Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra

Puri: In a bid to ensure the safety and security of the servitors of Jagannath Temple in the pilgrim town, the shrine administration has ordered to carry out Covid-19 test of the sevayats starting from...

Angul: Though Odisha government is facing serious challenge in providing healthcare facilities to the public, the ready-to-use Mahanadi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MIMSAR) at Talcher in the district is yet to function due...

Ganjam: In a bizarre incident, a poor couple at Baghua village under Jagannath Prasad block in the district was allegedly forced by fellow villagers to perform the last rites of their minor son though he...

Bhawanipatna: In a major crackdown on online fraud, the Kalahandi police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested as many as five cyber fraudsters from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the online duping of a senior...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday ordered compulsory retirement of nine more officers on charges of corruption and inefficiency. While seven officials have been terminated for corruption cases, remaining two have been dismissed from service...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday asked the district collectors to ensure 100 per cent coverage of registered healthcare workers in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive by February 10. Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Kumar...

New Delhi: The BCCI will not be conducting its premier first-class domestic tournament Ranji Trophy for the first time in 87 years as the parent body opted for the Vijay Hazare Trophy as per the...

Malkangiri: The district administration in Odisha on Saturday dismissed a senior clerk from government service on charge of submitting fake caste certificate at the time of her recruitment. According to official sources, district Collector Y...

Bhubaneswar: India’s middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari is ecstatic to have rescued the team from defeat in the Sydney Test against Australia. Buoyed by his heroic performance in the match, the sedate batsman, who is currently...

Bhubaneswar: The cold wave condition which returned to the State after a brief lull is likely to continue for next couple of days, the weather department said. As many as 11 districts witnessed a dip...

Jeypore: Padma Shri Kamala Pujari has been admitted to the Saheed Laxman Naik Hospital in Koraput district after her health condition worsened on Tuesday. According to sources, Pujari is suffering from multiple old-age related illness,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday filed a fresh suit in the Supreme Court against the Andhra Pradesh government’s attempt to conduct elections for the post of Panchayat Samiti and…

Paradip: At least two persons including an eight-year-old boy were killed while four others reportedly sustained critical injuries in separate road mishaps in Odisha on Wednesday morning. As per reports, an eight-year-old boy was killed...

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand turns 25 today. Born in the dawn of the 21st century, the young track icon has set several impressive milestones with her sheer grit, will and talent. Dutee is an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to reel under intense cold wave as eights districts- Kandhamal, Phulbani, Keonjhar, Koraput, Boudh, Jharsuguda, Bhawanipatna and Bolangir recorded temperature below 10 degree Celsius on Wednesday. While G Udaygiri shivered at the...

Malkangiri: As many as eight children were taken ill after consuming poisonous fruits at an Anganwadi centre near Manneguda village under Sindhrimal block in the district on Wednesday. All the children were admitted to the...

Jagatsinghpur: Martial arts and mentorship programmes are helping break gender barriers and changing mindsets in rural Odisha like nothing else. In a bid to empower women with shielding techniques, a female judoka from Jagatsinghpur is...

Bhubaneswar: Kuakhia police of Jajpur district on Friday seized the mobile phone and clothes worn by Rakesh Swain on the fateful day of the mysterious death of his female friend and Rama Devi Women’s University...

Bhubaneswar: A flower shop in the premises of the iconic Ram Mandir in the Capital City was gutted in a major fire on Monday. According to reports, the fire broke…

Bhadrak: A mother-son duo on Friday attempted to set them on fire while staging a protest in front of Bhadrak Superintendent of Police (SP) office for reportedly not getting justice over a land dispute case....