News from Odisha

NO Large Gathering Celebrations In Bhubaneswar On Zero Night On New Year Eve. According to the guidelines issued by the BMC, any kind of event or congregation including Zero Night celebrations at hotels, clubs, convention halls, Kalyan Mandaps has been strictly prohibited.  

After a long wait, the Maa Biraja Temple Jajpur reopened for darshan today. Extensive arrangements have been made amid COVID19 restrictions. Barricades have been installed to ensure that devotees can have smooth darshan at the shrine.  

Yes, there are people in this world who would choose the right thing to do. Lambodar Panigrahi from Betada village in Bhadrak is a perfect example of honesty. One morning, as he was on his way to open his shop, he found a gold chain lying in front of his shop. After finding this chain, which weighed more than 40 grams, he decided to return it to its rightful owner

In a major decision, the Odisha Cabinet has approved a resolution proposing reservation in Medical and Engineering courses for students of government-run schools. For the effective implementation of the recommendations from the next academic year, a high-powered committee will be formed under the chairmanship of a retired Orissa High Court judge to fix the modalities in three months.  

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed his wife and buried the body in the backyard of his house at Sabdega under Talsara police limits of Sundergarh district.

Popular Odia Actress Varsha Priyadarshini today visited the State Women Commission in connection with the marital discord with her husband and BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty.

In this chapter of Odisha’s Best Kept Secret, we explore the beauty of Koraput. We discover the scenic valleys and mountains that constitute the hilly terrains of this town. The wonders that this town hosts that one can only find during the winter season.   This chapter takes you on an exploratory course to uncover the concealed secrets that Koraput hides within. The next chapter will unfurl the cultural secrets that make this town special.    

Spontaneously reacting to the media questions, MP Anubhav Mohanty, who was present at the State Woman Commission’s office, claimed that the media knows everything about him.

Slamming the state Cabinet’s decision on providing reservation for students of government-run schools, the BJP State Secretary Lekhashree Samantasinghar questioned the need for a separate category of reservation. She raised several questions over the separate quota system for admission into medical and engineering colleges.

Welcoming the New Year with some cricket craze, BCCI’s tournament, Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy is all set to begin from January 10. Six venues namely Bangalore, Kolkata, Vadodara, Indore, Mumbai and Chennai will host this tournament in January 2021.

In a new turn in the ongoing Anubhav Mohanty-Varsha Priyadarshini marital dispute, the celebrity couple appeared before the Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW). This was following a complaint filed by Varsha on December 15. After discussing the matter with couple, the women’s commission is hopeful of an amicable solution.

The 1996 Batch IPS officer, Arun Bothra, who is currently leading the investigation into the sensational Nayagarh minor girl murder case, was promoted to the rank of Additional Director General (ADG) of Police by the Odisha government.

Mercury levels to dip further in Odisha from tomorrow. The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar predicted that the temperature is likely to fall further in interior and coastal districts of the state.

The baby elephant that was separated from its herd on Tuesday (December 29) has been rescued and shifted to a nursery. The elephant calf was separated from its herd after a group of elephants had strayed into the Tampara Lake near Sunapur village under Chikiti Block of Berhampur.

Srinagar: Two CRPF personnel and a Special Police Officer (SPO) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed after terrorists attacked a patrol party in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to the details, a joint patrol party of the police and the CRPF was targetted by the terrorists who were hiding in an orchard in […]