Bhubaneswar: In what could be a matter of pride and honour for Odisha, 12 players from the State will be representing India in the 18th Asian Games to kick off in Jakarta from tomorrow. In...

Paradip: Fish lovers in Paradip are having a gala time as prices of Hilsa have seen a significant drop in last two days and the markets are now teeming with customers. A few days back,...

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s mortal remains were consigned to flames with full state honours today at Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. The 93-year-old BJP stalwart breathed his last at All India...

Bhubaneswar: Train services have been affected as tracks and bridges in Titlagarh-Rayagada and Rayagada-Koraput railway sections have been washed away because of floodwaters. While many trains have been cancelled by the East Coast Railway (ECoR),...

Bhubaneswar: The squabble between the Odisha government and the Centre seems to be intensifying over Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). While the state government in a letter had cited that lack of dealers is acting...

Puri: Two divyang youths covered 104 kilometre on wheelchairs and reached Puri today for darshan of Lord Jagannath in Srimandir. Yesterday night, on the eve of Independence Day, Kamalakant Nayak and Prashant Nayak started their...

Cuttack: Two acid attack survivors were discharged today from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack after recuperating from their burn injuries. One of the survivors attacked by her husband in November 2017 was first...

Bhubaneswar: Screening of ‘Chalo Jeete Hain’, a short film based on the childhood story of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held in Bhubaneswar today. The 32-minute long movie was screened in the presence of Governor...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar was ranked 18th among 111 cities in the country in the latest Ease of Living Index 2018, published by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Monday. “The credit goes to...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held discussions with the concerned officials today and reviewed the possible flood situation in the State, informed Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi. “A review meeting chaired by the Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Dengue cases are starting to mount with increased number of people testing positive for the disease across the state. In Ladugaon of Kalahandi district, out of 218 cases, 44 persons have been tested positive...

Jagatsinghpur: Two kanwariyas slipped into deep waters at a ghat while trying to collect holy water for worship near Jhula baba mutt in Tirtol area of Jagatsinghpur district today. While one of them was rescued,...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall triggered by a low pressure system over the northwest Bay of Bengal will lash at least 18 districts in the state for two days till August 15, alerted the India Meteorological Department...

Berhampur: BJP leader and Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today visited Berhampur and met party workers to discuss plans for 2019 general elections. “We have started preparations for 2019 Lok Sabha elections. I...

Dhenkanal: An elderly woman succumbed to her injuries today after she was thrashed by her son in Koi village under Kankadahada police limits of Dhenkanal. The incident took place when the woman Pohala Dehury tried...

Kendrapara: At a time when the government has rolled out free medication and assistance for leprosy affected persons and has targets to eradicate the disease in a few years time, the lack of awareness on...

Koraput: Police recovered body of a minor girl from a cremation ground today in Dasamantapur village of Koraput. According to sources, family members of the girl took her body for cremation without informing anyone after...

Angul:  A doctor was allegedly thrashed by a group of traffic constables today at Thana chhak area of Angul town for not wearing a helmet. As per reports, the doctor Kamalkant Jena, an ENT specialist...

Konark: Hundreds of tourists were stranded after all the roads connecting to Konark were blocked by members of Konark Bhu Suraksha Committee demanding urgent measures to resolve land related disputes. Visitors from different parts of...

Malkangiri: A 10-year-old girl is now battling for life after she was allegedly raped by a youth in Malkangiri yesterday. As per the complaint filed by the family members, the youth raped the girl after...