News from Odisha

New Delhi: A Central empowered committee will visit Odisha tomorrow to assess the wildfire situation and provide technical assistance to State officials in containing the blaze in Similipal biosphere reserve and other forests. Union Forest and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has directed the panel comprising experts from the Forest Research Institute, forest conservationists and fire […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the uncertainty over the observance of the famous Jagar Yatra of Lord Lingaraj, servitors on Wednesday promised full cooperation for the smooth conduct of rituals at the temple on Mahashivratri tomorrow. “‘Mahadipa’ will be raised atop the temple in time during the holy festival tomorrow,” said Biranchi Pati, President of […]

Puri: Tension prevailed at Patasundarpur village under the Astaranga police limits in the district on Wednesday after a man brutally assaulted a mother-daughter duo from his neighbourhood over a property dispute. A video of the barbaric attack which was captured in a mobile phone by some villagers has gone viral on the social networking sites. […]

Bhubaneswar: With the high-level IPS reshuffle having been undertaken by the Odisha government recently, a hunt for the next DGP of Odisha has already begun. “Since the incumbent DGP Abhay is due for retirement in June this year, his succession plan is already underway at the highest level. The Chief Secretary will be meeting soon […]

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday claimed the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is making sure that the party president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patniak inaugurates and lays foundation stones for as many projects as possible before the upcoming panchayat elections. The BJP’s scathing attack came soon after CM Naveen dedicated a slew […]

Bhubaneswar: With the allotment of mere 2 IPS to Odisha cadre in 2019, the vacancies at the level of IPS in the State has risen to 72 by the end of last year, when the grim fact is Odisha has the 2nd largest IPS vacancies in the country. The vacancy rate in 2020, however, had […]

Baripada: In what could be termed as divine intervention, showers at various places in Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district, which shares boundary with the Similipal biosphere reserve, was reported on Wednesday brightening prospects of bringing relief to the fire-ravaged forest. The sudden rainfall in the vicinity of Similipal Tiger Reserve for over one and half […]

Bhubaneswar: The unabated rise in the price of edible oil has made a deep hole in the pockets of people, especially the middle-class families which are finding the new change in kitchen budget hard to meet with. On Wednesday, the price of mustard oil was Rs 140-Rs 145 per litre in Cuttack Malgodown while sunflower […]

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said that a three-member experts team has been sent to Odisha to help the state government in controlling the unprecedented forest fire in Similipal National Park. The panel will tender expert technical advice for early dousing of the forest fires, Javadekar tweeted. The expert team consists […]

Mayurbhanj: Shock, fear and sadness had gripped Odisha following the wildfire in Similipal biosphere reserve. However, mother nature finally came to the rescue on Wednesday when it poured the much needed rain in several parts of the forest from light to moderate. Amid the ongoing battle against the protracted wildfire, the video of a woman […]

Kendrapara: The endangered Olive Ridley female turtles have started arriving at the Gahirmatha beach in Kendrapara district, the world’s largest known rookery of these species, to lay eggs, a phenomenon otherwise called ‘arribada’, officials said on Wednesday. Arribada, a Spanish term that describes the unique natural heritage of millions of these marine species converging on […]

Bhubaneswar: The auspicious festival of Maha Shivaratri is being celebrated across Shiva shrines in Odisha amid strict Covid-19 restrictions. According to reports, devotees are thronging famous Shiva temples like Lord Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar, Lokanath temple in Puri under strict Covid protocols while pandemic restrictions have been enforced at many other shrines in the State. […]

Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed former Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Jaydev Jena along senior party leader Mohan Prakash as the observers for the Assam Assembly poll. The two leaders have been entrusted with the task of observing and monitoring party prospects and poll management in Assam. In January, the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has made elaborate security arrangements in the State Capital city today in view of Mahashivratri. As many as 34 platoons of forces have been deployed at various sensitive points across the city. Over 100 officers including ACPs, additional DCP rank officers are monitoring the security system, DCP Umashankar Dash said. At […]

Bhubaneswar: Aiming at early completion of vaccination of elderly persons against the Covid-19, the Odisha Government has stepped up its district-wise targets to accelerate the drive of administering first dose of vaccines to at least 1 lakh beneficiaries per day. While setting district wise target for the inoculation of senior citizens, the government has directed […]