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Angul: Hours after tigress Sundari allegedly killed a man at Tainsi village in Angul that triggered protest in the area, process to shift the big cat back to the enclosure is likely to begin today. The deceased Trinath Sahu had gone for fishing when the tigress allegedly attacked him leading to his death on the […]

Angul: Tension gripped Satkosia area after tigress Sundari allegedly killed a local of Tainsi village in Angul district today. The deceased has been identified as Trinath Sahu. According to reports, Sahu had gone for fishing when the tigress allegedly attacked Sahu leading to his death on the spot. Meanwhile, the enraged villagers reportedly thrashed and […]

Bhawanipatna: Hundreds of animals were sacrificed as the famous Chhatar Yatra of Goddess Manikeswari began amid much religious fervour here in Kalahandi district. According to sources, the ‘Mundabasa’ ritual of the Goddess was performed at the temple here on Ashtami tithi today at the midnight. Later, the Goddess was taken out to Jenakhala on the […]

Balasore/Rayagada: Even though the very severe cyclonic storm Titli turned into depression and crossed the State, the rain triggered by it has caused extensive damages to standing crops in several acres of land in Sadar and Kolnara blocks of Rayagada district. Thousands of farmers in Kumuti Penta, Maligan and Pentagan villages under Rayagada sub-division are […]

Bhubaneswar: The depression that formed over south-east and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and is expected to take the form of a cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ during next 24 hours triggering heavy rainfall and stormy winds in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. “By 5.30 am today, the deep depression over east central […]

Puri/Bhubaneswar: Specials prayers were offered and rituals held at different temples across the State as thousands of devotees thronged temples to offer ‘shradha’ (homage) to their forefathers on the occasion of Mahalaya today. Heavy footfalls were seen at Shri Jagannath temple in Puri as devotees gathered at the “Baishipahacha” (22-stairs of the temple) since morning […]

Puri: After violence during the bandh called over newly introduced queue system of entry into Srimandir stalled the entire pilgrim town leading to law and order situation yesterday, the administration has now decided to relax the new arrangement and allow the entry of local devotees through three other gates- Hathidwara, Vyaghradwara and Ashwadwara apart from […]

Bhubaneswar: While the whole nation paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi today, various schools, colleges and different organisations across the State also celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. People gathered at Gandhi Temple in Bhatra of Sambalpur city and offered floral tributes to the Mahatma. Inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Odisha, Nandini […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid massive protest by the locals demanding relocation of tigress ‘Sundari’ after she allegedly killed a woman in Satkosia Tiger reserve (STR) area, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) researcher Dr Ramesh, after monitoring the situation at Satkosia, cleared the air saying Sundari will not be taken back to Bandhavgarh. In an exclusive interview to […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today suggested the Odisha government to cut down taxes on fuel in order to bring its prices under control across the State. Apart from this, he slammed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for allegedly adopting casual attitude towards various corruption charges against his party members. Putting the ball on Naveen-led […]

Bhubaneswar: Festivities gripped Western parts of the State today as the people celebrated Nuakhai, the agrarian festival of Western Odisha with much pomp and grandeur. As per the ‘Lagna’, the season’s first crop ‘Nabanna’ was offered to Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Sambalpur, between 8:10 am and 8:40 am today. “The rituals started at […]

Sambalpur: Intensifying their long standing demand for setting up of a permanent High Court bench in Western Odisha, members of Sambalpur District Bar Association have decided to close down all the courts in the district from today. The shutdown will be observed till the monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly ends on September 20. The […]

Kendrapara: At least 14 children and a teacher of a private school had a narrow escape after the school van in which they were travelling overturned into a canal near Laxminarayanpur in Rajnagar area of Kendrapara district today morning. A major mishap was averted as the students and teacher belonging to St. Xavier Public School […]

Bhubaneswar: Is the highly infectious and ‘immune evasive strain N440K transmission happening in Odisha? What compels the corona watchers to think so is during the last 7-days, despite a drop in testing of samples, the daily positive rate has maintained an upward trend. Consider the two instances: On March 30, the number of sample tests […]

Bhubaneswar: Panic spread among patients and their attendants after fire reportedly broke out on the fifth floor of Apollo Hospitals in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. According to reports, the fire broke out in the battery room of the hospital. As the battery room was located close to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the hospital authorities immediately […]