Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: United States of America thumped South Africa 2-0 in opening match of the hockey FIH Men’s Series Finals which kicked off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar here today. Christian de Angelis (47) and Paul Singh (57) scored for the USA while shot stopper for the North American side Jonathan Klages was however adjudged […]

Bhubaneswar: We have heard that dogs are often more loyal and trustworthy than human beings. Well they may not have ability to express in language, but they can certainly express their emotions in most beautiful way imaginable. In an incident which proves the faithfulness of these companions, a dog fought against a cobra to guard […]

Bhubaneswar: Blaming intra-party bickering for their defeat during the general elections of 2019, many BJP leaders, who were fielded as party candidates expressed their displeasure during the six-hour-long brainstorming session at the party headquarters in Bhubaneswar today. Former MLA of Brajarajnagar Radharani Panda, who lost the recently concluded Assembly poll by 9,000 votes from her […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could come as good news for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants from Odisha; the Department of Higher Education is going to offer free and subsidised coaching services in Bhubaneswar from this month. The decision was taken to improve the success rate of aspirants from the State which has reportedly declined over […]

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: Popular film actress Sai Pallavi is a perfect blend of good looks and grace. The immensely talented starlet like Saaho Prabhas is reigning in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam film industries with her exceptional acting and dancing skills. Shot to fame as Malar in 2015 Malayalam film Premam, the actress has managed to become a […]

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: Since the marriage of “Mahanati’ actress Samantha Akkineni to actor Naga Chaitanya in October 2017, rumours related to the arrival of ‘baby’ Akkineni has been making rounds. While all the rumours were found false and baseless, recently Samantha replied to a pregnancy rumour in an epic way. A Telugu movie portal published a news […]

Bhubaneswar: The intense heat wave conditions may continue in Odisha with the scorching heat and humidity level likely to shoot up in the next two days, forecast the Regional Meteorological centre here on Tuesday. According to the Met department, the intense heat wave condition is likely to prevail for the next two days.  As many […]

Bhubaneswar: With a new coach at the helm in Graham Reid, the Indian men’s hockey team has been working on a new tactic to put pressure on the opposition — create chances and score as many goals as possible early on. In the ongoing FIH Series Finals here, world no. 5 India have been scoring […]

Bhubaneswar: A trainee sub-inspector (SI) today accused a Special Operation Group (SOG) Commandant of misbehaviour. The complainant, Biswajit Behera, alleged that Commandant Anirudh Singh hurled verbal abuses and forcibly detained him at the training camp on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. “I had come here for SOG training but due to illness, I requested the Commandant […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days post the tragic Nepal bus accident, mortal remains of the two Odia pilgrims who died in the mishap late Monday night, reached Odisha on Thursday. A pall of gloom descended on their villages today where their family members were awaiting their repatriation. The bodies of the two deceased- Charan Biswal (54) and […]

Bhubaneswar: The meteorological department has issued thunderstorm and rainfall warning for as many as 19 districts of the State. The Regional Meteorological Centre here has informed that moderate thunderstorm/lightning accompanied by light rainfall likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Malkangiri, Ganjam, Gajpati, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Balasore, Dhenkanal, […]

Bhubaneswar: Increasing traffic chaos particularly near several liquor shops is now giving nightmares to residents of the smart city Bhubaneswar. The situation has assumed serious proportions in Capital Hospital traffic square, route between Jaydev Vihar and Ekamra Kanan road, Damana area and Patia main road where people can be seen parking their vehicles on road […]

Bhubaneswar: A group of miscreants looted cash worth Rs 35 lakh from a car near Phulnakhara square of Bhubaneswar today. The incident occurred when some employees of Indian Overseas Bank were transporting the cash to Bhubaneswar from Niali in a private car. As per reports, five to six masked miscreants intercepted the car and looted […]

Bhubaneswar: Adding another feather to its cap, the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar has recorded an overall profit of Rs 18.56 crore in 2018. The city airport has registered a significant growth in terms of profit in comparison to 2017, informed the airport’s director Suresh Chandra Hota adding that efforts are on to make […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s exclusive obsession with Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, has practically sealed the fate of  comparatively smaller wetlands which play an equally important role in preserving the state’s rich biodiversity. The plight of Ansupa, a freshwater lake on the banks of Mahanadi in Cuttack district which is returning back to […]