Cuttack: More than a week after the man who jumped into Kathajodi river in front of his wife and minor son over suspected marital discord, his body was found in Devi River near Rahamba under...
Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for visitors, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has directed different establishments such as commercial buildings, shopping malls, multiplexes, hospitals, apartments and housing projects not to collect fees for off-street parking...
Cuttack: The health condition of Kalia, one of the separated conjoined twins who was critical few days after discharge from Delhi AIIMS last month, is showing further signs of improvement as he is doing quite...
Bhubaneswar: Overnight refurbishments undertaken at government hospitals in the State in view of State 5T secretary VK Pandian’s visit have turned out to be mere eyewash as reality check at many District Headquarters Hospitals have...
Cuttack: In a major crackdown on illegal firecracker manufacturing units ahead of Diwali, police seized huge cache of explosives and crackers worth lakhs from Trilochanpur and Mahajanpur villages under Jagatpur police limits in Cuttack. Acting...
Sambalpur: The cotton fabrics produced by the inmates of Sambalpur circle jail here has received ‘Handloom Mark’ certificate from the Ministry of Textiles. While the inmates produce cotton towels, bed sheets, handkerchiefs and other products,...
Bolangir: A clerk of the district labour office in Bolangir has been placed under suspension after he was caught on camera while demanding and accepting bribe from a person for issuing labour licence challan. The...
Mayurbhanj: A video purportedly showing the principal and accountant of Anchalika Degree Mahavidyalaya at Gopabandhu Nagar in Mayurbhanj district manhandling a student has gone viral. The video which was reportedly shot in the principal’s chamber...
Bhubaneswar: Politics continues to take centre stage over the death of Haridaspur lady panchayat executive officer (PEO) in-charge Smitarani Biswal with Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati today accusing both BJP and BJD of shielding the...
Bhubaneswar: Mystery shrouds the death of a lady advocate whose body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her rented house located at Lingipur in Dhauli area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on the...
Jajpur: In a new twist to the death of Haridaspur lady panchayat executive officer (PEO) in-charge Smitarani Biswal, the sarpanch and wife of the arrested accused today claimed that her husband Rupesh Bhadra is innocent...
Bhubaneswar: The development of Lithium-ion battery helped three scientists– John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino—win the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry but it is interesting to note that the revolutionary invention has...
Bhubaneswar: Married off at a tender age, Gulati Padiami (17) of Butiguda village in tribal-dominated Malkangiri district is now a mother of a nine-month-old girl. The underage marriage has not only ruined her childhood but...
Bijepur: Polling of votes has begun for the much-awaited by-election to Bijepur Assembly seat in Bargarh district amid tight security. The State Chief Electoral Officer has informed that the voter turnout in the constituency is...
Cuttack: A full bench of Orissa High Court on Monday conducted hearing on the contempt of court case against several bar associations across Odisha for obstructing court’s work through continuous strike in opposition to the...
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar today rejected the proposal of the Odisha government for establishment of an Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College in Bhubaneswar. Addressing the Regional...
Kalahandi: Incidents of crime and sexual assault against women continues unabated in Odisha as yet another girl was allegedly raped by a youth, this time inside a car on the pretext of offering her lift....
Puri: Even as the State government has approved projects worth over Rs 3,000 crore for Puri to develop as a world-class heritage city, cracks and white deposits have posed a major threat to the Garbhagruha...
Bhubaneswar: A day after the Supreme Court took strong note of the ongoing strike by lawyers in Odisha that has virtually paralyzed the justice delivery system; Orissa High Court Bar Association President, Gopal Krushna Mohanty...
Bhubaneswar: With chief minister Naveen Patnaik issuing directives to have lunch in schools and orphanages while making surprise visits, the ministers have drawn up a comprehensive action plan to implement the initiative. Following the direction,...