Bhubaneswar: As Odisha goes on a celebratory mood claiming itself as Open Defecation Free (ODF) on Mahatma’s 150 birth anniversary, the wise words of well known American writer Mark Twain that “Facts are stubborn things,...

Bhubaneswar: With Clouds taking a leave from the skies of Odisha,  air pollution today has turned worst in the entire coastal belt and some districts in western Odisha. The air pollution level is at par...

Bhubaneswar: No autumn greetings for revellers this Puja, apparently. The ambience in Odisha will be quite stuffy and humid. A glance at the weather maps of IMD and US-based Climate Prediction Centre infers such a...

Bhubaneswar: In sync with American counsellor-cum-author John Gray’s popular book Men are from Mars & Women from Venus, the course selection of females and males in Odisha differ in a big way. When enrolment of...

Bhubaneswar: When rice has been the staple food of Odisha, the shocker is Odisha is witnessing a sharp deterioration of a soil nutrient that is considered lifeline for higher rice production. The lifeline soil nutrient...

Bhubaneswar: Not a hearty news for Odisha. The State seems hurtling fast towards a higher rate of heart failures in future. The high risk factors that trigger heart failures in adults are now conspicuously prevalent...

Bhubaneswar: When scientific evidences day in and day out show vegetarian diet reduces the risk of most contemporary diseases, the startling fact is Odisha figured among the top -10 non vegetarian states in the country....

Bhubaneswar: Even as a mere 3 per cent drivers put under breath analyser tested alcohol positive in Odisha post the clamp down order by Odisha DGP BK Sharma, the disconcerting fact is Odisha has the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is yet to sit on the high table of prosperous states in the country, notwithstanding the claims made over bringing in faster reduction of poverty rate in country in the 2018-19 Odisha Economic...

Bhubaneswar: Even as CM Naveen Patnaik picked up the phone to dial the start of his pet scheme ‘Mo Sarkar’ in Odisha on Gandhi Jayanti, the harshest reality is the State despite implementing CCTNS (Crime...

Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding the most delayed withdrawal since 1961, Monsoon looks seemingly in a hurry to wind up. Its withdrawal from Odisha will resume as soon as from October 16, when the withdrawal has only started...

Bhubaneswar: Here is a shocker. When it comes to violations of human rights, Odisha recorded a  dubious distinction of getting ranked at number 3 in the country till date this financial year (2019-20). The State...

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha government has acknowledged the threat perception from across the shores, the big revelation is the State government is yet to bring up a single exclusive jetty to berth 12-tonne interceptor boats till...

Bhubaneswar: Just two-days after the launch of an ambitious initiative of Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) by the Modi Government having a core message of zero tolerance for denial of maternity services to pregnant mothers, Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: With the NIA DG YC Modi having confirmed that Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has infiltrated into Odisha, the worst fallout is Odisha has now come under the glare of notorious radical terrorist outfit...

Bhubaneswar: When Odisha sits dubiously at the top in the country for having fewer beds in rural health centres, CM Naveen Patnaik’s nod on Monday  to increase beds only in the district headquarters hospitals on...

Bhubaneswar: Even when under the Transaction of Business Rules, the Chief Minister has the authority to appoint a group of ministers to oversee any policy decision that has the jurisdiction over more than one ministry,...

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest Monsoon 2019 comes to an end on Tuesday as the IMD has declared that the Monsoon has withdrawn entirely from Odisha. “The South West Monsoon on Tuesday has withdrawn from entire Odisha,”...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha still figured in the low income club along with states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura and UP, notwithstanding clocking a faster average growth rate during 2014-19 than states like Haryana, Punjab, Kerala,...

Bhubaneswar: Milk is the ambrosia for life but not the varieties on offer in Odisha, be it processed or raw milk. A massive 55 per cent of milk on sale in Odisha market are severely...