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Bhubaneswar: After the scintillating and vibrant inaugural ceremony of the Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Celebrations event in Cuttack, talks are doing rounds that noted Bollywood celebrities and cricketers including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar are likely to join the closing ceremony of the on-going sporting extravaganza. Speculations […]

Puri: Thousands of devotees from across the State thronged Puri Srimandir to have a darshan of the holy trinity on the occasion of Panchuka (last five days of the holy month of Kartika) which began today. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has made elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct of rituals and hassle-free darshan of […]

Cuttack : Amidst the on-going controversy surrounding the lawyers’ agitation, the Orissa High Court deferred its hearing till tomorrow as Crime Branch failed to submit the charge sheet today. As per reports, during the hearing held on November 9, the Crime Branch had asked for a six-week time for submission of the charge sheet, which […]

Dhenkanal: Property worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed after a major fire broke out at Kendudhipa village in Dighi panchayat under Bhuban block of the district in the wee hours of Thursday. According to reports, locals noticed smoke emanating from the house of one Nrushingh Nayak early morning today. Later the fire spread to neighbouring […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the ‘Mo Bus’ services under the ‘City Bus Modernisation’ programme in the capital city today ahead of the Men’s Hockey World Cup scheduled to begin later this month. Patnaik officially launched the new bus service near the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) and dedicated it to the residents […]

Cuttack: Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the lawyers’ agitation, Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the investigating officer to complete the probe into police-lawyer spat under the supervision of a sitting judge by November 9. The Chief justice of Orissa High Court, K.S. Jhaveri also directed the investigating officer appraise the development of the investigation […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the carcass of an animal was recovered at Damodarpada jungle near Khajuria village under Bhatli Forest Range in Bargarh district, Forest & Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray today clarified that the carcass is of a leopard. “Initial reports of the expert team suggest that the carcass of animal recovered in Debrigarh forest […]

Balasore: Resentment is growing among the residents of Balasore town over frequent unscheduled power cuts and low voltages. However, authorities of the Electricity department have ruled out power outage allegations. According to reports, unscheduled power cuts have made people’s lives miserable in the town. Fluctuation in voltage has compounded their miseries. Questions are now being […]

Sambalpur: Vigilance sleuths arrested an Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) of Sadar police station in Sambalpur yesterday on charges of accepting bribe. The accused ASI, Kishore Bagh, was caught red-handed by the officials of anti-corruption department while taking bribe. According to sources, Bagh accepted a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a man for releasing the latter’s vehicle. […]

Cuttack: Tension erupted at a private nursing home in Bajrakabati area in Cuttack after a woman patient undergoing treatment at the hospital died due to alleged medical negligence. Soon after the incident, family members and relatives of the deceased identified as Subhadra Mohanty, of Gangapur village under Kishanagar police limits, vandalised the hospital property and […]

Gajapati: The death toll in tragic Gajapati landslide reached 15 after two more bodies were recovered by rescue teams today. Earlier, 13 bodies were recovered from the mishap site near Barghar village under Gangabada panchayat of Raygad block in the district yesterday. Official sources said, the last rites of the deceased persons will be conducted […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre has extended the thunderstorm and lightning warning issued for 15 districts in Odisha till 2 pm today. As per the latest bulletin of the met department, the alert has been issued for Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Anugul, Sambalpur, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Doegarh  districts. Some […]

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain continues to lash Odisha under the impact of cyclonic storm Titli throwing normal life out of gear. Situation is critical in Ganjam, Gajapati and Balasore districts as several rivers have started to swell due to the incessant rain. Low lying areas in most of the districts including the twin cities of Cuttack […]

Bhubaneswar/Jakarta: Ace para athlete from Odisha Jayanti Behera has once again brought laurels for the state by clinching bronze in 200 metres sprint event at the on-going 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. Jayanti clinched the bronze by clocking a time of 27.45 seconds behind China’s Lie Lu and Wang Yangpie who clocked […]

Puri: Hours after pictures of the interior of the Puri Srimandir were uploaded today on social media by police sub inspector Dilip Panda, Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi has suspended him. As per reports, the pictures of the temple premises were found posted on a Facebook post today, thereby raising concerns over security measures at the 12th […]