News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha gets ready to dip in hockey fever with the much awaited Hockey World Cup scheduled to begin from November 28 this year, insufficient number of standard hotels for foreign tourists has now become a major concern for the State government. Sources said a footfall of 15,000 foreign spectators is expected during the […]

Rayagada: With thousands of contractual labourers resorting to indefinite dharna in front of JK Paper Mills situated in the town demanding regularisation of jobs and increase in salary since last three days, the production process in the factory has been adversely hit. Nearly 4,000 contractual labourers of the mill on Friday began an indefinite dharna […]

Koraput: Heavy rainfall continued to lash several parts of Koraput district today swelling up major rivers and flooding reservoirs in the region. According to sources, the water level in major reservoirs- Upper Kolab, Machkund dam and Jalaput is on a rise due to incessant rain in the upper catchment areas of the rivers. The first […]

Bhubaneswar: A year after the India Today magazine heaped Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with all sorts of praises for charting a remarkable turnaround of the State, the latest poll survey by the same magazine tells quite a different story. According to the ‘Mood of the Nation’ survey conducted by India Today, Patnaik was placed […]

Bhubaneswar: Vector-borne disease, dengue seems to spreading its tentacles in Odisha with number of cases registering more than four-fold rise so far this year as compared to last year. Health Services Director, Braja Kishore Brahma today informed that from January till July 23rd this year, the total number of dengue cases recorded stands at 1,841, […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Indian fast bowler from Odisha, Debasish Mohanty has been appointed as a member of India’s junior selection committee by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators today. Mohanty will replace former fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad who had resigned from his position as chief selector in March.The other members in the selection committee are Ashish […]

Bhubaneswar: The death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a national loss as much as a personal loss, said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today while paying tributes to the departed soul at an all-party & public prayer meeting held in Bhubaneswar. Naveen remembered the iconic leader saying that he always had a […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged the Civil Aviation ministry to introduce direct flight services between Odisha’s capital city and Surat citing that a sizeable population of non-resident Odias reside in Gujarat. In a letter to Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, CM Naveen said since there is no direct air connectivity […]

Bhubaneswar: Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajeev Kumar today praised the Odisha government for achieving growth at a rate higher than the national average. On the inaugural day of the three-day Odisha Vikash Conclave 2018, Kumar said Odisha has managed to sustain growth rate more than the national average of 6.7 percent which is indeed very […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government on Thursday approved a supplementary budget of Rs 12,768 crore which will be presented during the upcoming session of the Odisha Assembly beginning September 4. The budget was approved during a meeting of the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here. Provisions for different […]

Mayurbhanj: Two persons including a woman died while two others were taken ill after consuming wild mushrooms at Kainphulia village under Betnoti block of the district. All of the four belonged to the same family. As per sources, after having mushroom curry, some members of the family complained of nausea and diarrhoea. However since the […]

Bhubaneswar: Lending helping hands to flood-ravaged Kerala, the State Government on Wednesday dispatched 500 metric tonnes of polythene sheets for assistance of people hit by the natural calamity. The Polythene sheets were sent in as many as 12 wagons of a special goods train from Dhanamandal railway station in Jajpur. The state government had earlier […]

Bhubaneswar: The ashes of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be immersed in the Bay of Bengal near Puri today as part of the BJP’s ‘Asthi Kalash Yatra’ across the country in commemoration of the iconic leader. As per reports Asthi Kalash- the urn containing the ashes of the late PM will be […]

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia actor Debu Bose who worked extensively in films and television shows passed away on Wednesday night at a private hospital in Hyderabad. He was 75. Bose was suffering from illness and was under treatment in Hyderabad since last four months. He had earlier suffered cardiac arrest on two occasions. Starting his career […]

Bhubaneswar: Controversy seems to be intensifying after the Union Petroleum Ministry sought personal details like caste, religion and constituency from 10 lakh employees at petrol pumps across the country with the ruling BJD in Odisha terming the Centre’s move politically-motivated ahead of the 2019 general elections. BJD Spokesperson Sasmit Patra said that politics could be […]