Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for several parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours. As per the latest IMD bulletin, there will b no large change in the maximum temperature (Day temperature) in Odisha during the next 4-5 days. However, several districts in the State will […]

Bhubaneswar: The RTOs across the State have suspended 16,820 driving licences during the months of January and February for violating road safety guiltiness, the State Transport Authority (STA) said on Saturday. While 7960 DLs were suspended in January, a total of 8860 DLs were suspended in February, the STA informed. During the two months, the […]

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha can expect certain amount of relief from the heat conditions as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted rain and thunderstorm in several parts of Odisha. As per the latest weather bulletin, eight districts of the State are likely to experience light to moderate rain or thundershower in the next […]

Bhubaneswar: Additional Director General (Law and Order) Yashwant Jethwa on Sunday reviewed the security arrangements in Puri, a day before the scheduled visit of President Ram Nath Kovind to the heritage town. President Kovind is slated to pay obeisance to Lord Jagannath at the Srimandir and later visit Sun Temple at Konark. According to police […]

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of Odisha Congress has found itself in an embarrassing situation after a former leader accused the present Youth Congress President Smruti Lenka of sexually harassing a woman party worker. According to reports, former youth congress leader Nihar Behera accused Lenka of sexually harassing the woman worker on the pretest of elevating […]

Cuttack: Para-badminton World Champion Pramod Bhagat, chess Grand Master Swayams Mishra and eminent athletics coaches Panchanan Gantayat and Arun Kumar Das were conferred with the Annual Awards of Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association (OSJA) in a function held at Barabati Stadium on Sunday. The awards, carrying cheques of Rs 25,000 each and citations were conferred for […]

Bhubaneswar: In a novel initiative, newly appointed Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) in Odisha– Sisir Kumar Ratho on Sunday said that interested students may be imparted training to control forest fires in near future. Considering the concern and interest of the students about the prevailing outbreak of wildfires in the State, the decision could […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to inculcate reading habits among students, youngsters and encourage community engagement, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) opened a public library at the Forest Park in the Capital City on Sunday. On the occasion of World Poetry Day, the first-of-its-kind initiative in Odisha was  inaugurated by R Balakrishnan, chief adviser to Chief […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the detection of 23 Covid-19 positive cases in the campus, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) sealed Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) in the Capital City on Monday. BMC authorities have sealed the entire campus in larger public interest with a view to contain the further spread of the virus. The campus will […]

Rourkela: A day after President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Ispat Super Specialty Hospital of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Sunday, a mob of workers belonging to the left affiliated CITU and CPI (M) and some locals ransacked the hospital triggering palpable tension in the hospital premises, on Monday. Alleging lack of adequate doctors and […]

Bhubaneswar: Three Odia films have won national awards in the 67th National Film Awards, 2019 announced in Delhi today. Sala Budhar Badla and Kalira Atita have been adjudged as best Odia films in feature film category. Sala Budhar Badla is produced by New Generation Films and helmed by Director Sabyasachi Mohapatra. Similarly, Nila Madhab Panda […]

Bhubaneswar: The sudden spike in the daily Covid-19 cases on Monday set alarm bells ringing in government corridors in the State as top officials huddled into emergency meeting to review and assess the pandemic situation amid fears of a second wave knocking on the doors of the State. Emerging out of a review meeting chaired […]

Bhubaneswar: Following a steep rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, the district administration in Malkangiri on Monday decided to clamp night curfew as a preventive measure to check the spread even as speculations are rife about extension of similar measures to other parts of the State. As per the latest announcement, the night curfew […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Health department has created new teaching and non-teaching posts in the surgical and medical gastroenterology department of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal has sanctioned the creation of teaching and non-teaching posts, Health department Joint Secretary Prakash Chandra Mohanty wrote in a letter to the Principal Accountant […]

Baripada: At least two persons were arrested on Monday on the charge of setting fire in Jodibill Reserve Forest near Similipal National Park, where a forest guard was burnt alive while dousing the inferno, police said. A 58-year-old contractual guard engaged by Odisha forest department was caught in a fiery whirlwind and was burned to […]