Berhampur: Lives of hundreds of patients undergoing treatment inside the old indoor block of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur are in danger due to the dilapidated condition of the building. Even though the...

Bhubaneswar: To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a motor rally ‘Tracing The Mahatma’s Footprints In Odisha’ was kicked off today in Bhubaneswar. The rally will connect the places in Odisha which where...

Jagatsinghpur: A public hearing for environmental clearance sought by JSW Utkal Steel Limited for a plant in Jagatsinghpur district was opposed today by locals. As per reports, residents of Dhinkia, Gobindpur, Nuagaon, Polanga, Bhuyanpal and...

Bhubaneswar: A train mishap was averted at the level crossing near VSS Nagar in Bhubaneswar today, thanks to quick response of the gateman. According to sources, at around 12:50 PM, when Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Superfast Express...

Nabarangpur: The headmaster of Jhola Primary School under Umerkote Block in Nabarangpur district has drawn flak for allegedly offering quack treatment to patients during school hours. The matter came to light after some villagers alleged...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make the capital city open-defecation free, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to impose penalties for open defecation and urination. While Rs 200 will be charged as penalty for...

Koraput: Taking a walk down the memory lane can be an enriching experience and who other than the London-based couple, Richard Gold and Jennifer Gold, can explain it better. In the year 1950, George Gold...

Cuttack: With just few days left for the conclusion of Bali Yatra in Cuttack, as thousands of people thronged the Silver City to dip in festive fervour of the famous open fair on Sunday, unavailability...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s flagship programmes like KALIA, Mamata, Mission Shakti, Sarathi, Vahan, farmer registration, food security and drinking water will soon be included in ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative. The Electronics and Information Technology Department has...

Bhubaneswar: Farmers will not get permission for hemp (cannabis/ganja) cultivation as the practice would continue to remain illegal in the State. The information was revealed by Excise Secretary Sushil Lohani following a meeting today. As...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing resentment over Odisha government’s decision to uphold illegality of cannabis (ganja), former BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy today termed it as short sightedness in the vision of the State government. Demanding decriminalisation of ganja...

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising BJD at the Upper House of the Parliament, speculations of a growing bonhomie between the regional party and BJP are rife. Speaking on the...

Jajpur: During the zero hour in Odisha Assembly today, Congress MLA Narasingha Mishra levelled serious allegations in connection with Haridaspur lady Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) Smitarani Biswal’s death case. Alleging that the father and father-in-law...

Puri: The Director of National Health Mission (NHM), Shalini Pandit, was locked up by some contractual staff of the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Puri today as a mark of protest over their pending salary....

Bhubaneswar: In a major reshuffle, Odisha government today appointed IPS officer Abhay as Director General of Police. Abhay replaced current DGP BK Sharma against whom a probe was initiated just hours before the announcement. Similarly,...

Cuttack: After their return from AIIMS New Delhi, health condition of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia, who are undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack, is improving. The information...

Rourkela: Police have arrested one person for allegedly locking up a woman and her mother inside a house at Basanti Colony in Rourkela for 40 days and harassing them. Both the women were rescued by...

Deogarh: Police arrested four persons including three members of a family on charges of killing a woman and her two children in Balinali Forest reserve under Barkote Police limits in Deogarh district. As per reports,...

Puri: As many as 50 women of a Self Help Group (SHG) today seized a foreign liquor-laden truck on Chilika-Nuapada road and destroyed the alcohol bottles in an anti-liquor drive. As per reports, the women...

Malkangiri: With an aim to empower the members of the LGBTQ community and make them self-dependent, the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) authorities in Malkangiri have appointed five transgenders as security guards. #Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital...