Berhampur: Odia feature film ‘Tejaswini,’ which is based on the exemplary life and works of Florence Nightingale Award winner from the State, K Krishna Kumari is winning hearts across the globe. Krishna, a native of...

Bhubaneswar: Even as normalcy has been restored in coal mining operations at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) units including one at Bharatpur after 14 days of agitation where a landslide mishap claimed 4 lives and injured...

Sambalpur: Odisha government has extended the application submission deadline for the post of permanent director of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences Research (VIMSAR) at Burla in Sambalpur district. Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore...

Boudh/ Bolangir/Kalahandi/Phulbani: Relentless rainfall over the last two days has triggered a flood-like situation hitting normal life in several western parts of Odisha including Boudh, Bolangir, Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts. According to reports, several villages...

Malkangiri: Despite modernisation, availability of technology and awareness, superstitions and blind faiths continue to rule the roost in Odisha. One such shocking instance has now come to the fore from the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district where...

Jharsuguda: Odisha government on Wednesday suspended Jharsuguda district Collector Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan for scrapping licence of a liquor shop by defying a Orissa High Court’s ruling. ADM Pradip Sahu has now taken over as the...

Bargarh: Panic gripped residents of Padampur in Bargarh district following a robbery and series of loot bids at different temples in the town last night. Unidentified miscreants reportedly looted valuables worth lakhs of rupees along...

Berhampur: Hours after OTV telecast a report on how snake bite deaths are rising in Odisha because people continue to follow superstitions rather than medical advice; two more deaths corroborate how people continue to fall...

Bhubaneswar: Process for the spot admission to fill up vacant Plus III seats in the degree colleges in Odisha began today. According to the Higher Education Department, those students willing to be a part of...

Are you one among the million fans eagerly waiting for the reunion of actor-comedians Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover? Well, if speculations are to be believed Sunil Grover is likely to return to The Kapil...

Kandhamal: ‘Obstacles do not matter, duty does’ – Born with such an ideology, a teacher in Kandhamal district set an example for others when he risked his life in the line of duty to attend...

Sundergarh: Tension erupted at Bonai electric office in the district today morning after local residents of Sanagogua village ransacked the office premises following death of a farmer due to alleged electrocution. According to reports, the...

Bhubaneswar: The Health Department of Odisha government conducted a raid at a city-based private hospital on Saturday. A team led by the joint director of Health Family Welfare Department, Binod Bihari Rath, reportedly inspected different...

Bhubaneswar: While the overall situation in western and south districts of Odisha is gradually improving, a flood-like situation has cropped up in four coastal districts of the state including Cuttack, Kendrapara, Khurda and Puri districts....

Jeypore: Vigilance sleuths arrested Malkangiri Civil Supplies Officer Abhimanyu Mohanty after unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 1.91 lakh was allegedly recovered from his car on Saturday. Acting on a tip off, a team...

Dhaka: A massive fire has ravaged a slum in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, leaving 50,000 people homeless, the media reported. About 15,000 houses were destroyed in the Chalantika slum late Friday, the BBC reported....

Baripada: Three students of Swami Vivekananda Shikshashram (S.V.S) at Sirisbani on the outskirts of Baripada town have been missing since August 16. Sources said, the three class 9 students, Subhankar Mishra of Balasore district, Abhinash...

Nabarangpur: A newly-married woman was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws at Kakudiamba village under Maidalpur Police station limits of Nabarangpur district on Tuesday. One Dharmananda Nayak of Kakudiamba had reportedly married to Rasmita...

North Sound (Antigua): Indian skipper Virat Kohli will eye one more record when he comes out to bat during the two-Test series against the West Indies starting Thursday. Kohli has struck 18 Test centuries as...

Jagatsinghpur: Paradip Police on Wednesday rescued a baby boy who was allegedly kidnapped by a domestic help on August 17. The investigating cops have detained the woman for questioning. Based on the complaint lodged by...