News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for several parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours. As per the latest IMD bulletin, there will b no large change in the maximum temperature (Day temperature) in Odisha during the next 4-5 days. However, several districts in the State will […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today demanded arrest of BJP leader Sarada Pradhan for allegedly attacking a man in his house and vandalising house furniture at Nayapalli in the Capital City. A group of BJD leaders and supporters today met Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi and submitted a memorandum regarding the incident. The ruling party […]

Bhubaneswar: With Cuttack district joining the hotspot list of over 70 districts in the country where the new confirmed Covid-19 cases have grown by over 150 per cent between March 1-20, will Cuttack become the gateway for the second corona wave in Odisha? For the Odisha Health Department, the worry lines are more conspicuous. While […]

Khordha: A rare avian visitor, a Leucistic Common Moorhen, was spotted at Mangalajodi, popularly known as Odisha’s birds’ paradise. The solitary migratory bird was spotted by noted bird guide and trustee of Mangalajodi Conversation Trust, Madhu Behera. During a routine inspection this morning Behera came across the black-and-white colour bird. He took pictures and videos […]

Bhubaneswar: With only a dozen days left for the Kharif procurement season in Odisha to end, the shocker is only 79 per cent of registered farmers have sold their paddy at MSP. As per the data available with the Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, only 11.6 lakh, from a total of 14.72 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar: The RTOs across the State have suspended 16,820 driving licences during the months of January and February for violating road safety guiltiness, the State Transport Authority (STA) said on Saturday. While 7960 DLs were suspended in January, a total of 8860 DLs were suspended in February, the STA informed. During the two months, the […]

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Odisha on Saturday on a three-day visit from March 20 to 22. Kovind and the first lady reached Bhubaneswar today evening and were welcomed at the airport by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi. During […]

Dhenkanal: At least two persons died while over 15 took ill after partaking during a feast held to mark the topping-out ceremony of a house. The shocking incident was reported from Bedhapal village under Kamakhyanagar police limits in Dhenkanal on Thursday. Several labourers working at the construction site had consumed food during the feast and […]

Bhubaneswar: Congress members on Saturday expressed concerns over the State government’s closure plan of 1000 high schools and demanded assurance from the ruling-BJD of not going ahead with the proposal. Citing a media report which states that the Directorate of Secondary Education has sent a draft proposal for the closure of more than 1000 aided […]

Cuttack: The Special POCSO Court Cuttack has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his minor daughter. According to a press release by the Commissionerate Police, the court has convicted Suryamani Behera, a resident of Dagarpada for life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 for raping his 15-year-old daughter on multiple […]

Jajpur: A woman and her son allegedly died due to electrocution at Nalipur village under Balichandrapur police limits in the district late last night. As per reports, the duo came in contact with a live service wire that was snapped after the house of one of their neighbours had caught fire last night. Both of […]

Angul: At least four persons were killed while three others sustained critical injuries when an ambulance met with an accident on NH-55 near Jharapada in Angul district on Sunday morning. The ambulance, which was carrying a patient from Sambalpur to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, had a head-on collision with a gas tanker […]

Rourkela: Attending the 18th annual convocation of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, President of India Ram Nath Kovind batted for a Universities’ Social Responsibility at par with the prevailing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the country. “A University must contribute to empowering the community around it. Happy to note that NIT Rourkela has adopted […]

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odissi dancer Laxmipriya Mohapatra, the wife of legendary classical dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra, has died due to old age-related ailments, family sources said on Sunday. She was 86. Mohapatra died at her residence here around 11.20 pm on Saturday, they said. She is survived by her son Ratikanta Mohapatra and daughter-in-law Sujata Mohapatra, who […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when there panic seems to have gripped people following a spike in COVID-19 positive, a 15-year-old has succumbed to the viral infection in Odisha. Health and Family Welfare Department on Sunday informed that the 15-year-old male Covid-19 patient of Khordha district was also suffering from Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma with […]