Bhubaneswar: People from across Odisha took holy dip in ponds, rivers and other water bodies, offered special prayers at temples and homes as they celebrated ‘Makar Sankranti’ with pomp and grandeur on Thursday. A pan-India...

Baripada: On the day of Makar Sankranti, Odisha woke up to yet another shocking instance of sexual violence against women when a 19-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two youths, one of them a minor,...

Koraput: Continuing its crackdown on illegal ganja smuggling in the State, police seized around 134.6 kilograms of the narcotic substance near Kanagaon village under Machkund area of Koraput district in the wee hours of Friday....

Bhubaneswar: After a rise in minimum temperature for the past few days, the cold wave conditions have returned to Odisha throwing normal lives out of gear in several parts of the State. The Regional Meteorological...

Bhubaneswar: Around 9,000 healthcare workers will be administered vaccine shots at six different sites in the first phase of Covid-19 inoculation drive, beginning tomorrow in Bhubaneswar as well as across the country. Speaking to the...

Nayagarh: The case pertaining to the alleged abduction, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh took a curious turn on Friday when a RTI disclosure raised some serious questions over the State government’s...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has allowed opening of commerce stream at higher secondary level in 30 Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas (OAVs) from the new academic session 2021-22. In a letter to the State Project Director (SPD)...

Bhubaneswar: A thick blanket of fog enveloped several parts of the state, affecting lives in the early hours on Saturday. Twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar witnessed fog which disrupted road communication in the cities...

Bhubaneswar: As soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive across India at 10.30 am via video conference on Saturday, Odisha government too began its inoculation programme at 161...

Bhubaneswar: After a brief spell of warm weather, cold weather conditions have returned to sweep Odisha as minimum temperature dropped at many places in the interior parts of the State on Saturday. Similar conditions will...

Keonjhar: The Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district will reopen its doors for devotees from tomorrow i.e. January 18 after a closure of more than 9 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic and...

Bhubaneswar: The annual headcount exercise of dolphins inhabiting in the backwaters of Chilika Lake began on Sunday. Official sources said, 18 teams comprising 109 officials from forest department, Chilika Development Authority (CDA), WWF, Motor Boat...

Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur Police on Sunday arrested Assistant Engineer Asit Patra in connection with the collapse of the under-construction bridge near Talapadar village under Umerkote block in the district in the evening of January 10....

Keonjhar: The famous Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district reopened for devotees on Monday after remaining closed for almost nine months due to Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. Servitors and their family members...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned social activist and labour leader Lalit Nayak passed away while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday morning, sources from his family said. Nayak was suffering from bone cancer since the last six...

Keonjhar: The Keonjhar Town Police Station on Monday detained one person for allegedly trying to attack the vehicle of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik near Kashipur here on Sunday evening. The person...

Bhubaneswar: Dense fog engulfed several places of Odisha on Monday morning affecting normal lives in the region. As per the data shared by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, Daringbadi, Koraput, Angul, Boudh and Paradip...

Bhubaneswar: Various awareness events including bike rally, female two-wheeler rider rally, meetings on road safety were held across Odisha to mark the beginning of National Road Safety Month today. The National Road Safety Week is...

Bhubaneswar: After days of warm weather, cold condition is set to return to Odisha as temperature is likely to fall by two to three degrees across the State from January 22, predicted the Regional Meteorological...

Bhubaneswar: Well-known miniature artist from Odisha L Eswar Rao has crafted a miniature photo frame of Joe Biden using small pieces of stones inside a glass bottle to congratulate him ahead of his swearing-in as...