Bhadrak: Eight persons died while 26 others have been taken ill due to suspected poisoning after consuming liquor yesterday night in Tihidi area of Bhadrak. The deceased have been identified as Sadhu Charan Nayak of...

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha on course of very severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ which is likely to hit the State on May 3, the government has initiated preparations on a war footing in view of the possible...

Bhubaneswar: Extremely severe Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ inches closer to Odisha every hour threatening maximum impact on the State. Latest updates state that cyclone Fani is located at around 570 km South-Southwest of Puri and 390...

Bhubaneswar: After the conclusion of four phase polling in Odisha barring the Patkura Assembly segment, Chief Electoral Officer Surendra Kumar today informed that the State has recorded an average polling of 73.08 percent. While 73.76...

Jagatsinghpur: People battered by cyclone Fani in the coastal districts of Jagatsinghpur and Puri today hit the streets protesting district administration’s inability to provide them adequate assistance in the wake of the extremely severe cyclonic...

Puri: When the holy dham witnessed an act of sacrilege by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani that  battered and bruised Puri with its trail of devastation of unimaginable nature, the real epicentre of Fani’s...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced release of Rs 1000 crore additional assistance for Odisha. The Centre had earlier released an advance assistance of Rs 340 crore for the State, when a forecast was...

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani has not only battered Odisha by hitting its power, water and infrastructure sector but it has also worsened the problems of people by throwing day-to-day banking services out of gear. Amid power...

Puri: Cyclone Fani which made landfall near Puri on May 3 has not only battered the entire coastal district but also caused extensive damages to Jagannath Temple situated in the pilgrim city. As per information...

Puri: Nature, a wonderful creator can sometimes become a cruel destroyer and it has rightly been proved in the case of cyclone Fani which ravaged the coastal district of Puri. In particular, the extent of...

Bhubaneswar: With no end to electricity woes on sight, residents of the capital city, grappling with acute power shortage after cyclone Fani, are now looking for other unconventional modes of power. In order to meet...

Bhubaneswar/ Plzen: Ace shooter from Odisha, Sriyanka Sarangi has once again made Odisha and the country proud by winning Gold medal in 10m Air Rifle Mixed event with her mentor Gagan Narang at International Shooting...

Berhampur: Residents of Dengadi village under Patapur Police limits of Ganjam district thrashed some policemen from Telangana presuming them to be child lifters. As many as five policemen were injured in the process. As per...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the dreadful memories of the Kunduli gang rape incident are still fresh in the minds, another such episode has come back to haunt the State. A college girl allegedly gang raped by...

Bhubaneswar: Amid public outcry over alleged lack of distribution of relief materials to cyclone Fani victims, the State government today declared that people living in slums under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will receive relief...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today announced a special package of Rs 1600 crore in total for livelihood support for cyclone Fani victims. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today declared a slew of assistance packages for various...

Bhubaneswar: Of many things that makes Odisha so unique and special, Pattachitra, the art of traditional, cloth-based scroll painting has always captivated the minds of people from all around the world. And a lot of credit...

Nayagarh: In yet another instance of injustice delivered at a Kangaroo court in Odisha, a lawyer has been allegedly ostracised in Nayagarh for fighting a land dispute case between two local villagers in court. According...

Kalahandi: Close on the heels of encounter of five Maoists in Koraput, the Left Wing Extremists on Saturday triggered series of bomb explosions at two separate places in the cut-off Trilochanpur area in Kalahandi district....

Have you ever given a thought about how people in olden days used to cure themselves with simple medicinal plants? India was once a pioneer in promoting research on traditional therapy and medication from plants,...