Sonepur: A massive fire broke out at a hotel in Binika area of Sonepur district following gas leak from LPG cylinder on Saturday. The blaze was reported at Sahu Hotel located near new bus stand...
Koraput: The Odisha government seems to have woken up from its slumber after the conduct of panchayat poll in Kotia by Andhra Pradesh as it has now deputed health teams to the disputed region. Three...
Bhubaneswar: As the Election Commission sounded poll bugle for West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee organised a special puja seeking blessings to assume the power for the third term. The puja was performed by a...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced seven-day mandatory home isolation for returnees from 11 states and one union territory in view of the upsurge of COVID-19 positive cases. People returning from Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil...
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has accepted the request of the Odisha government and allowed 183 private hospitals empanelled under the Biju Swastya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) as vaccination sites for inoculation of elderly persons starting March 1....
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha School and Mass Education department has rescheduled classes of students from Class IX to XII to morning hours with effect from March 1. The decision has been taken as precautionary measures to...
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has busted a major recruitment racket being run by a couple in Dhauli area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Saroj Kumar Jena (29) and his wife Rashmilata Mohanty duped several gullible...
Bhubaneswar: Finally, there is a ray of hope for Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) workers who have been protesting not only in the State Capital city but in other parts of the State for more than...
Sambalpur: In a tragic incident, two minor girls died after accidentally falling into a water-filled pit at Kalapada village under Goshala police outpost in Sambalpur district on Friday. The mishap occurred when the girl duo...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has directed colleges and universities across the State to start classes for UG first-year students in online mode from March 1. As Covid-19 situation has not come under total...
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Wednesday requested Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to make Amarda Road Airport (Rasgovindpur) in Mayurbhnaj district functional for civilian use. In a letter, Sarangi said the Airport, which...
Bhubaneswar: The day temperature continued to witness a steady rise in Odisha with capital city Bhubaneswar emerging as the hottest place in the State for the second consecutive day with a maximum temperature of 38...
Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik on Wednesday hit out at the Odisha government in the Assembly alleging that it has failed to provide basic facilities to people of Kotia and other border areas in...
Bhubaneswar: As elderly population and persons with co-morbidities will be vaccinated from March 1, the Odisha government on Wednesday wrote to the district collectors and municipal commissioners on the operational strategy for initiating the vaccination....
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has revised the guidelines for providing cash incentive for marriage between persons with benchmark disabilities and normal person. The incentive amount under the scheme has now been enhanced from Rs 50,000...
Bhubaneswar: The arrest of Biban Biswal, the prime accused in the 1999 Anjana Mishra gang rape case in Odisha, has brought a fresh ray of hope for the survivor who has been fighting a lone...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced a slew of development projects for Pipli Assembly constituency in Puri district which is heading for a by-election. Addressing Pragati Pathe Pipli (Pipli on path of progress)...
Phulbani: Debendra Kanhar, a former MLA of Phulbani constituency in Kandhamal district, was on Tuesday arrested on charges of assault and loot. One associate of the former legislator was also arrested for the offence by...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has spent Rs 21.90 lakh on rental expenditure of bamboos that were used for erecting barricades in Covid-19 containment zones, Works Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik informed the State Assembly on Monday....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Monday presented the annual budget in the State Assembly for 2021-22 financial year with an outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh crore, an increase of around 13 per cent...