturday. Working with the Infantry School, Mhow (Madhya Pradesh), Bansod, 39,...

Sydney: Even as authorities at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) are investigating reports from the Indian team that pace bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were subjected to racist comments, they have received another complaint...

Bhubaneswar: After emerging as the favourite destination of migratory birds, the Chilika lake in Odisha has also turned out to be a safe haven for rare Irrawaddy dolphins. This came to the light after the...

Malkangiri: A hardcore Maoist was shot dead during an exchange of fire with the security forces In Kutur forest area near Malkangiri border under Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh on Sunday. The top Maoist commander has...

Kendrapara: In a broad daylight heist, unidentified miscreants looted Rs 1 lakh from the agent of a private company at Baniamala in the district on Friday and the entire incident was caught on the CCTV...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha reported 183 fresh Covid-19 infections taking the total tally to 3,33,310 on Sunday. Of the fresh cases, 106 are from quarantine and 77 are local contact cases, informed...

Berhampur: Snake Helpline volunteers with the help of the locals rescued two huge pythons, one of which had precariously sneaked into an earth remover (JCB machine), near an embankment at Gumula village on the outskirts...

Bhubaneswar: In another major boost to the vaccination drive in the State, the second consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccines dispatched from Serum Institute of India in Pune will reach Odisha this afternoon. According to...

Bolangir: The famous Sulia Jatra kicked off with its animal sacrifice rituals amid Covid-19 guidelines at Khairaguda in Deogarh block of the district on Tuesday under the strict deployment of the district administration and police...

Bhubaneswar: In what will provide safety to commuters at the accident prone Khandagri Square in the Capital City, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has expedited the on-going construction work of the flyover on...

Puri: Srimandir will be accessible to all the devotees from Thursday as the district administration has decided to withdraw the mandatory production of Covid-19 negative certificate as a precondition for entry into the 12th century...

Dhenkanal: Panic gripped Gahamakhunti village under Dhenkanal Sadar Range in the district as a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant late Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as one Ramesh Sahu....