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Bhubaneswar: What Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik disclosed on BJD’s 23rd birth anniversary is not anything brand new, the only subtle difference is earlier he had spoken about successor when prodded. Then he had said ‘people of Odisha will choose the successor’. On Thursday, Naveen addressing the party cadres said, ‘BJD is now a people’s movement […]

Bhubaneswar: The time for a flash back as the countdown begins for the departure of year 2019.  For politicians, the year has been an ordeal by fire. However, the year had the last laugh as it made big leaders huff and puff for crown. Being the election year, while the year delivers nightmarish moments to […]

Bhubaneswar:  Since Odisha’s worst cyclonic disaster became talking point of the nation, the departing 2019 could  well be remembered as a calamitous year in State’s history. The tumultuous fact is State had to bear the brunt of Extremely Severe Cyclone (ESC) Fani in a month which was not considered as the traditional cyclone season in […]

Bhubaneswar: The New Year celebration across Odisha is likely to be marred by rainfall as the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today predicted light rainfall between January 1 and 3 across several parts of the State. Duty Officer of Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre, PK Nath informed that the entire State will witness dry weather, however, […]

Bhubaneswar: Revellers in the State bid adieu to 2019 and welcomed New Year 2020 with grandeur today. People organised parties and functions across the State to celebrate the Zero Night in full gaiety. Different hotels and clubs in Twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Rourkela, Balasore were bedecked to mark the special occasion as […]

Bhubaneswar: New year 2020 dawned on today. But 1980’s challenges of  poverty and hunger are still daunting Odisha.  The grip of hunger and poverty still acute in Odisha and the State languished in the bottom-10 in poverty and hunger elimination in the country. As per the Sustainable Development Goals-Index 2019-20 released recently by Niti Aayog, […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems year 2020 rings in the bad days for the Casanovas on streets. Now, Roadside Romeos will pass comment or indulge in eve-teasing at their own risk. The Twin City Police Commissionerate will be serving such evil doers externment  or Tadipaar notice. A court summon will be served on to their parents also. […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court, based on a report of the Amicus Curiae, has directed Odisha Police DG to file an affidavit in connection with the alleged inaction of police during recent motorcycle rally by Biju Janata Dal (BJD), when hundreds of party workers were seen driving bikes without wearing helmet. The directive came when […]

Bhubaneswar: No respite from wintry rains for five districts of Puri, Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati and Nayagarh for next 24 hours. Widespread rains are predicted for tomorrow in the five districts. As per the latest IMD bulletin (see the image below), except the five districts mentioned above, districts like Kandhamal, Boudh, Subarnapur, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, […]

Bhubaneswar: The numbers are very disgusting. The tentative figures show Odisha wrapped up the year 2019 with over 2,524 rapes. And over 44 per cent of the rape burden is borne by only 9 districts. The State has 30 districts. The 7-infamy districts are not new comers, the sexual assault numbers there keep clocking up […]

Bhubaneswar:  Only days after pocketing the Krishi Karman Award in Agriculture, big revelation from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2018 report on Accidents and Suicides in India is, Odisha draws a neat big ‘zero’ in farmer suicides in 2018. As per NCRB report, Odisha is among the few bigger states, including Mamata-led West Bengal […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement in the year 2016 to roll out Commissionerate system of police in three important cities-Sambalpur, Berhampur and Rourkela, the proposal is yet to see the light of the day. As per reports, the central government had approved relevant posts to under the system for the mentioned cities a […]

Bhubaneswar: Minati Mishra, one of the most respected and revered Odissi dancer and Padma Shri awardee passed away at the age of 91 in Switzerland, family sources said on Monday. Mishra, who worked alongside first-generation gurus of Odissi such as Guru Deba Prasad Das and Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, received huge applause and many accolades for […]

Bhubaneswar:  In Prime Minister Modi’s LED revolution, it’s Odisha which has seemingly ‘led’ the country in LED revolution. The State topped the country in LED bulbs distribution. The State remained light years ahead of its big counterparts like UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme, which was […]

Bhubaneswar: With year 2019 being declared by IMD as the seven most warmest year in India’s recorded history, it’s Odisha which figures among the major states that bore the brunt. As per IMD’s Annual Climate Summary report 2019 released on Monday, the 2019 annual mean land surface air temperature for the country was +0.36 Degree […]