Bhubaneswar: The cumulative debt stock of the Odisha government increased to Rs 97,823 crore till the end of September 2020 which is 16.4% of the gross state domestic product (GSDP), Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari said...
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday slammed the decision of the Odisha government to shut down about 9000 primary schools having student strength less than 25. The party threatened to launch a massive protest...
Puri: The survey on the socio-economic status of servitors associated with Lord Jagannath temple in Puri will be undertaken from next month, informed an official on Friday. The review will be carried for three months...
Bhubaneswar: In order to boost the relief and restoration works in Odisha, the Centre has approved an additional assistance of Rs 128.23 crore for the State under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as cyclone...
Puri: The district administration of Puri has banned the age-old ritual of burning of Kaunriya Kathi (jute sticks) in front of Singhadwar during Diwali this year. The decision to ban the practice this year was...
Koraput: Despite a regular crackdown by police and excise officials, smuggling of ganja and other contraband items continues unabated in Koraput and other districts in southern Odisha. In the latest instance, over 12 quintals of...
Bargarh: In a landmark decision, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed a police officer to pay Rs 2.5 lakh compensation each to two persons who he had arrested on false charges of killing...
Malkangiri: A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from a Maoist hideout during a joint operation by SOG/DVF and BSF jawans in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district. The joint operation launched in Arapadar-Andrapalli...
Koraput: A fresh dispute over territory has erupted in Koraput district after an information board put up by the administrative officials of Odisha government was reportedly demolished by the residents of Andhra Pradesh in the...
Balasore: In a tragic incident, a woman and her minor son were killed while her husband sustained critical injuries after they were hit by an unknown vehicle near Khantapada police station here on Thursday. According...
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has beefed up security arrangements in the capital city to put a check on crimes and ensure that people strictly adhere to the Covid-19 guidelines in place during Dhanteras and Diwali...
Patnagarh: More than two and a half years after the infamous Patnagarh wedding gift explosion which had hogged the headlines across the country, the residents of this small town in Odisha woke to a spine-chilling...
Sambalpur: The Cyber Police here arrested two youths including an engineering graduate on charges of running a fake website and duping job seekers by publishing fake recruitment notification in the name of WESCO. One of...
Puri: Construction of attires for the much-awaited Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath is undergoing at full speed. Sculptors and artisans are preparing various weapons of the Lord including dagger, shield and sword for the special...
Rourkela: In yet another instance of GST fraud in the Steel City of Rourkela, a delivery agent working with a private company received a summon notice for alleged tax fraud worth a whopping Rs 10...
Bhubaneswar: At a time when the daily cases of coronavirus are declining significantly in Odisha, the 90 per cent effectiveness of Pfizer’s vaccine has brought hopes that the global health crisis may end soon. US...
Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha has won bypolls to the two assembly seats in the State. While the ruling party once again won the Tirtol seat, it snatched the Balasore Sadar seat...
Bhubaneswar: The counting of votes for two assembly constituencies in Odisha– Balasore Sadar and Tirtol concluded on Tuesday with the ruling-BJD emerging victorious in both the seats. However, the Election Commission is yet to make...
Bhubaneswar: There seems to be no end to the uncertainty over the fate of tigress Sundari who has been spending a lonely life in an enclosure for the last two years. Since November 2018, the...
Bhubaneswar: An advanced vaccine manufacturing unit will come up at Andharua on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar which would produce 10 types of vaccines including Malaria and Covid-19 vaccine. Thevaccine unit will be set by Bharat...