Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The number of daily Covid-19 infections in Odisha continued its downward trend and came down below the 1500-mark on Monday, for the first time since the outbreak of pandemic. As many as 1480 new positives detected in the last 24 hours pushed the cumulative Covid-19 tally in the State to 282695. The death toll […]

Nayagarh: Police have arrested 14 people here on Monday for allegedly launching a group attack on a man, whose five-year daughter was allegedly abducted and killed recently. The victim has been identified as Ashok Sahu of Jadupur village in the district. According to reports, a group of miscreants assaulted Ashok on October 26 leaving him […]

Malkangiri: In yet another breakthrough, security forces on Monday recovered a country-made revolver, claymore mine and other explosives from a Maoist dump in Malkangiri district. Senior police officials informed that the Maoist dump was unearthed during a joint combing operation launched by SOG and BSF jawans at several places under Jodamba police limits in the […]

Kendrapara: More than 100 people from Pinchabania village under the Krushnadaspur Gram Panchayat in the district fell ill after consuming Prasad offered at the village temple on Sunday. A majority of the affected people include children. Over 80 of them have been admitted to the community health centre at Dangamal for treatment. The other affected […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as six people including five journalists were arrested by Commissionerate Police on the charges of extorting Rs 1.5 lakh from a private company on Monday. As per reports, the five journalists were reportedly working for a web-channel. All of them were arrested by Khanagiri police. #Bhubaneswar: Six people including five journalists working […]

Sambalpur: Even as the government boasts of having a number of welfare schemes for the people, there are quite a few remote pockets in the State which are still deprived of basic amenities such as road, electricity, drinking water and healthcare services. Karesingha in Panimura panchayat under Nakatideula block here is a glaring example of […]

Jagatsinghpur: At least four fishermen are missing when the trawler in which they sailing capsized after hitting portion of the sunken vessel MV Black Rose off Paradip coast on Monday. As per reports, following the accident, a massive search and rescue operation was launched and five fishermen have been rescued. Efforts are on to trace […]

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar on Monday informed that the southwest monsoon has withdrawn from interior and central-western districts of Odisha. The monsoon has now withdrawn from the districts including Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Subarnapur, Bolangir and Nuapada. Other than these, the some parts of Mayurbhanj , Keonjhar, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal , Kalahandi , […]

Puri: The ‘Besha Anukula’ ceremony that marks the beginning of the preparations for the rare ‘Nagarjuna Besha’ of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities in Puri Srimandir was held today. Besha silpis, the artisans in-charge of designing the special costumes of the Lords have begun the crafting of the attire after the initiation ceremony. Various […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Monday announced different time slots for Puja committees to conduct the immersion of Durga idols. As per sources, the Commissionerate Police has allotted four time slots- 10 am to 12 noon, 12 noon to 2 pm, 2 pm to 4 pm and 4 pm to 6 pm for the immersion […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday reported 2,003 COVID-19 recoveries taking the total number of recoveries to 2,66,105 in the State. As informed by the Health and Family Welfare Department, out of the 2003 recoveries, Khordha reported the maximum 229 while Angul reported 159. Similarly, 141 patients recuperated from Cuttack, 131 from Sundergarh, 104 from Balasore and […]

Balasore: Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Monday hit out at the ruling-BJD and the Odisha government over alleged irregularities in postal ballot system in the by-election to Balasore Sadar Assembly constituency. “Forgetting its responsibilities, the Odisha government seems to have shifted its base to Balasore just to beat a youth in the by-election. Such is […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital on Monday witnessed a significant drop in the number of new coronavirus cases with 91 persons testing positive for the viral infection in the last 24 hours. As many as 63 of the total new cases are local transmission while the remaining 28 are quarantine cases, said the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation […]

Bhubaneswar: Renowned poet Nityanda Nayak received the prestigious Sarala Puraskar on Monday. He was honoured with the 41st edition of the literary award for his poetry collection ‘Sete Bela Ku Nathibi,’ published in 2017 by Friends’ Publishers. Nayak was presented with a citation, trophy and Rs 5 lakh in a short programme organised in compliance […]

Koraput: Three youths reportedly went missing after a boat capsized in Jalaput Reservoir of Koraput district. Though the incident occurred yesterday, it came to light today after two other youths who managed to swim ashore disclosed the matter. According to sources, the five youths had gone into the reservoir yesterday. They were enjoying a boat […]