Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack/Bolangir: Normal life across Odisha particularly Western, interior and coastal districts of the State has been completely paralysed due to the prevailing heat wave conditions. The drinking water crisis has compounded the miseries of the people especially those coming to the millennium city of Cuttack as the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) is yet to set […]

Bhubaneswar: After the recent Australian tour, Indian Hockey team members arrived to a rousing reception in Bhubaneswar today. The team will kick start its preparations for the much-awaited FIH Men’s Series Final to be held at Kalinga Stadium here from June 6 to June 15. The event is crucial, as it is the gateway to […]

Bhubaneswar: With mercury hovering above 40 degree Celsius in at least nine places, the Meteorological department has predicted that intensifying heat wave conditions will prevail for the next two days in Odisha. Heat wave warning has been issued in ten districts of the State while people in these areas were asked to take strict precautionary […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Sunday busted a gang engaged in arranging ‘fake examinees’ and arrested five persons including two fake candidates. According to source, Bihar’s Amit Singh and Bhubaneswar’s Ranjit Beura, who are the Marketing staff of a city-based private college, had struck a deal at Rs 5 lakh to arrange a fake examinee […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the fire tragedy at a coaching centre in Gujarat’s Surat which took the lives of 22 students, the Odisha Fire Department today inspected safety arrangements at various coaching centres in twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. A total of 22 teams of the Fire Department have been formed to inspect […]

Bhubaneswar: Two players from Odisha, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas have been selected in the 18-member Hockey team for FIH series scheduled to begin at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from June 6. The Indian team will be led by skipper Manpreet Singh while Birendra Lakra will hold the backline as the vice-captain. Harmanpreet Singh, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) and Botanical Garden in the State Capital city of Odisha will remain closed for visitors for the second time in just over a year…

Bhubaneswar: Heat wave continues to intensify in Odisha with 12 places across the State recording temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius today. As per the data of the regional Meteorological department, Sambalpur seemed to have turned into a boiling cauldron as it recorded temperature of 44.7 degrees Celsius, the maximum across the State today. Similarly, Sonepur […]

Bhubaneswar: The Khandagiri Police has arrested a man for allegedly defrauding a medical aspirant of Rs 60 lakh on promise of getting him a post-graduate seat at a private medical…

Bhubaneswar: A 41-year-old female orangutan stated to be lone such species of the country died at the Nandankanan Zoological Park on Wednesday night following prolonged illness. As per reports, the great ape named ‘Binny’ was undergoing treatment for old-age complications under the supervision of experts from the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, OUAT […]

Bhubaneswar: With the city of Bhubaneswar, where the FIH Men’s Series Finals will be held in June, recovering from the damage caused by Cyclone Fani, Hockey India has announced that all profit from the sale of match tickets of the tournament will be given to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. In the build-up to the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police busted a motorbike-lifting racket in the capital city, Bhubaneswar today and arrested two persons in this connection. Police have recovered 15 stolen bikes from the possession of the arrested persons. All the bikes were stolen from Laxmisagar, Sahid Nagar and Mancheswar areas of Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the arrested persons, who […]

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped the residents of Nayapalli area after body of a youth wrapped in cardboard box was recovered from inside the Horticulture farm on Sunday. The deceased, Dilip Sahu hails from Kantilo area in Nayagarh district and was working at a flour mill in Bhubaneswar. According to reports, Dilip had an altercation with other […]

Puri/Khurda: Exactly a month back, extremely severe cyclone Fani had ravaged coastal parts of Odisha after making landfall in Puri district. The extent of damage was so vast that the trail of devastation can still be seen in several affected villages where there are no signs of normalcy and people continue to live in darkness […]

Bhubaneswar: After month-long observance of fasting and reflection during Ramadan, Muslims across Odisha on Wednesday came together to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with festive spirit and religious harmony. Clad in their finest attire, Islamic followers thronged various mosques and eidgahs across the State to offer namaz before embarking on the celebrations. The morning prayers were offered between […]