Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 407 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, pushing the total positive tally to 3,24,796, while the death toll mounted to 1,820 with five more fatalities. Of the new cases detected in 26 of the 30 districts, 236 have been reported from different quarantine centres and the remaining 171 are related to local transmission […]

Malkangiri: Maoists ultras, who were lying low following a series of setbacks at the hands of security forces recently, once again made their presence felt in the district by torching vehicles engaged in the construction of a road at Alabada village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Malkangiri border on Wednesday. Opposing the road construction […]

Bhubaneswar: The members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take out a march from December 20 to intensify the agitation against alleged inaction of the government and police over the kidnapping and brutal murder of 5-year-old girl Pari. Addressing a press conference today in Rourkela, BJP’s State president Samir Mohanty said that the party […]

Bhubaneswar: Bidyashree Das, wife of late motivational speaker and social activist Aditya Das, on Wednesday allegedly attempted to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She has been admitted to Cuttack SCB Hospital in a critical condition. Bidyashree reportedly consumed 41 sleeping tablets and went live on Facebook stating she was suffering from depression as she […]

Bhubaneswar: Since the death of Bhubaneswar-based Social activist Aditya Dash, the investigation into the case seems to be heading nowhere as it continues to witness new twists and turns with the addition of new facts and characters into the scene so far. The latest chapter in this saga is that of the suicide attempt by […]

Nabarangpur: Residents displaced by Indravati reservoir project in the district on Wednesday gheraoed the administrative office of the hydroelectricity project and warned the authorities of escalating their protest in case their demands are not fulfilled within the stipulated time period. The protestors threatened that they will not hesitate to release water from the dam into […]

Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding the COVID lockdown, all sort of police bandobust, major restrictions like night curfew in the State since March -June this year, the rape count in Odisha didn’t show any pandemic let up signs. Rather it touched a new high during the first six months of this pandemic year. The rapes this year have […]

Nayagarh: A pall of gloom descended on Budhipatna village in Nayagarh district after the body of three-year-old girl Swati reached the locality on Wednesday. After completion of SNT test at Cuttack, the body of the minor girl was brought to her native village. The minor girl was found dead and her body was recovered from […]

Cuttack: Bidyashree Dash, the wife of deceased social activist Aditya Dash, who attempted suicide by consuming sedatives on Wednesday, said that she does not want to live anymore as she was ‘mentally raped’. The widow of noted motivational speaker consumed sleeping pills in order to take her own life while going live on Facebook earlier […]

Bhubaneswar: With different food safety measures being implemented in the state, Odisha’s ranking in the National Food Safety Index has risen to 13th position for the year 2019-2020, a top government official said on Wednesday. Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said this while chairing the state-level food safety advisory committee meeting which was held on […]

Bhubaneswar: The preparations to reopen Srimandir in Puri from December 23 have begun keeping in mind all the Covid-19 protocols. The 12th century shrine has been closed for the last nine months due to the ongoing pandemic situation. A closed door meeting in this regard was held between Puri district collector Balwant Singh, SP Kanwar […]

Bhubaneswar: Sleepless nights, endless tears and the memories of their missing children. Who knows what these families are going through! Seems the only thing that has kept them alive is a rare hope to see their kids back home. Recalling the past horrors that still haunt many, two incidents from Bolangir district have rubbed salt […]

Gajapati: At a time when missing and subsequent deaths of children have triggered a debate on the alleged degrading law and order situation in Odisha, yet another eight-year-old boy has gone missing while he was playing near his house at Kumuti Sahi under Kashinagar NAC of Gajapati district since Wednesday evening. A complaint about the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre here has predicted a drop in minimum temperature from the next week onwards. However, foggy and chilly conditions have started to grip many interior areas of the State. On Wednesday, the lowest minimum temperature of 13 degree Celsius was observed in Phulbani, Sundargarh and the picturesque Daringbadi. Next in the […]

Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 count in Odisha continued its downward trend on Thursday. As many as 351 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the State which pushed the positive tally over 3.25 lakh. Of the fresh cases reported from 27 districts, 203 were related to quarantine while the remaining 148 are […]