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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to restore Air India’s flight services from Biju Patnaik International Airport  to Bangkok and Bengaluru. The flight service provider, on July 17 had suddenly announced suspension of the flights from the Bhubaneswar Airport from July 16 till October 3 without citing any […]

  Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the no-confidence motion debate against the Narendra Modi led NDA government moved by the Opposition, the BJD members staged a walk out from the Parliament today saying that the discussion will not be fruitful for Odisha . “BJD during last 14 years has witnessed that UPA government’s role of 10 years […]

Bollywood actor Atul Kulkarni, playing the role of Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra in the upcoming Odia film ‘Patnagarh’ shares his thoughts on his first Odia movie and the character. The much awaited film being made in both Odia and Telugu  is set to hit the screens in Dussehra.   Your experience in Odisha?   […]

Bhuabaneswar/ New Delhi: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda’s resignation has been accepted on July 18, informed Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on the second day of the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament at New Delhi on Thursday. Mahajan today tabled Jay Panda’s resignation on the floor of the House and briefed all the […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could give a new lease of life to five-year-old Kanha from Ganjam district suffering from a rare disease of excess hair and flesh growth on his body, doctors diagnosing him today said that a recuperative surgery will be performed on his body. The development comes a day after OTV telecast the plight […]

Puri: Police today sought details from Hindi television actress Mahika Sharma in connection with the alleged eve teasing incident in Puri on occasion of Rath Yatra. The Puri SP on Thursday asked the actress a detailed report on the incident that took place on July 14 during her visit to Srimandir and assured action against […]

Bhubaneswar: A senior police official of the Laxmipur police station in Koraput district has been placed under suspension for alleged negligence in duty that led to escape of a suspected ganja peddler. As per reports, on the intervening night of July 11 and 12 police officials detained a truck that was reportedly carrying ganja. However […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda on Tuesday met Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and urged her to accept his resignation. Panda bid adieu to 18 years of his association with the House and expressed his inability to represent the BJD anymore since the party had strayed away from its original principles. Sharing this […]

Puri: It is time for some sulking and temper tantrums as Goddess Mahalaxmi left behind at Srimandir by Lord Jagannath, decides to teach Him a lesson. Jealous, she goes on to damage a part of the Nandighosa chariot parked outside Gundicha Temple on Wednesday. The ritual known as ‘Hera Panchami’ is celebrated on the fifth […]

Bhubaneswar: With the State Election Commission expediting preparations, speculations of an early-poll are gathering steam. A month after seeking information on expenses during the upcoming elections from the district electoral officers, the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has issued a directive for setting up storehouses for safekeeping of EVMs and VVPAT machines for which Rs […]

Bhubaneswar: Initiating measures to save the pride of Odisha’s culture and heritage, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday shot a letter to Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma urging an immediate intervention into the water drainage problem at the Sun Temple of Konark. In his letter, Patnaik stated that the flooding problem in Konark Temple poses a […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding apology from Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for comparing the ‘Chhera Panhara’ ritual (sweeping of the three chariot floors of the holy Trinity with a golden broom by Puri King during Rath Yatra) with ‘Swachh Bharat’ programme, Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena today said that such a comparison is an insult of Odia culture […]

New Delhi: The separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia will soon be discharged from AIIMS, New Delhi and the process for it has begun, informed father of the boys Bhuyan Kanhara today. “Both of them will be shifted to Odisha Bhawan in New Delhi. It will take around four days  for the kids to be […]

Jajpur: Residents of Dhanamandal under Barchana block of Jajpur district are waking up to the cheerful chirping of their winged guests reaching here every year signalling the onset of monsoon. As per reports, as many as 5,000 migratory birds have flocked to Dhanamandal this year. The migratory birds usually reach during the second-third week of […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 2 persons were killed and 11 others were left injured in lightning strikes as heavy rain and thunderstorms continued in several parts of the State crippling normal life. Two women were killed, while 11 others including 9 women were injured in lightning strikes at two separate places in Ganjam and Nabarangpur districts. […]