Cuttack: The historic ‘Bali Jatra’ festival in Cuttack will be held for a duration of 11 days this year instead of 7 days.The annual festival will be organised on the banks of river Mahanadi at...

Bhubaneswar: To ensure safe Diwali, the Commissionerate police has issued safety guidelines with regard to bursting of firecrackers as per the directives of the Supreme Court. According to the guidelines, residents of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today distributed the ‘Odia Bhasha Bruti’ (scholarship) to meritorious students of the State. While 3,549 students received Odia Bhasha Bruti; 35, 490 students were awarded with ‘Mukhya Mantri Medha...

Bargarh: The ‘Dhanu Yatra,’ known as the world’s largest open air theatre festival, will begin from January 11, 2019 and continue till January 21. A special meeting chaired by Bargarh collector was held today to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s capital city, Bhubaneswar joined the elite club of cities that offer free wi-fi with the launch of ‘Bhubaneswar Me’ WiFi services for the citizens of the smart city today. The announcement came during...

Sambalpur: Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife in Hitsara village under Naktideul police limits in Sambalpur. The accused, identified as Chagala Sethi also confessed to have murdered his wife on October...

Bhubaneswar: A criminal gang has now become the talk of the town for their unusual pattern of clicking selfies after committing crime in Bhubaneswar. Moreover, the gang is now on a loot spree which has...

Chamoli/Ganjam: As many as 42 pilgrims from Bhanjanagar have been stranded near Badrinath due to intense snowfall. According to sources, the pilgrims were returning from Badrinath after darshan when the roads were blocked with snow...

Bhubaneswar: For 80-year-old former MP, Narayan Sahu, age is just a number. It is evident from the fact that the octogenarian is still a student, staying at the Utkal University hostel to get his PhD...

Nayagarh: Serious allegations of women being forced to participate in a padyatra organised by the ruling-BJD in Bhapur block of Nayagarh surfaced today. Local women have alleged that they were threatened by BJD leaders that...

Berhampur: Body of an unidentified man was recovered from a drain on Gada Humma-Kala Jamuna road under Rambha police limits in Berhampur today. After getting information, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Ramesh Chandra Sethi and Rambha Police...

Bhubaneswar: There has been a significant dip in the water level of Hirakud dam as most gates of Kalma barrage built by Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi River continue to remain closed. While the water level inside...

Bhubaneswar: Journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra deposed before the House Committee of Odisha Assembly today in connection with the derogatory remarks made by him on the Konark Sun Temple and his comments on legislators. However, Iyer who...

Berhampur: Body of a youth lying in a pool of blood was found on the roadside in Kharvel nagar area under Sadar police limits of Berhampur today. According to sources, the youth was smashed with...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, ‘Run For Unity’ event was organised by Nehru Youth Centre in Bhubaneswar during which hundreds of participants covered a distance between Railway stadium...

Bhubaneswar: Challenging Odisha government’s claim of treating over one crore cases under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) in just 60 days of implementing the scheme, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan today...

Chhattisgarh: A video journalist Achyutananda Sahu from Ghusuramunda village under Loisingha block in Bolangir district of Odisha working with Doordarshan was killed in an attack by Naxals in Dantewada’s Aranpur in Chhattisgarh today. During the...

Nuapada: With a demand to declare complete drought in Komna and Khadiyal blocks in Nuapada, BJP workers along with farmers took out a rally and gheraoed block office on Monday. According to sources, the protest...

Bolangir: A trial run on the newly-laid railway track between Bolangir and Bhainsapalli on Khurda-Bolangir route was conducted today. Official sources said, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) along with Sambalpur DRM and some other senior...

Bhubaneswar: While speaking to OTV, captain of Odisha cricket team, Biplab Samantaray said his team is very well prepared for the Ranji Trophy scheduled to begin from November 1. “Our preparation is going really well....