Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported its another lowest single-day spike of 1982 new cases on Monday which pushed the total caseload to 270346. At least 17 persons succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at various hospitals. With this, the death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1152, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department. Of the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to the creative students in the State, Odia short film ‘Sambhabana’ has been selected as the Best Odia Film at the Roshni International Film Award in Mumbai. The three-minute film has been directed by a +2 student of BJB College, Anuska Priyadarshini, in Bhubaneswar. The film is based on the […]

Koraput: The security forces on Monday unearthed a Maoist dump and recovered huge quantity of explosives near the Koraput-Malkangiri border. The explosives were seized during a joint combing operation carried out by the BSF and the Koraput District Voluntary Force (DVF). Giving details of the seizure, Koraput SP Mukesh Bhamoo said, “Based on an intelligence […]

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 […]