Puri: Eminent sculptor, MP & member of the Puri Temple Managing Committee, Raghunath Mohapatra on Saturday urged the Odisha government to conduct the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath without devotees, while requesting that the pilgrim...

Bhubaneswar: South West Monsoon winds that touched Odisha two days ago have now covered the entire State, the Regional Met Centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar informed on Saturday. Under the impact of Monsoon, light to...

Bhubaneswar/Sharjah: Its Raja time in Odisha and the swing, pitha, and the paan in presence of family members evoke feelings that emotionally tug every odia’s heart. Each and every Odia irrespective of where they are...

Bhubaneswar: While the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has sent shock waves in Bollywood, it has now equally taken the internet by storm with various theories abuzz with speculations regarding reason behind this...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Saturday reported it’s highest ever one-day recoveries after as many as 237 more patients were tested negative for SARS-nCoV. State’s total recovery tally meanwhile has jumped to 3534. The maximum number of...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Supreme Court has directed that the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath will not be celebrated anywhere this year in view of the Covid19 pandemic, petitioners continue to knock the doors...

Puri: Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Saturday urged Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to re-consider the sensitive issue of stopping Puri Rath Yatra this year and direct appropriate steps to be taken immediately by the State government...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb revealed his shock that State government did not want this year’s Rath Yatra to happen, Opposition parties today came down heavily on the BJD-led government over the...

Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 cases are yet to show any signs of abatement in Bhubaneswar and other parts of Odisha. The capital city once again reported nine new SARS-nCoV cases today, and worryingly eight of them were...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar on Saturday issued rainfall and thunderstorm alert for several districts of the State till June 30. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places...

Bhubaneswar: Khurda district administration on Saturday declared Subhadra Apartment under Kalaharanga GP in Bhubaneswar a containment zone after detection of a Covid-19 positive case. A notification issued by Khurda district collector Sitansu Kumar Rout said...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha’s Covid19 numbers explode with nearly 500 new cases for the second consecutive day, the State capital, Bhubaneswar too witnessed a sharp spike in SARS-nCoV infections by registering a record 45 new positive...

Puri: Ending their annual sojourn, Lord Jagannath and his siblings returned to their abode, Puri Srimandir, on Saturday in Niladri Bije ritual, which marked the conclusion of Rath Yatra. As per tradition, the ceremonial return...

Cuttack: Amid spurt of novel-Coronavirus cases, hospitals have now emerged as a major concern for the administration of Cuttack city. Two major hospitals in the Millennium City are now gradually becoming hotspots of Covid infection....

Bhubaneswar: Olympian and India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand, who became the first athlete in the country to come out of the closet about her same-sex relationship, has now made some startling allegations against her elder...

Nuapada: After a brief lull, leopard skin smuggling has once again come back to haunt Odisha. A joint team of Chhattisgarh police and Odisha Forest department arrested a person on charges of leopard skin trade...

Bhubaneswar: As estimated, July is turning out to be most critical period for Odisha in the ongoing Covid19 pandemic especially following the return of over 5 lakh people from other states after relaxation of lockdown...

Berhampur: At a time when Ganjam continues to be worst affected by the COVID19 pandemic in Odisha, a naib sarpanch in the district was arrested and later suspended for organising a religious congregation in gross...

New Delhi: Legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been reportedly admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital. Big B shared the news on his twitter post with a note saying, “I...

Bhubaneswar: As Covid-19 continues to take a toll, another ‘Corona Warrior’ from a popular Odia news daily has succumbed to the virus. Odia newspaper, ‘the Samaja’s correspondent from Hinjilicut in Ganjam district died while undergoing...