Tag: Odisha

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 […]

Dharmagarh: Mutilated body of a young man was found from Goendimunda village under Golamunda Police Station in the district on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Dillip Meher of Kaliakani village. It is being alleged that Dillip was beaten to death over a love affair. Dillip went Goendimunda to meet his lover last evening. […]

Malkangiri: An exchange of fire took place between the security forces and CPI (Maoist) at Jumdang area in Malkangiri district on Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border on Tuesday morning. Acting on a tip-off about the camps of the Naxals in Jumdang, the police launched a search operation in the area last night. Police sources said the members […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has convened a special meeting here this afternoon to discuss with the servitors about the silver makeover of five more doors inside the complex of Lord Jagannath Temple in addition with the three main gates. According to sources, the opinions of the servitors will be sought in the […]

Bhanjanagar: Weeks ago, a video showing the lockdown plight of a desi dhaba in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar stormed the internet. Soon after the video went viral, help poured in for the Delhi elderly couple. People in large numbers thronged the food outlet as a kind gesture to Kanta Prasad and his wife. In a similar […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha rose to 283942 on Tuesday after 1247 more people tested positive for the infection while 13 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll in the State to 1272, State Information & Public Relations Department said. This is the second day that the number of coronavirus cases plunged below 1500 ever […]

Puri: In an unfortunate incident at the ‘Blue Flag’ beach, a tourist was reportedly swept away while taking a bath in the sea here on Tuesday morning. The tourist has been identified as one Ganesh Binay from Jharkhand, who is a +2 student. The Odisha Fire Service department personnel have launched a search and rescue […]

Balasore: A delegation of Odisha BJP unit met the Balasore District Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarthy on Monday and submitted a memorandum over the alleged irregularities during the postal ballot polling in Balasore Sadar Assembly constituency. The BJP team included women’s wing leader of the party Lekhashree Samantasinghar and MLAs- Jayanta Sarangi and Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mahapatra. […]

Cuttack: People guarding villages at night with lathis and torches in their hands, occasionally calling out, “Jaagte Raho”– in order to keep burglars at bay– is something you must have seen in Bollywood movies of a bygone era. However, the scene is being played out in reality at Bailo village under Athagarh police limits of […]

Bhubaneswar: As the globe observes World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called upon the people to preserve the traditional knowledge systems which are at great risk due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to twitter, Naveen highlighted that as the Covid-19 infection continues to spread across the globe, it poses […]