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Kandhamal: Normal life was affected as the Kandhamal Surakshya Abhiyan has been observing a 12-hour bandh in the district today in connection with an incident where a class VIII school girl delivered a baby at a residential school. The outfit demanded immediate release of compensation for the kin of the schoolgirl and demanded resignation of […]

Kandhamal: A day after a class-VIII girl delivered a baby at a residential school in Kandhamal stoking a massive controversy, the infant died at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur today. As per reports, both the minor girl and the newborn were admitted to the hospital yesterday. Earlier in the day the headmistress […]

Bhubaneswar: The BJD government has come under severe attack from the Opposition over the recently-launched KALIA scheme. The Congress today brought allegations of tender fixing in the implementation of KALIA scheme. At a presser in Bhubaneswar today, Odisha Congress media cell chief, Satya Prakash Nayak alleged that the printing of banners, posters, leaflets and stickers […]

Bhadrak/ Sundergarh: At least two persons were killed and 12 persons were critically injured in separate road mishaps in the State late Thursday night. In the first incident, two persons were killed and another sustained critical injuries after a 108 ambulance they were travelling in met with an accident on Bhadrak- Chandbali road near Ugratara […]

Balasore/Berhampur: While normal life has been adversely hit due to intense cold wave across Odisha, homeless residents in Balasore and Berhampur are struggling to survive. Though several night shelters have been set up by the government, some residents have alleged that due to insufficient space people are spending the night under the open sky. “I am […]

Bolangir: The ongoing agitation for the establishment of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Bolangir has intensified as the Joint Action Committee and the District Bar Association have called for a shutdown till December 30. According to sources, the agitating members have called for closure of all offices, educational institutions and banks. The […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the NITI Aayog released Baseline Report of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index, the Opposition political parties on Saturday criticised the State government over Odisha’s poor performance in comparison to most other states of the country. Odisha secured the 25th rank in SDG Indian Index among all the states with a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall in most places of Odisha during the next 12 hours under the impact of cyclone Phethai which made landfall at Katrenikonain in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon packing wind speed that gusted up to 85-90 kmph triggering heavy rains. One person has […]

Bolangir: The Koshal State Coordination Committee is observing a 12-hour dawn to dusk ‘Koshal Mahabandh’ in 11 districts of western Odisha- Bargarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Koraput, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Sundergarh, Sambalpur and Sonepur- today to press for creating of a separate Koshal State. Despite heavy rains under the impact of cyclonic storm ‘Phethai’, the members of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been selected by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the ‘Commendation Award’ under the ‘Total Food Grains Category II’ for the year 2016-17. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, through a letter to Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy, informed about the development. The Union Minister further congratulated Odisha’s Agriculture […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 17 residents from Odisha who had gone to Oman to work there as labourers are stranded in the foreign shores. While eight of the stranded labourers hail from Ganjam district, rest of them are from Balasore and Bhubaneswar. According to sources, all of them had gone to Muscat, capital of Oman, […]

Rourkela: Property worth lakhs of rupees and several important documents were gutted after a fire broke out at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus in Rourkela late on Tuesday night. However, no casualty or injuries were reported in the incident. According to sources, the fire broke out at the Works and Purchase Department of […]

Sambulpur: An additional spillway will be constructed at the Hirakud reservoir to reduce the pressure and allow more flow of flood waters through the sluice gates of the dam. According to sources, the additional spillway proposed to enhance the flood water discharge capacity of the Hirakud Dam will be funded by the World Bank and […]

Kendrapara: A woman died after being set on fire allegedly by her in-laws for dowry at Balisuan village under Marsaghai police limits in the district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Bharati Swain. As per sources, Bharati’s mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law poured kerosene on her after tying her hands and legs. Husband of […]

Bhubaneswar: After a thumping win over South Africa in its first match, the confident team India is ready to take on Belgium in a Pool C match of the on-going Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium here today. Team India must be eyeing consecutive wins in the tournament by defeating the Belgium team which […]