A joint team of SOG & DVF jawans busted a Maoist camp after an exchange of fire with ultras in forest near Kumbhaharu village in Gochhapada police limits in Kandhamal district. Huge cache of arms and ammunitions including a 303 Rifle, detonators and other articles have been seized from the camp.
Odisha government has also allowed Transgenders to apply for the vacancies in the police force. Official sources said Odisha is the second State in the country after Tamil Nadu to allow recruitment of Transgenders at Police Sub-inspector level. More
Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday appointed experienced defender Birendra Lakra of Odisha as the vice-captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound Indian Men's Hockey Team. More
The State Health Department of Odisha has appealed to the people to take Covid-19 vaccine shot as early as possible and adhere to the appropriate Covid protocols ahead of a possible third wave of the pandemic that has already hit other countries. More
Apart from the home delivery fraud, the Commissionerate Police has also advised people to beware of the fake advertisements. More
In a bid to accelerate the Covid-19 vaccination, the district authorities of Ganjam have requested all the shopkeepers to put up the vaccination certificates in front of their shops. According to the district administration, the initiative will help create confidence among the customers and reduce the rate of infection in the district. Inspection of the vaccination certificates and adherence to other five Covid-19 guidelines (Panchasutra) will be carried out by an enforcement squad.
A system has also been developed for computation of Class 10 component of marks based on result data available with the Board in case of students who passed their Class 10 Board from CBSE only,” said Dr Antriksh Johri, Director IT, CBSE. More
Rajesh Meher, a Sonepur based handloom weaver who had once hogged the headlines across the country by designing hand woven Bandha (tye and dye) saree for Bollywood actresses Aishwarya Rai and Vidya Balan, has once again mesmerized everyone with his artistry, this time with a special saree dedicating to ‘Maa’ (mother). More
There is no relief from the single-day Covid-19 fatalities in Odisha even as the daily positive cases on Tuesday dipped to below 3000-mark, a record low in over last two months. More
In a bid to prevent congregation and movement of public due to Covid pandemic, the district administration has decided to impose prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC for the smooth conduct of Snana Yatra (divine bathing rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings) scheduled to be performed on June 24. More
In a serious case of gross negligence that would raise question over the sincerity in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive in Odisha, a man in Mayurbhanj district was allegedly administered two doses of vaccine on the same day within a gap of 5 minutes. More
Beginning its vaccination drive on January 16 along with other states, Odisha has thus far administered as many as 1,00,25, 629 doses to people under different categories like health care workers, frontline workers, and those above the age of 18. More
When the family members were narrating their ordeal to OTV and seeking help for the treatment, the news of Nayak's death reached the family, leaving them stunned, devastated and broken. More
OSSTA general secretary Prakash Chandra Mohanty said uninterrupted internet connectivity is required to carry out the online classes through YouTube. More
A team of Uttar Pradesh police that landed in Bhubaneswar to take back a runaway ''minor'girl had to return empty-handed after it found the girl has attained the legal age and married to her boyfriend. More