Bhubaneswar: Following the arrest of Bikramaditya Jena, the last and fifth accused in the murder of Ollywood music director Sumanta Mohanty (in 2008) by the Commissionerate Police on Sunday, Odia film actress Bidusmita Mantri has...

Bhubaneswar: With reports of a surge in Covid-19 cases received from some states in the country, the Director of Public Health in Odisha Dr. Niranjan Mishra has cautioned of a possible increase in the infection...

Bhubaneswar: A lone doctor caters to 1,943 people in Odisha as per the State’s present population-doctor ratio, the State government informed the Assembly on Monday. Significantly, the ratio stands far below the World Health Organisation...

Puri: A team from the National Security Guard (NSG) on Wednesday carried out a reconnaissance of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri to take stock of the facilities and security build up at the world-famous...

Berhampur: In a bizarre incident, a man has been fined Rs 1,000 for driving a truck without wearing a helmet in Berhampur town of Ganjam district. The matter came to light on March 12 after...

In a big opportunity for job seekers, the North Central Railway (NCR) has invited applications from eligible candidates for Apprentice posts in its Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Office in Jhansi. Eligible and interested candidates may...

Sambalpur: Close on the heels of ragging allegations on the campuses of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences And Research (VIMSAR) and Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT)…

Cuttack: A woman was allegedly killed by her brother-in-law at Uparsahi in Sikharpur area of Cuttack early on Friday morning. The brother of the deceased woman claimed that the murder is the fallout of a...

Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 situation in Odisha continued to remain grim as 461 persons tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, according to the State I & PR Department on Friday. This is the...

Bhubaneswar: An 11-year-old boy narrowly escaped an abduction attempt by some miscreants in the Capital City on March 30 last month. The matter came to the fore after the parents of the minor boy submitted...

Balasore: Two youths were thrashed by villagers on suspicion of being child lifters at Rasalpur village under Kamardha Police limits of Balasore district late on Thursday night. As per reports, four youths been identified as...

Nayagarh: Three persons were killed and two other sustained critical injuries after two motorcycles collided with each other near the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) office in Sarankula area of Nayagarh district late on Thursday night....

Balasore: A businessman dealing in gold and silver ornaments of Attapur village under Soro police limits in Balasore district was allegedly kidnapped by his customer at Dandaharipur village here on Thursday. The family members of...

Phulbani: The Kandhamal Police has served a notice to the son of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati to return the compensation money provided to the latter following the brutal killing of his father and Vishwa Hindu Parishad...

Berhampur: The biennial festival of Goddess Budhi Thakurani in Berhampur of Ganjam district was called off by the Ganjam district administration in view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Odisha and the country. As per...

Puri: From the platter of Odisha’s culinary excellence, ‘Pakhala’ has its own unique space in the hearts of every Odia. This humble combination of rice water and curd is a staple in almost every Odia...

Rourkela: A day after President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Ispat Super Specialty Hospital of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Sunday, a mob of workers belonging to the left affiliated CITU and CPI (M) and...

Berhampur: Amid the recent spurt in the number of Covid-19 cases in districts across the State and outside, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Ganjam district administration has made RT-PCR test report compulsory for people visiting...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved the Odisha University of Health Sciences Act, 2021 for the establishment of University of Health Sciences, informed the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh in the State Assembly. The...

Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 single-day spike in Odisha continued to breach 100 mark for the fifth time in last 6 days when 170 people tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. Importantly, Nuapada, which had reported 4...