News from Odisha

The first international woman cricketer from Odisha, Madhuri Mehta has found her mojo. Madhuri scored 299 runs including a century and two half-centuries in the Women’s Cricket League organized by Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) in Bhubaneswar recently. Mehta who hails from Bolangir district is a household name in Odisha. She has been out of the national team since 2014. But now, the 29-year-old is eying a comeback.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Monday ordered compulsory retirement of Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, former Chief District Agriculture Officer of Koraput serving in the rank of Deputy Director, Agriculture over corruption charges with immediate effect. Following allegations of corruption, Mohanty was intercepted by the Vigilance officials near Jeypore Ghati on July 2 while he was on his […]

In a major announcement, the Odisha government will provide Pariksha Darpan books free of cost to school students. Pariksha Darpan will be provided to students appearing for the upcoming matriculation or the annual high school certificate (HSC) examination this academic year. The Pariksha Darpan book is an exam guide which is being provided to students to help them prepare for exams this year.

The world witnessed a historic moment when Kamala Harris was sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the USA on Wednesday

Odisha Minister Prafulla Mallick’s daughter-in-law has landed in a controversy. As per an RTI reply, Mallick’s daughter-in-law, Lipsa Pradhan, who is engaged as a lecturer in a college, received monthly salary for two long years despite her absence.

Students from the Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya of Notar in Nayagarh are leading by example. These school students came up with a creative and unique idea to generate awareness among the people about traffic regulations. They have created a music video to spread the message and it has gone viral on various social media platforms.

New Delhi: The wait for the return of international football continues with the rescheduling of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers by FIFA and AFC. However, the announcement has not dampened the spirits of Indian national team players. Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has sounded out the mood for the […]

You must have heard about people consuming bizarre items.  But can it get any weirder than this! What if we tell you about Red Ant chutney? Yes, you heard that right! Red Ant! Believe it or not, these tribal people of Sari village in Gajapati district believe that red ants have healing and medicinal properties. However, experts say that consuming red ants is harmful and can have adverse effects on ones’ health.

In a major social inclusion drive aimed towards the transgender community, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched an innovative step. To make the transgender community self reliant, the civic body handed over two prime parking lots in the city to a transgender organization, Swikruti, to collect parking fees.

The world witnessed a historic moment when Kamala Harris was sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the USA on Wednesday (January 20).

This may be a great chance to get your first Royal Enfield. And the only thing that lies between you and the keys to your coveted ‘Bullet’ is a thali or a platter of food. So finish a thali and ride home a Royal Enfield.

Achieving another feat, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) became the first hospital in Odisha to implant a micro leadless pacemaker in the heart of a patient on Thursday (January 21).

This may be a great chance to get your first Royal Enfield. And the only thing that lies between you and the keys to your coveted ‘Bullet’ is a thali or a platter of food. So finish a thali and ride home a Royal Enfield.

With the 31st National Road Safety Month being observed in Odisha, a State-level Cyclothon to generate awareness among the commuters was flagged off in the capital city today. The theme of the Cyclothon is ‘Pedal for Road Safety’ this year. With a message about road safety, several cyclists participated in the Cyclothon event today.

Parking charges in Bhubaneswar will be revised from April 1st. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday (January 21) initiated the process to revise parking charges in the state capital.