Tag: Odisha

Gunupur: A pall of gloom descended on Sai Nagar area under Padmapur police limits here in Rayagada district after the bodies of a woman and her daughter were found inside a house on Sunday morning. Though the exact reason behind their death is unknown, it is suspected that the duo died due to electrocution. The […]

Bhadrak: Devotees in large number throng Baladiapada under Goramati panchyat here in the district after a ‘Shiva Linga’ emerged out of the ground during soil excavation for construction of a park on Saturday. According to sources, the Shiva Linga was found when ground levelling work being done at the site by a tractor. A part […]

Balasore: The mega drinking water project in Bhogarai block of Balasore district has allegedly failed to serve its sole purpose, thanks to the alleged snail pace work. Due to the presence of Fluoride in the ground water, as the region is situated along the sea, the water is unfit for drinking. With an aim to […]

Bhubaneswar: Members of Odisha Natya Sangha (ONS), an outfit of theatre personalities, staged a silent protest in front of Rabindra Mandap here on Sunday, demanding reopening of theatres across the state. Theatres, cultural centres and drama halls across the state are lying closed for the last eight months in the wake the outbreak of Covid-19 […]

Bolangir: At least three persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Odisha on Sunday. Three persons were killed following a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw near Sarsara Chhak on Bargarh-Barpalli road. The identity of the three deceased could not be ascertained till the latest reports […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of start-up ventures in Odisha has grown up to 774 with employment opportunities for more than 6,000 youths, said an official in the State Start-up Council Meeting here on Sunday. “The State Start-up Council recognised the first start-up in June 2017. Since then because of the overwhelming support, the number of recognized […]

Kendrapara: Local residents, nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts have expressed doubts on the alertness of the State forest department over the protection measures for Olive Ridley sea turtles and their nesting during the ongoing breeding season at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in the district. According to reports, two speed patrolling boats had been deployed for protecting […]

Bhubaneswar: The Puja Panda Nijoga of Puri Srimandir has extended support towards adorning Lord Patitapabana with the much-awaited Nagarjuna Besha on November 27 in view of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. However, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is still indecisive on moving ahead in decorating the Lord Jagannath’s representative deity with the rare attire. This […]

Balasore: The human-elephant conflict seems to getting worse in Balasore’s Nilagiri forest range as locals continue to witness destruction of crops in acres of land. Reason, a herd of over 40 elephants has been wreaking havoc in the area for the last one week. According to sources, the pachyderms from Dalma forest in Jharkhand entered […]

London : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with after a meeting with a Member of Parliament who has tested positive for Covid-19, a Downing Street spokesman said in a statement Sunday. ” The prime minister will carry on working from Downing Street, including on leading the government’s response to […]

Cuttack: Almost seventeen months after the murder of criminal Tapan Nayak in Jobra area of Cuttack, the Malgodown police has arrested two more persons for their involvement in the case. With this, the total number of arrestees so far in the June 2019 Jobra murder case has risen to five. The accused brothers, who were […]

Angul: Filled with potholes and dust with raw materials scattered on both sides, the partially repaired stretch of National Highway No. 55 between Manguli and Angul has turned a death trap for commuters. Locals claimed that so far five commuters have lost their lives on the stretch due to accidents in the last two months […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the curve of daily Covid infections is on a downward trend in Odisha, the number of fatalities due to the lethal coronavirus has refused to decline. At least 16 patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the State succumbed in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 1543. Five patients […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the current weather condition across Odisha remains dry, parts of the State may possibly see a considerable change in the cold conditions after five days, predicts Regional Meteorological Centre. With the winter setting in, the night or minimum temperature in several parts of Odisha is expected to dip in the coming days. […]

Kendrapara: More than 2000 locals formed a massive two kilometre-long human chain at Rajkanika in the district to protest the proposed mega drinking water project on river Kharashrota near Barigada village, on Monday morning. The project, villagers fear, would not only result in the drying up of the riverbed, but it would also deprive irrigation […]