News from Odisha

Sundargarh: Women walking miles with pitchers on their head is a familiar scene in Dumdumpada village under Rajgangpur block in the district. With drinking water scarcity getting worse by the day and perennial water sources drying up, the villagers have turned to a stream miles away to meet their daily needs. Around 15 families who […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the din witnessed over the alleged irregularities in paddy procurement and mandi issues in the past one week, normalcy returned to the Odisha Assembly on Friday when the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain announced a definite time-frame for completing the paddy procurement process in the State. Addressing the House […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and National Institute of Technology(NIT), Rourkela have signed an MoU for setting up a Space Technology Incubation Centre(S-TIC). The MoU was signed Thursday after ISRO agreed to set up a Space Technology Incubation Centre(S-TIC) at NIT Rourkela. This collaboration with ISRO will open up new opportunities for research and […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Youth Congress activists came out all guns blazing against State Law Minister Pratap Jena over the Mahanga double murder case and clashed with the police in the Capital City on Friday. Demanding the immediate removal of Jena, the party workers took out a massive bike rally from Congress Bhawan and marched to ghearo […]

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 Prahllad Mallick, owner of Shubham Jewellery located at Belada Chhak, have lodged a complaint about the abduction with the Soro […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi has submitted 10 proposals before various Central Ministries to address the issues concerning Odisha’s capital city. While addressing a presser in New Delhi, Sarangi said that the proposals are based on the grievances submitted by the people of Bhubaneswar parliamentary constituency to her and information gathered through her […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Friday released the preliminary sketch of the deceased woman whose skeletal remains were recovered from a seized vehicle on the premises of Janla Police outpost on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The sketch has been prepared by a team of experts from Bengaluru, using which the police will try to ascertain […]

Cuttack: The resurgence of Covid-19 cases has now forced the Commissionerate Police to issue strict guidelines for Dola Melan and Holi celebrations in the millennium city of Cuttack. As per the latest guidelines issued by the Commissionerate Police, no playing of Holi is allowed in large scale manner by any kind of gathering or crowding […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued yellow warning in view of the possibility of rain and thunderstorm in several parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours. As per the latest IMD bulletin, a cyclonic circulation lies over Vidarbha and neighbourhood and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level. The yellow […]

Bhubaneswar: A single unified emergency helpline number 112 was launched in Odisha on Friday. Now the citizens can ‘Dial 112’ for seeking emergency assistance from police, fire and ambulance. The unified Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) with 112 as common dial number was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through video-conferencing. ERSS system launched […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has come up with a draft “Odisha Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021” to build Odisha a model State in promotion of electric vehicles (EVs) through adoption, adaptation, research, and development. This is in accordance with the Central rules under which the government of India has therefore adopted a National Electric Mobility Plan […]

Bhubaneswar: Worried over resurgence in Covid-19 cases in several states, the Odisha government on Friday reinforced its earlier order passed on June 8, 2020 specifying strict guidelines for containment of Covid-19 spread in the State. “Reports have been received from some parts of the State about resurgence of the pandemic. It is thus imperative that […]

Bhubaneswar:  With the prices of petro-fuels burning the pockets of the common man, a big revelation has been if states agree with the Centre to bring the petro-products under the ambit of GST, only within 24-hours, the rate of the fossil fuels per litre will crash to just Rs 75 per litre. This is not […]

Bhubaneswar: The prolonged wait is finally over for Royal Bengal tigress Sundari which has been spending a caged life for more than two years in an enclosure in Odisha. A special team from Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh will leave for Odisha tomorrow to take back the tigress. The team comprising a veterinary, an […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday ordered a ban on ‘Holi’ celebration and related rituals in public places throughout the State on March 28 and 29 saying the festival have a potentiality to cause spread of Coronavirus. “People may celebrate ‘Holi’ with family members in their houses only and not in any public places including […]