Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As many as 15 higher secondary schools in Odisha that have recorded nil results in the Plus-II Science examination this year were served notices by the Directorate Of Higher Secondary Education with regard to the imposition of admission restriction, withdrawal of temporary or permanent recognition. The directorate has issued show-cause notices to the Principals […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for two districts of Odisha – Malkangiri and Koraput in the wake of heavy rainfall due to formation of a low-pressure area (LOPAR) over North-West Bay of Bengal. Reportedly, this is the third instance of heavy showers pounding Odisha under […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to facilitate students appearing the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2020, Odisha government has added nine more online examination centres in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per official sources, six new places in the State and three places outside the state have been added to the existing places for the […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 recovery graph is showing a positive trend with Odisha registering over 1300 recoveries daily on an average since the first week of August. As many as 1,422 COVID-19 patients recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 37,900. #BIG_BREAKING 1,422 #COVID19 patients recover in #Odisha taking […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Every rural household in Odisha will get tap water connection by 2024, according to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) annual action plan presented by the State to the…

Kendrapara: While chemical fertilizers are being used abundantly in agriculture resulting in depletion of soil nutrients apart from environmental and health hazards, the municipal authorities of Kendrapara has set up one-of-its-kind micro composting centre at Hajaribagicha to prepare organic manure. The initiative is a replica of Tamil Nadu’s model of Micro Composting Centre for proper […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 14 police personnel from Odisha have been selected to receive police medals on the occasion of 74th Independence Day. The medals were announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday. The police personnel receiving Police medal for distinguished service are Benugopal Acharya, in-charge Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Division in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government came up with reform policy under the Odisha Development Authorities (Planning and Building Standards) Rules, 2020 which will make building and planning norms uniform across the State and set the stage for a fully automated building plan approval system. Housing & Urban Development Minister, Pratap Jena made the formal announcement in […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of local contact cases continued to rise under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the city registering a record 99 cases on Friday. According to the information shared by the civic body, the capital city witnessed 247 new infections in the last 24 hours of which 99 are local contact cases. This is […]

Bhubaneswar: The Low-pressure area over North coastal Odisha and adjoining Gangetic-West Bengal is likely to become well-marked and trigger heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. Several parts of Odisha have already received heavy to very heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours with Athagarh in Cuttack […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today approved the reimbursement rates that private hospitals may claim from the government for treating COVID-19 patients in the state. As per the approved rates, Odisha government will pay a maximum of Rs 18,000 per COVID-19 patient per day. These reimbursement rates were communicated by the Health Department letter to all Collectors, […]

Bhubaneswar: It is often said no illegal business could thrive without the patronage from those in power. To further the argument in favour of the same, allegations of nexus between police and drug mafia continue to surface. A purported audio clip of a telephonic conversation in which a police officer in Balasore district is threatening […]

Bhubaneswar: Four prison personnel from Odisha will be conferred with the Correctional Service Medals by President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Independence Day on Saturday. The four personnel who have been selected for the awards are Sub Assistant Jailor Saroj Kumar Lenka, Chief Warder Tarini Charan Hotta, Assistant Matron Ashima Kumari Mishra and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police probing the death of motivational speaker and social activist Aditya Dash interrogated his wife and parents again within a span of a couple of weeks. A three-member team of the Crime Branch visited Aditya’s house and questioned his wife Bidyashree and his parents for several hours today, informed […]

Malkangiri: A vehicle carrying the bodies of slain Maoists got stuck in floodwater due to heavy downpour in the Malkangiri district today and had to be taken out of water with the help of a tractor. Not only roads, rainwater has also inundated hundreds of acres of crop and damaged houses in different parts of […]