Tag: Odisha

Ganjam: A lady sarpanch from the district was disqualified from the post on Thursday for not knowing Odia and submitting a fake cast certificate while filing her nomination form. According to the 1994 Odisha Gram Panchayat Act, a person is ineligible of holding any position in a gram panchayat if he or she does not […]

Nayagarh: Three persons were killed and two other sustained critical injuries after two motorcycles collided with each other near the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) office in Sarankula area of Nayagarh district late on Thursday night. The three deceased have been identified as Krushna Chandra Nayak and Muna Nayak of Jagannathpur area while Shyam Sundar Sethi […]

Sundargarh: Women walking miles with pitchers on their head is a familiar scene in Dumdumpada village under Rajgangpur block in the district. With drinking water scarcity getting worse by the day and perennial water sources drying up, the villagers have turned to a stream miles away to meet their daily needs. Around 15 families who […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the din witnessed over the alleged irregularities in paddy procurement and mandi issues in the past one week, normalcy returned to the Odisha Assembly on Friday when the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain announced a definite time-frame for completing the paddy procurement process in the State. Addressing the House […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced the JEE Main Paper 2 Result 2021 for B.Arch and B.Planning. As per the official notification, two candidates have scored 100 percentile in the JEE Main 2021 Paper 2 February examination. Josyula Venkata Aditya from Telangana and Jadhav Aditya Sunil from Maharashtra have scored 100 percentile […]

Balasore: A businessman dealing in gold and silver ornaments of Attapur village under Soro police limits in Balasore district was allegedly kidnapped by his customer at Dandaharipur village here on Thursday. The family members of Prahllad Mallick, owner of Shubham Jewellery located at Belada Chhak, have lodged a complaint about the abduction with the Soro […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi has submitted 10 proposals before various Central Ministries to address the issues concerning Odisha’s capital city. While addressing a presser in New Delhi, Sarangi said that the proposals are based on the grievances submitted by the people of Bhubaneswar parliamentary constituency to her and information gathered through her […]

Phulbani: The Kandhamal Police has served a notice to the son of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati to return the compensation money provided to the latter following the brutal killing of his father and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader in 2008. The Kandhamal SP has written a letter to Lokanath Nath and stated that the Rs 3 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued yellow warning in view of the possibility of rain and thunderstorm in several parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours. As per the latest IMD bulletin, a cyclonic circulation lies over Vidarbha and neighbourhood and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level. The yellow […]

Bhubaneswar: A single unified emergency helpline number 112 was launched in Odisha on Friday. Now the citizens can ‘Dial 112’ for seeking emergency assistance from police, fire and ambulance. The unified Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) with 112 as common dial number was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through video-conferencing. ERSS system launched […]

Bhubaneswar: Worried over resurgence in Covid-19 cases in several states, the Odisha government on Friday reinforced its earlier order passed on June 8, 2020 specifying strict guidelines for containment of Covid-19 spread in the State. “Reports have been received from some parts of the State about resurgence of the pandemic. It is thus imperative that […]

Cuttack: As many as 17 persons of an educational institution in Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) area have tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. According to CMC sources, contact tracing of the infected students will be carried out today as per the protocols issued by the Health department. They will undergo rapid antigen tests. A few […]

Berhampur: The biennial festival of Goddess Budhi Thakurani in Berhampur of Ganjam district was called off by the Ganjam district administration in view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Odisha and the country. As per reports, while the priests were preparing for installing the ‘Subha Khunti’ (auspicious post), which marks the beginning of the Budhi […]

Bhubaneswar: The mesmerising dance forms and music presented by the versatile and talented artistes left everyone in awe in the day long International Performing Arts Festival(IPAF) which was held on a high note at Jaydev Bhawan in the Capital City on Saturday. IPAF Bhubaneswar witnessed many eminent artistes across the country enthralling audience with their […]

Puri: From the platter of Odisha’s culinary excellence, ‘Pakhala’ has its own unique space in the hearts of every Odia. This humble combination of rice water and curd is a staple in almost every Odia household, particularly in summers. To popularise this quintessential native delicacy, March 20 is celebrated since past many years as the […]