Tag: Odisha

Nabarangpur: Two women were killed while at least 15 others sustained multiple injuries after an autorickshaw they were travelling in overturned near Chandahandi Ghat in Nabarangpur district on Monday. All the persons were reportedly on their way to attend the 10th day ritual of a person who had died in the village. As per reports, […]

Jajpur: In a major crackdown, Jenapur police on Monday busted a duplicate zarda (tobacco) manufacturing unit following a raid at Malahat village in Jajpur district. As per reports, the illegal zarda manufacturing unit was operating for the past few months in the area. On getting information, a police team led by Jajpur SDPO conducted a […]

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park here has been fully opened for public from today. However, a standard operating procedure (SOP) has been issued by the forest department to be followed by the employees and visitors in order to keep Covid-19 at bay. The park was closed by the forest department in March due to the […]

Koraput: Though the Odisha government leaves no stones unturned when it comes to boasting it’s world-class sports infrastructure, sportspersons in the state continue to languish in extreme poverty. Forget practice and performance, the native sportsmen are struggling hard to even make their ends meet. One classic example is the plight of visually-impaired cricketer Sukhram Majhi […]

Cuttack: The retail prices of onion in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar markets have touched Rs 60 per kilogram and the traders are expecting that the rates will further increase in the coming weeks. At a time when residents are trying to limp back from the economic loses they have so far faced due to the Covid-19 […]

Puri: Jagannath Sena, a Puri-based outfit led by Priyadarshan Pattnaik, has sought guidance from Nischalananda Saraswati Maharaj on reopening of Lord Jagannath Temple and permission to devotees to witness the Nagarjuna Besha, which the Lord will don after a gap of 26 years. Pattnaik today visited the office of the Sankaracharya at Gobardhan Mutt and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) working president Pradeep Majhi on Monday alleged that the innocence of Keonjhar MP Chandrani Murmu is being misused on different occasions. The Congress leader said this in response to the police action in connection with a viral fake video purportedly linking the Keonjhar MP. “MP Chandrani Murmu’s innocence […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar on Monday issued heavy rainfall warning for five Odisha districts in the next 24 hours. As per the latest weather advisory, a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over central Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours which is likely to trigger […]

Bhubaneswar: The pending Odisha Plus-II optional paper exams will begin from November 5 and continue till November 7, a notification issued by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) today said. The exams of the subjects, which could not be conducted or grace mark was given, will be held at 56 examination centres across the […]

Puri: Two engines of an empty train derailed between Chandanpur and Tulasichaura area in Puri district on Monday night. According to sources, the accident took place at around 8.30 pm yesterday when the train was on its way to Puri from Khordha Road. Three wheels of front engine and one wheel of the back engine […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday said that institutions like NIT Rourkela in Odisha will play a significant role in the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP). The minister made this observation while virtually inaugurating the newly constructed Golden Jubilee Building of NIT Rourkela. The Golden Jubilee Building was planned to […]

Bilaspur: Five people were arrested from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha in connection with a cyber fraud racket which has links with Pakistan, Bilaspur police in Chhattisgarh said on Monday. Virat Singh (21), Rajesh Jaiswal (55), Sitaram Gauda (35), Shivam Thakur (20) and Sanju Chauhan (20) were held over the past nine days after a […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the Orissa High Court has upheld the order of State Transport Authority (STA) prohibiting entry and eliminating the access of middlemen/agents to RTO premises for a people-friendly atmosphere in Regional Transport Offices. In order to free the RTOs from the influence of middlemen or agents, the State Transport Commissioner last […]

Gajapati: The students, who could not attend the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2020 after the bus in which they were travelling in met with an accident, will sit in a fresh entrance test on October 22, a notification issued by the district collector said. According to the notification, the students need to call the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department here has said that there is a likely formation of a low-pressure area over the central Bay of Bengal in the next few hours, which might trigger heavy rainfall in some of the districts in south and coastal Odisha. Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over central BoB and […]