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Nabarangpur: In an unfortunate incident, three people were killed and ten others sustained critical injuries after the school bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Chandahandi in Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur district today. Initial reports claimed the bus belongs to Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre and it […]

Keonjhar: One person was killed and six others sustained critical injuries after an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with an ambulance near Jamunanda on Anandapur-Karanjia road in Keonjhar on Thursday. As per sources, the incident occurred last night when the auto-rickshaw passengers were on their way to Thakuramunda area from Kathakata to watch ‘Jatra’. It was so […]

Cuttack: In a bizarre incident, two persons including a woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves last night after they were locked in a room from outside by her family members in Kendupatna Khanda village in Salepur. What’s more shocking is that the other person happens to be their distant relative and their neighbour- Bhanja […]

Balasore/Dhenkanal: At least four persons were killed while 13 others sustained critical injuries in separate road accidents in Balasore, Deogarh and Dhenkanal districts of Odisha. As per police sources, two people died and another sustained injuries when the motor-cycle they were riding was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Naharpatna on NH-60 under Balasore Sadar […]

Rourkela: Mystery shrouds the death of R Jaybalan, an Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Department in National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela and his wife Malvi Kesavan whose bodies were recovered today from inside their official quarters on the premises of the institute. Finding the door of the house locked from inside since last two […]

Cuttack: The battle for control over Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) concluded with Sanjay Behera being elected secretary of the association in the election of the office bearers held today. Sanjay Behera, son of former OCA secretary Ashirbad Behera, got 45 votes out 75 while his nearest rival Naba Patnaik could poll only 25 votes. A […]

Cuttack: The condition of Kalia, one of the separated conjoined twins, is critical and he has been put on ventilator support at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. SCB officials informed that Kalia’s condition deteriorated yesterday and was immediately provided with necessary oxygen support. “After conducting necessary tests, we found that Kalia is suffering […]

Bhubaneswar: After not getting the desired support from Odisha and West Bengal, the Centre has now come up with a new mechanism to extend benefits of its ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) yojana to the intended beneficiaries. The Centre has recently opened the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi portal where the farmers can […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre. Bhubaneswar today issued thunderstorm and lightning alert and heavy rainfall warning for several districts in the State. As per the latest weather bulletin, thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur in the districts of Kalahandi, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Cuttack, Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj and Boudh. Besides, heavy rainfall is likely to lash […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could possible benefit the customers during the festive season, a high-level bankers panel has approved uniform business hours for all the public sector banks. As per the revised directive, all the banks will have common business hours from 10 AM to 4 PM. The revised bank timings will come to effect from […]

Bhubaneswar: With the ban on single-use plastics coming into force in Odisha from today on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, OTV went on the ground to get a grasp of reality and understand whether the ban is being strictly implemented and gauge the awareness levels among people. The reality check revealed that people are not […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJD president Naveen Patnaik, BJP working president JP Nadda and Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan will campaign for their party candidates in the Bijepur Assembly by-election. The BJD, Congress and BJP submitted names of 40-star campaigners of their parties at the office of the […]

Bhubaneswar: In just 30 seconds, Self Help Groups (SHGs) can avail loans up to Rs 50,000 while bank customers can get loans amounting to Rs 1 crore within 59 minutes, announced Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today at the launch of mega customer outreach initiative, ‘Grahak Mela Camp’ in Bhubaneswar by various nationalised banks. The initiative […]

Keonjhar: A court here on Thursday sentenced six men to life imprisonment for killing six members of a family four years ago on the suspicion of practising witchcraft. Champua Additional District and Sessions judge Dolagobinda Barik also sentenced a woman to rigorous imprisonment for three years in the same case and acquitted two due to […]

Bhubaneswar: The countdown for the third edition of the Make in Odisha Conclave scheduled to be held in November-December 2020 began after the Odisha government on Saturday formally kicked off its preparations by inaugurating and laying foundation stones of as many as 22 projects worth around Rs 8,938 crore. With the projects, Odisha government is […]