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Bhubaneswar: Ruling out any technical glitches, the preliminary investigation report has maintained that ‘strong wind’ led to the boat capsize in Chilika which had left at least six persons dead on June 16. The investigation report, which was submitted by the Directorate of Ports & Inland Water Transport to Odisha government today, revealed that prima […]

Berhampur: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) today kick-started its first Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train in Odisha between Berhampur and Cuttack. The specially designed train will replace and run as per the schedule of Berhampur-Cuttack-Berhampur Fast Passenger. The MEMU will run six days a week. It will depart from Berhampur at 7.30 am and […]

Bhubaneswar: The annual matric supplementary examination began today amid tight security arrangements in Odisha. The exams will continue till June 29. A total of 26, 643 candidates appeared the test conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in 100 centres across the State. According to reports, the students were asked to report at the […]

Bhubaneswar:  People from across Odisha rolled out their yoga mats, twisted and turned as they basked in the goodness of International Yoga Day celebrations.Even before daybreak, people from all walks of life irrespective of age were seen thronging to yoga camps and practice asanas to join the swelling number of enthusiasts worldwide. In Bhubaneswar, a […]

Bhubaneswar: A Royal Bengal tiger from the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh is on its way to the Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha’s Angul district in a special vehicle. It is for the first time that a wild cat is being relocated to a different state in the country. The relocation is a part […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to officially recognise Hockey as the national game of the country and issue a notification for the same as Odisha gets set to host the game’s biggest competition, the Men’s World Cup in November this year. Patnaik shot a letter to Modi citing […]

Bhubaneswar: Online registration for counselling for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses for state candidates will begin tomorrow. Rank holders of the NEET, can start registering themselves from June 20 to June 25. Here’s the Tentative Schedule of Counselling Registration and online application: 20-6-2018 (12.00 noon to 25-6-201811.59 PM) Publication of list of registered candidates: […]

Khurda/Ganjam: The toll in the boat capsize incident in Chilika Lake which took place Saturday evening has risen to six with recovery of the bodies of the four more missing persons today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of deceased and free medical treatment for all […]

Khurda: In a tragic incident, two including a minor girl was killed while two others went missing after a boat ferrying tourists capsized in Chilika lake following a thunderstorm on Saturday evening. The mishap occurred when the boat carrying 16 tourists from Ranapur area of Nayagarh district including the boatman were returning from Kalijai to […]

Bhubaneswar: Hot and humid weather conditions continued across the state despite  early arrival of the monsoon. Although the southwest monsoon reached Odisha on June 8- two days ahead of the scheduled date, city denizens have been deprived of the refreshing showers. Rather, the scorching heat only got unbearable as mercury escalated up to four degree […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Ratna Bhandar key fiasco continues to rattle the state, former deputy administrator of Puri Srimandir Ravindra Mishra on Friday made startling revelation that there is no ‘duplicate key’ of Ratna Bhandar. Mishra, who was present when the Ratna Bhandar was last opened in 1985, categorically stated that the inner chamber […]

Puri: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has once again targeted Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for keeping mum over the Ratna Bhandar key controversy. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Pradhan stated that while the CM presents his view on every small incident, his silence over the missing Ratna Bhandar key for so long has raised […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid massive public and political outrage, Odisha government on Thursday tried to throw the ball into the court of  the Inquiry Commission formed to deal with the Ratna Bhandar key controversy by issuing a notification and terms of reference (ToR) for the inquiry. As per the notification, the commission will carry out an investigation […]

Bhubaneswar: Banaste Dakila Gaja…. it’s once again that time of the year when Odia women come together to celebrate Raja- the three day extravaganza with pithas, paans and swings Decked up in their best attires and donning their choicest jewellery, women of all ages were today seen all geared up to make the best out […]

Puri: After much furore and public outcry, the key of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar that was reportedly ‘missing’ was suddenly found on Wednesday. Official sources said, duplicate key of the inner chamber of Ratna Bhandar was recovered from an envelope kept inside a locker of district record room. Informing the development, Puri Collector Arvind Agarwal […]