Tag: Odisha

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 […]

Jagatsinghpur: An elderly couple reportedly attempted to commit suicide together by consuming pesticide over a trivial issue of family feud at Hashina village under Kujang police limits in Jagatsinghpur district. While the man died, the condition of his wife remained critical. The deceased has been identified as Kalandi Mohanty (84). His wife Sweta Mohanty was […]

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at six places associated with Rabindra Nath Pradhan, assistant executive engineer of General Public Health (GPH) division-II, on charges of amassing properties disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to sources, several teams of the anti-corruption agency raided Pradhan’s double- storied building at Nayapalli, an apartment […]

Bhubaneswar: An elderly woman, who was plucking flowers from a tree outside the house of her neighbour, was gagged and robbed of her gold ear-rings by unidentified bike-borne miscreants in the capital city. The incident which occurred early in the morning today has been reported from Kailash Vihar in Sailashree Vihar area here. 70-year-old Santilata […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems Covid-19 cases are declining in Odisha with daily positive count staying below the 2000-mark for the second consecutive day. The State has reported 1904 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the virus tally to 272250 on Tuesday. This apart, 16 patients succumbed to the lethal disease during the period. As […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha transport department has directed the Commissionerate Police to arrest drunken drivers as per the provisions of MV Act instead of compounding such offences. The direction came in…

Cuttack: Senior Congress leader and former MLA Gurupada Nanda passed away on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. He was 77. The veteran Congress leader’s son Romeo Nanda confirmed his father’s demise. Meanwhile, people from all walks of life have expressed grief over the demise of Nanda. BJP national Vice President Baijayant […]

Kandhamal: Locals staged a protest against the proposed Eco Retreat Project at Daringbadi in this District on Tuesday alleging that the administration has not consulted with them before deciding to set up the project in the area. They took to the streets when the district administration was conducting a survey at Saringirpi village under Daringbadi […]