Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Eminent film director and cinematographer Raj Gopal Mishra, popularly known as Raju Mishra passed away at his residence in Jatani of Khordha district today. He was 72. Mishra’s wife, Pratima Manjari informed he died after suffering a cardiac arrest this afternoon. Mishra had last month received the prestigious Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2020 for […]

Baripada: Tension ran high at the Baripada PRM Medical College & Hospital today after the death of a minor girl due to alleged medical negligence. The minor girl from Syamakhunta block here was admitted to the hospital on October 30 reportedly for treatment of Thalassemia. Following her death today, his family members and relatives manhandled […]

Ganjam: Thousands of residents in several villages under the Ankului Gram Panchayat have been forced to undertake hazardous journeys on a ramshackle boat every day to cross the Baghalati reservoir since many years in the absence of a road. The ride in the leaky boat is not only causing delay and inconvenience to people, especially […]

Cuttack: A four-day serological survey began in Cuttack on Monday to detect the presence of antibodies against Covid-19 among the citizens of the Millennium City. After Berhampur and Bhubaneswar, Cuttack is the third city in Odisha where sero surveillance is being held for the first time. The assessment will be conducted in a phase manner. […]

Koraput: A day after OTV telecast a report on the alleged encroachment of Andhra Pradesh into Odisha in the bordering areas of Narayanpatra block, the district Collector along with other senior officials have conducted a joint survey and held discussions with people of the area. It is being claimed that Andhra Pradesh has issued land […]

Bhubaneswar: All the preparations for the bypolls in Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituencies have reached final stages and the voting will be conducted from 7 am to 6 pm tomorrow, informed Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Sushil Lohani on Monday. A thick blanket of security cover will be in place for the smooth conduct of […]

Bhubaneswar: Around 98 % frontline health and Anganwadi workers have shared information for the preparation of a database of healthcare workers who will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first phase in Odisha. Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Odisha, PK Mohapatra on Monday said that information regarding the healthcare workers was sought from around 3,683 institutions, […]

Berhampur: As a precautionary measure to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 spread, the Ganjam district administration on Monday decided to keep all temples and other religious institutions closed till December 1. At a high-level meeting held today, senior district officials unanimously decided not to allow the reopening of temples even though the recently released […]

Bhubaneswar: The last rites of eminent Odia film director Raj Gopal Mishra, popularly known as Raju Mishra, were performed at Swargadwar cremation ground in Puri on Monday. Mishra aged 72 passed away at his residence in Jatni of Khordha district today. As soon as the news of the veteran director’s demise spread, condolences from political […]

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress activists held a unique protest at the Master Canteen square on Monday against the unprecedented hike in vegetable prices which has put households across the state to hardship during the festive season. The party activists, wearing garlands made of vegetables raised slogans against the Odisha government and the Centre holding them responsible […]

Ganjam: Four persons were arrested for allegedly trying to sell the land of a man by forging the signature of Bhanjanagar sub-collector. The arrested persons include the son of a computer shop owner and an agent. They were trying to sell the land of a man belonging to the scheduled caste community in Narasinghapur Mouza […]

Bhubaneswar: Cold condition is likely to prevail in Odisha in the next two days, the Regional Meteorological Centre here informed today. According to the director of the Met Centre, temperature may dip three to four degree Celsius across the state in the next two days. The department has predicted that the weather will be dry […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the shadow of Coronavirus pandemic, polling of votes for the by-elections to Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituency seats began at 7 am on Tuesday. The voting will continue till 6 pm. A thick blanket of security cover is in place for the smooth conduct of the bypolls in the two constituencies. As […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated three sports facilities in the State on Monday. While innaugurating the sports facilities, Patnaik said the State would launch grassroot programmes to provide opportunity for budding talents. Moreover, he also announced that a synthetic-turf hockey training facility would be constructed in Chhatrapur. Out of the three new facilities, […]

Balasore: Brisk voting was witnessed in several parts of Balasore Sadar and Tirtol assembly constituencies on Tuesday morning where by-elections are being held amid Covid-19 restrictions. UPDATE:  03.00 PM: 54.85% voters turnout in Balasore Sadar Assembly constituency till 3 pm. Similarly, in Tirtol Assembly constituency, 55.23% voter turnout was reported till 3 pm. 02.44 PM: […]