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Puri: In a major development, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today clarified that it has not received any communiqué from the Rashtrapati Bhawan regarding misbehaviour to the First Lady in Puri Srimandir. Reportedly, three servitors were accused of not maintaining distance and dashing against First lady and wife of President Ram Nath Kovind, Savita […]

Bhubaneswar: Rains triggered by low pressure will lash the state for next 12 hours, predicted the  Regional Meteorological Department. The alert has been issued for Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sundergarh, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts Fishermen have also been warned from going into the sea because of the strong winds. Rains also lashed Puri […]

Bhubaneswar: A Royal Bengal tigress from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh arrived at Odisha’s Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul today where she will meet her partner–a Royal Bengal tiger that was brought to the reserve last week in the country’s first ever relocation initiative by the forest department. The two-year-old tigress is expected […]

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Barely a week ago when Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tweeted a picture of Gurupriya Bridge, it brought cheers to people of the cut-off areas of Malkangiri district as they thought that the much awaited bridge would be inaugurated soon. However, uncertainty still looms large over the inauguration of the bridge that will act […]

Bhubaneswar: As per the latest forecast by Regional Meteorological Center, heavy rain is likely to occur in several parts of northern Odisha in the next 48 hours. As the south-west monsoon has become active under the influence of a cyclonic storm, rainfall activity has increased in several parts of the State since last night. Meanwhile, […]

Bhadrak: Two sawmills operating illegally under Chandbali sub-division of Bhadrak was raided by the Forest Department on Wednesday. The crackdown came after OTV in a report had highlighted menace of illegal sawmill units in the district. Two wood-cutting machines, generators and gas-cutters were seized during the raids today. The operation was executed jointly by Assistant […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after BJD slammed the Centre for maintaining double standards in its much-hyped ‘aspirational districts’ programme, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik trained his guns on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over utilisation of the the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund for development of districts identified under the programme in the State. […]

Rayagada: Situation at the Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) plant at Therubali in Rayagada heated up yet again after local tribals today staged protest alleging non-fulfillment of promises by plant authorities. The protestors reached the plant at 8 am and locked the main gate as a mark of protest against authorities for not […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani arrived in Bhubaneswar today morning. According to sources, she first visited Weavers’ Service Centre at Saheed Nagar here and later attended an intellectual meet at Hotel The New Marrion at 11 am. As per the schedule, she will also address a press conference around 1 pm at the […]

Bhubaneswar: Dark clouds hung from the skies and showered drizzles on Tuesday morning as students headed for their schools after an extended summer vacation that went on for two months. Donning raincoats and carrying umbrellas, little ones could be spotted all across as school buses and vans screeched through the city roads after a long […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah had in March said that the party’s golden period would begin after forming government in Odisha and his visit to Odisha on July 1 is certainly a step in the direction. If reports are to be believed, Shah is scheduled to have a slew of meetings with party leaders […]

Bhubaneswar: The online application process for the special Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) to fill up vacant seats in various private engineering colleges across the State began today. The process will continue till July 13. As per the notification issued by the State Government earlier, the last date for online application fee payment is July […]

Khandapada: Over 500 villagers have been sitting on dharna since last night in front of the Khandapada Police Station in Nayagarh district protesting arrest of ten persons including ruling-BJD’s block vice president. According to sources, residents, including women of Bodasa village walked for seven kms up to the Khandapada Police Station to lodge their protest […]

Bhubaneswar: The The State government as per the Supreme Court’s directive has begun the process for attachment of property of mine owners, who have not paid penalty for illegal mining activities. Mining lessees at Sundergarh and Keonjhar have been served notices by their respective district administrations to appear before the Collector’s court and present their […]

Bhubaneswar: From Balasore to Bolangir and Koraput to Kendrapara, unscheduled power cuts have made people’s lives miserable across the State. However, authorities of Gridco, the State-run power trading firm, have ruled out the power outages allegations. Though the recent shower triggered by formation of a cyclonic circulation has brought the temperature down to some level, […]