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BJD announces candidates for Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha
As per notifications issued by the Odisha Assembly, election for three full term RS seats and bypoll for one Rajya Sabha (RS) seat will be held on June 10 and 13, respectively.
Odisha reports highest decline in Infant Mortality Rate in country during 2005-2020
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the health, women & child development and mission shakti departments for the achievement.
Journalist chained to hospital bed: Rights panel seeks report
Bhubaneswar, April 9 : Taking suo motu cognisance of a case wherein a journalist was allegedly chained to…
Odisha: Journalist Lokanath Dalei, chained to hospital bed; photo goes viral
Senior journalists of Odisha condemned the police excess against the journalist and demanded strong action against the police personnel responsible for this.
Odisha to complete reservation of seats for 105 ULBs by Dec 13
Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 : The Odisha government has asked all district collectors to complete delimitation of wards and…
IMD issues pre-cyclone watch for Odisha, AP coasts
As sea conditions would be rough, fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea.
Heavy rainfall over Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal expected
New Delhi, Sep 19 : Isolated heavy rainfall activity is very likely over Odisha & Gangetic West Bengal…
3 dead, over 19 lakh affected by heavy rains in Odisha
Over 19.53 lakh people in 11 districts of Odisha have been affected by heavy rains in the state since Sunday morning, officials said on Monday.
Odisha man bites snake to death after being bitten by it
Later, he held the snake and moved around the village, flaunting the carcass, the video of which went viral on social media.
Due to CM’s vision, Odisha was well-prepared to deal with Cyclone Yaas: Anubhav Mohanty
Mohanty said that he has received more than 800 calls and over 1,000 messages on his helpline.
Sona Mohapatra records ‘love letter’ for Odisha as state battles Yaas
Mumbai, May 26 : Singer Sona Mohapatra on Wednesday announced that she has recorded a new song dedicated…
Rahul Gandhi urges Party Workers to help those affected by Yaas
New Delhi, May 25 : As the Cyclone Yaas is set to make a landfall in Odisha and…
Salaries of those refusing Covid shots may be held back: Odisha
The second phase of Covid-19 vaccination will begin in the state from February 6.
26 teachers test Covid positive in Odisha district
The schools in the state reopened for standards X and XII on Friday, after remaining closed for the past nine months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
With two Santa Claus and mask, Sudarsan attempts new world record
Sudarsan has created the sand art which is 120 ft long and 50 ft wide spread over 6000 sq ft at Puri beach.
Congress, Left parties participate in Bharat Bandh in Odisha
On the other hand, state BJP president Samir Mohanty said the opposition parties were shedding crocodile tears.
Minor girl raped, stoned to death in Odisha
The family members alleged that she was raped and later stoned to death by some miscreants.
Heavy rainfall forecast in Odisha, districts put on alert
A depression formed over northwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further into a deep depression during next 24 hours, the IMD said.
Explosion at fuel pump near Raj Bhawan in Odisha, several injured
Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 : Several persons were injured after a major fire broke out at a fuel station…
BJD Vs BJP? Jay Panda’s wife booked, she blames Patnaik
Panda was a Vice President in the BJP during Amit Shah's tenure. He retained his post even in Team Nadda, indicating the importance that BJP accords to him.
India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with over 400-km range
India on Wednesday test-fired an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The missile, whose test-firing was successful, is…
Farmers stage protests in Odisha against farm Bills
Farmers also staged a protest at the Master Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar.
Odisha floods: 17 dead, over 10,000 houses damaged, 14 lakh affected
Bhubaneswar: As many as 17 people have died and over 10000 houses damaged in flood-related incidents in the…
Senior officials to oversee flood management in Odisha
The Odisha government on Saturday deputed seven senior IAS officers to oversee flood management in the affected districts…
Odisha MP tests positive for Covid-19
Biju Janata Dal MP from Odisha’s Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency, Manjulata Mandal has tested positive for Covid-19. She…
Odisha’s Covid deaths touch 169, cases cross 30K-mark
The Covid-19 death toll rose to 169 in Odisha as ten more people succumbed to the virus in…
Odisha announces HSC exam results
The results of the annual High School Certificate (HSC) examinations-2020 conducted by the Odisha Board of Secondary Education…
Odisha Covid death toll at 140
Bhubaneswar: For the second day in row 10 COVID-19 patients succumbed to the disease even as the death…
Odisha records highest spike of 1,264 Covid-19 cases
Odisha recorded biggest single-day surge of 1,264 Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to…
Former Odisha Minister Bishnu Das passes away
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over the death of Das. Patnaik said Das was a popular politician, one of the best organisers and administrators.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 18 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, June 27 (IANS) The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha increased to 18 with the death of a…
Covid-19 may enter 4th stage in Odisha this month: Govt
Only essential services are allowed in the 11 districts - Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Bolangir.
Odisha reports 103 new corona cases
Bhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) The total coronavirus cases in Odisha climbed to 1,438 as 103 new cases were…
Corona positive cases rise to 978 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) The COVID-19 tally in Odisha saw an addition of 102 more cases raising the…
Cyclone Amphan: 10 NDRF, 15 ODRAF units positioned in coastal Odisha
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) said passengers going from and coming to Baleswar/Hijli (Kharagpur) will not get service of this train for 4 days.
Cyclone Amphan: About 7 lakh people likely to be affected
Bhubaneswar, May 16 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday directed the officials to ensure that every…
85-yr-old Odisha woman weighing just 22 kg defeats COVID-19
Bhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) An 85-year-old woman weighing just 22 kg in Odisha”s Jajpur district has emerged victorious…
Odisha reports highest single-day spike, tally rises to 538
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Tuesday saw 101 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the affected tally in the state to…
Odisha govt readies 500,000 beds for returnees
The state government is expecting return of around 500,000 migrant workers. Quarantine for 14 days is compulsory for the returnees.
2 Surat returnees test COVID-19 positive in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) At a time when Odisha is bracing to receive over five lakh people from…
Odisha CM speaks with PM on Rath Yatra
Bhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the…
Odisha’s COVID-19 positive cases rise to 94
Bhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) Four new COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Bhadrak district on Friday as the…
Odisha govt launches Covid-19 helpdesk on WhatsApp
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday launched its Covid-19 helpdesk on WhatsApp for disseminating information…
Odisha’s corona positive cases rise to 82
Bhubaneswar, April 22 Three more COVID-19 positive cases were detected from the Bhadrak district taking the total positive…
3 doctors, 19 health staff quarantined in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) Three doctors and 19 nurses and paramedics have been quarantined in the Jajpur district…
COVID-19: 5 more test positive in Odisha, total 79
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) Five more persons tested coronavirus positive in Odisha on Tuesday, taking the total number…
Hit hard by lockdown, Odisha weavers seek govt assistance
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) Until recently, you would hear the hum of the looms in several districts of…
8 held for attacking govt officials in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) Eight people were arrested for attacking two government officials who were enforcing Covid-19 guidelines in…
Odisha sets up 21 Covid-19 hospitals
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) To combat coronavirus, the Odisha government has set up 21 Covid-19 hospitals in 19 districts,…
COVID-19 cases rise to 60 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 14 (IANS) The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Odisha rose to 60 as four more…
COVID-19 positive cases rise to 50 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 11 (IANS) Odisha has reported two new coronavirus positive cases, taking the total number of cases in…
Four more corona cases in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Odisha has reported four more COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of coronavirus…
Odisha govt imposes penalty for not wearing masks in public
Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) With the rise in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, the Odisha government has made…
Odisha reports first COVID-19 death
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) Odisha has reported its first COVID-19 death after a 72-year-old man died at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar,…
Odisha CM appeals to Tablighi attendees to come for test
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appealed to all who attended the Tablighi…
Prez,PM greet people of Odisha on Utkala Dibasa
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people…
Odisha police register 149 cases for violation of COVID-19 norms
New Delhi, As many as 149 cases have been lodged for different violations of regulations and guidelines related…
4 months’ advance salary for Odisha health workers
New Delhi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced four months’ advance salary for doctors, paramedics and other…
Odisha govt creates ‘Mission Shakti’ dept for women development
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced the creation of a ‘Mission Shakti’ department, exclusively for the…
5 killed in Odisha after bus comes in contact with live wire
Bhubaneswar, At least five persons were killed and over 30 injured after a bus in which they were…
Odisha govt issues advisory for rainfall, thunderstorm
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday issued an advisory to all district collectors in view…
Coronavirus: 4 suspected cases in Odisha test negative
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Four samples from Odisha, which were sent to National Institute of Virology in…
Train derailment near Odisha injures 20 passengers
Cuttack: At least 20 passengers were injured on Thursday after the Bhubaneshwar-Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Express hit a goods…
Erstwhile Parlakhemundi King passes away in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo, head of the erstwhile royal family of Parlakhemundi and former MP, passed away at…
DRDO’s quick-reaction missile test successful
New Delhi, The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air…
Odisha: Man tied to tree, beaten, urinated upon
Bhubaneswar, A youth was tied to a tree and brutally thrashed by two men who also urinated in his…
Former Odisha Minister Bhagabat Mohanty passes away
Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (IANS) Former Odisha Minister Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty passed away at his residence here late Saturday night.…
Girl gang-raped in police quarter in Odisha’s Puri
The girl said that she was waiting for bus at the Nimapara bus terminal to go to her home in Kakatpur area in Puri district.
RBI Officer Allegedly Commits Suicide In Odisha Hotel
BHUBANESWAR, Oct 26: A general manager of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Guwahati branch allegedly committed suicide…
DRDO testfires land-attack version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
New Delhi, Sep 30) India successfully test-fired a land attack version of the BrahMos missile off the coast…
Another accused held in Graham Staines murder case in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 Over 20 years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burnt to…
India successfully test fires Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile
Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 India on Sunday successfully test fired a Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) with 30 kilometre…
369 people killed in Odisha elephant attacks since 2015
Bhubaneswar: As many as 369 persons were killed and 207 injured in wild elephant attacks in the last four…
Google’s ‘Internet Saathis’ now cover 2.6 lakh Indian villages
New Delhi, July 16 Google Indias ‘Internet Saathi programme aimed to empower rural women how to use the…
Fourth Saturday as holiday for Odisha govt employees
However, the order is not applicable for vacation departments.
Odisha teacher helps underprivileged students to realise dreams
Bhubaneswar, June 9 Inspired by Anand Kumar’s famed Super 30 in Patna, Ajay Bahadur Singh has been imparting…
Split voting helped BJP improve its tally in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 25 : In a clear departure from voting preferences in previous elections, Odisha has witnessed a…
Odisha Congress President resigns after poll debacle
Bhubaneswar, May 24: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Niranjan Patnaik resigned on Friday after taking responsibility for…
Modi magic steers BJP to historic win in Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led the BJP to a stunning and…
Maoists torch vehicles in Odisha
On Tuesday night, the Maoists raided the site camp of the contractor engaged in the construction and opposed the building of the road.
Cyclone Fani Aftermath: Odisha seeks 5 lakh pucca houses for storm-hit people
Bhubaneswar, May 13: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction 5…
Fire breaks out in New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
Bhubaneswar, May 11: The New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express caught fire near Khantapada station in Odisha’s Balasore district on…
Cyclone Fani Aftermath: Death toll reaches to 41 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 8: The death toll in Odisha so far due to cyclone Fani reached to 41, even…
Punters say NDA experiencing engine drag after Phase-V
New Delhi, May 7 On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally commended Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for…
PM Modi conducts aerial survey of Cyclone fani affected areas in Odisha
Bhubneshwar, May 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday undertake aerial survey of Cyclone Fani affected areas in…
NEET exam postponed in Fani-hit Odisha
New Delhi, May 4 The Health Ministry on Saturday decided to postpone the NEET examination in Odisha, scheduled…
NEET exam postponed in Odisha, Revised dates soon
New Delhi, May 4: The national medical entrance exam, NEET sscheduled for 5th May, has been postponed in…
Cyclone Fani: Eight killed and 160 injured in Odisha
May 3 : Eight people have been killed and 160 reportedly injured as cyclone Fani triggering heavy rainfall…
Cyclone Fani: Storm to enter Bengal by midnight
Bhubaneswar, May 3: Fani, a severe cyclonic storm, now situated in Odisha about 340 km southwest of Kolkata,…
Baby Fani! Meet the newborn named after cyclonic storm
Bhubaneswar , May 3: A new born baby girl has been named after the cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ in…
Cyclone Fani: 223 trains suspended till May 4
New Delhi, May 3: In the wake of cyclone ‘Fani’, the Indian Railway has cancelled 223 trains in…
Cyclone Fani: 10 trains cancelled from Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 2 (IANS) The railways cancelled at least 10 express/mail trains for Thursday night between Bengaluru/Mysuru in…
Cyclone Fani may hit Odisha coast on Friday
Bhubaneswar, May 2: Cyclone ‘Fani’ is expected to make landfall on the Odisha coast between 10 a.m. and…
Cyclone Fani: 74 trains cancelled in first phase
Bhubaneswar, May 1: In the wake of cyclonic storm Fani, at least 47 trains have been cancelled by…
Cyclone Fani: Odisha closes schools, colleges
Bhubaneswar, May 1: The Odisha government on Wednesday ordered closure of all educational institutions in the state from…
Election Commission lifts poll code in Odisha ahead of cyclone Fani
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, May 1: The Election Commission has approved the lifting of model code of conduct in 11…
LIVE Cyclone FANI to cross Odisha coast by Friday
Kolkata, April 30: A very severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ will hit Odisha state on May 3, the government…
Red alert issued for heat wave in central India
Nagpur (Maharashtra), April 30: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Tuesday issued a Red Alert — the…
Cyclone Fani Live updates: Coastal states on alert
New Delhi, April 30 : Coastal states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal is on…
Polling ends for 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 29: The polling which commenced at 7 am for the six Lok Sabha and 41 Assembly…
PM Modi fooled people by opening bank accounts for poor: Rahul
Bhubneshwar, April 26: In a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday…
BJD leader Bed Prakash Agarwalla passes away
Bubaneswar, April 20: Bed Prakash Agarwalla, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA from Patkura Assembly constituency on Saturday…
64% polling recorded in second phase in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) The second phase of polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly constituencies in…
India’s sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ succesfully tested
New Delhi, April 15: India on Monday successfully test fired ‘Nirbhay’, the 1,000 km strike range sub-sonic cruise…
BJP leader shot dead in Odisha’s Khordha
Bhubaneswar, April 15: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khordha town…
Campaign for 2nd phase gains momentum in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 13 : After voting in the first phase of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the…
LS Elections 2019: Odisha witnesses 73.76% voter turnout in 1st phase
Bhubaneswar, April 12: The first-phase polling in Odisha, held in four parliamentary constituencies and 28 Assembly segments, witnessed…
Congress names 2 Lok Sabha, 9 Assembly candidates in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 3: The Congress on Wednesday named candidates for two Lok Sabha and nine Assembly constituencies of…
Sambit Patra’s video of woman cooking on firewood invites flak
Puri, April 1: A video shared by BJP National Spokesperson and Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra has…
Clashes outside Vedanta’s alumina refinery in Odisha: Two killed
Odisha, March 18 : A protester and a policeman died in clashes and several others were injured when…
Odisha has become centre of unemployment: Rahul Gandhi
Bhubaneswar, March 15: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Fridayn hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha…
Minor girl raped by 70-year-old man
Bhubaneswar, March 11 A 7-year-old girl was raped by a 70-year-old neighbour in Odisha’s Gajapati district, police said…
Lok Sabha polls may be announced on Monday
New Delhi, March 9 The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce the schedule for 2019 general elections…
Will pass women’s reservation bill if Congress comes to power: Rahul Gandhi
Bhubaneswar, March 8: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that there should be zero tolerance on violence…
Odisha: 2 policemen killed, 17 injured in Jharsuguda accident
Bhubneshwar, Mar 1: At least two policemen were killed and 17 others injured when an overspeeding truck rammed…
Odisha MP Ladu Kishore Swain passes away
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6: Member of Parliament from Odisha’s Aska Lok Sabha constituency Ladu Kishore Swain has passed away…
Fire breaks out in Bhubaneswar’s Apollo Hospital
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2: Panic gripped patients and their attendants after a fire broke out in Apollo Hospital in…
Fire breaks out near passenger waiting room at Bhubaneshwar railway station
Odisha, Feb 1: A massive fire broke out near passenger waiting room at Bhubaneshwar railway station on Friday.…
RSS wants to penetrate into every institution: Rahul Gandhi
Bhubneshwar, Jan 25: In a blistering attack, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the RSS believes that…
DRDO successfully test fires Long Range Surface to Air Missile
Odisha, Jan 24: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday successfully test-fired Long Range Surface to Air…
Govt striving hard to develop eastern states: PM Modi in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the Centre is striving hard for the development…
Need more time to decide on Mahagathbandhan: Naveen Patnaik
New Delhi, Jan 8: BJD leader and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said he wanted more…
Odisha: 5 killed as car rams into truck in Kendrapara
Kendrapara, Jan 7: At least five persons were killed and another one sustained critical injuries after a car…
Congress accuses BJP-BJD of nexus in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 :The Odisha unit of Congress on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Biju…
Centre committed to Odisha’s development: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government is fully committed to Odisha’s development as…
Rajnath Singh claims Internal Security Improved in North East and Maoist-Hit Areas
Narmada (Gujarat), Dec 20: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday has claimed the internal security situation in…
Odisha shelter home: Dharmendra Pradhan seeks Rajnath Singh’s intervention
Bhubaneswar, Dec 8: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s intervention in the case…
Kalinga Sena withdraws threat to throw ink at Shah Rukh Khan
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26: The Kalinga Sena on Monday withdrew its threat of throwing ink at Bollywood star Shah…
Odisha police to beef up security for SRK after Kalinga Sena threats
The Kalinga Sena, a fringe outfit in Odisha, has threatened to throw ink on the actor's face for distorting history in his film "Ashoka" that was released 17 years ago.
Shah Rukh Khan gets threat from Kalinga Sena for insulting Odisha
Mumbai, Nov 23 : Shah Rukh Khan, the King Khan of Bollywood,has received threats from Kalinga Sena,a local outfit…
Odisha: 12 killed as bus falls from Mahanadi bridge in Cuttack
Odisha, Nov 20 : At least twelve people were dead after a bus carrying around 30 passengers fell…
Tata Group’s total investment in Odisha to cross Rs 1 lakh cr soon
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12: Tata Group’s total investment in Odisha will soon cross Rs one lakh crore, said its…
Reliance to invest additional Rs 3,000 crore in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12: Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced that the group, which has…
Odisha: 5 Naxals killed by security forces in Malkangiri
Malkangiri, Nov 5: At least five Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Kalimeda in Malkangiri…
Cyclone Titli: Odisha reports 77 deaths
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: The Odisha government on Wednesday said they have received reports that 77 people died in the…
10 from Chhattisgarh killed in road accident in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: At least 10 persons from Chhattisgarh were killed after a car in which they were…
Cyclone Titli: Odisha Congress demands Rs 10 lakh to each deceased’s family
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 : The Odisha Congress on Tuesday demanded that the state government should pay Rs 10…
Cyclone Titli: Death toll reaches to 26
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16: The Odisha government on Tuesday confirmed that the death toll in the very severe cyclonic storm…
Cyclone Titli: Rescue, relief operation underway in Odisha
Bhubneshwar, Oct 13: Indian Naval Diving team undertook rescue and relief operation at Aksa village in Ganjam district…
Cyclone Titli: Nearly 3 lakh people evacuated in Odisha
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the preparedness at Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) office as cyclone Titli races towards Odisha-Andhra coast.
Odisha: Railway Recruitment Board exam 2018 cancelled
Odisha, Oct 10: In the wake of cyclone Titli, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) exam has been cancelled.…
Cyclone Titli: Evacuation ordered, Schools and Colleges shut
Bhubaneswar, Oct 10: The Odisha government on Wednesday directed the Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara district administrations to…
Odisha: India’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery inaugurated in Bargarh
Bhubaneshwar, Oct 10: Governor of Odisha Professor Ganeshi Lal on Wednesday inaugurated India’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery in…
Anti-Maoist operations launched on Andhra-Odisha border
New Delhi, Sep 24 : A day after Maoists gunned down a sitting MLA and a former legislator,…
Modi launches revival of Talcher fertiliser plant in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the revival of the Talcher fertiliser plant in Odisha…
Cyclone alert issued for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a cyclone alert for Odisha and Andhra…
Odisha: Home guard controls traffic by his dance moves
Bhubaneswar, Sep 11: A 33-year-old home guard, Pratap Chandra Khandelwal who is currently deployed as traffic police personnel…
BJD holds protest against fuel price hike in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Sep 7: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday staged a two-hour protest against the hike in…
‘Asthi Kalash Yatra’ of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Bhubaneswar, Kolkata
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: The Asthi Kalash Yatra of late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being held in…
Mild earthquake felt in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9: A mild earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was felt in several parts of Odisha…
Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile successfully tested
Odisha, Aug 2: India on Thursday successfully test-fired an Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile from APJ Abdul…
Heavy rains lash Odisha, throw life out of gear
Bhubaneswar, July 21: Heavy rainfall triggered by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has thrown normal life…
Odisha: Hirakhand Express gets stuck after rail tracks submerged
Bhubaneswar, July 21: The Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express got stuck on Saturday after rail tracks were submerged due to heavy…
Odisha to witness heavy rainfall in next 24 hours
Bhubaneswar, July 19: Heavy rainfall in several coastal districts of Odisha in the next 24 hours is likely due…
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos test fired from Odisha’s Chandipur
Odisha, July 16 : Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was on Monday test fired from the Integrated Test Range at …
Heavy rains lash south Gujarat, transport disrupted
Ahmedabad, July 12: Heavy rains lashed south Gujarat region during the last 24 hours ending Wednesday, caused by cyclonic…
Sudarshan Pattnaik creates sand sculpture on ‘Thai Cave Rescue’
New Delhi, July 10: As rescue operation at the cave site in northern Thailand is underway, International sand…
Rahul slams Modi over 2015 promise in Odisha
New Delhi, June 17: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to…
India successfully test-fires Agni-5 nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Balasore, June 3: India today successfully test-fired Agni-5 ballistic missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Abdul Kalam…
India Successfully Test-fires BrahMos Missile
India today successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from test range along Odisha coast, according to DRDO officials.
Minor tribal girl raped by auto driver in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 19: A minor tribal girl was allegedly raped by an auto-rickshaw driver in Thakurmunda area of Odisha’s…
Bharat bandh: 4 killed in MP, Internet service blocked in Gwalior as Protests turn violent
New Delhi, April 2: Violent protests triggered on Monday in several parts of the country during a countrywide bandh…
Satav replaces Gehlot as Congress in-charge of Gujarat
However, Gehlot will continue as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary.
Curfew relaxed in Odisha town for Ram Navami
Bhubaneswar, March 25: The Odisha government on Sunday relaxed curfew after over a week in Bhadrak town and nearby…
Bhubaneswar: Kashmiri student goes missing from AIIMS, left a note saying ‘I quit’
Odisha: A 23-year-old Kashmiri student is missing from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar since February…
Bijepur bypoll in Odisha records 72% voter turnout
The by-poll was necessitated following the death of Congress MLA Subal Sahu in August 2017.
India successfully test fires nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Dhanush’
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23: India on Friday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha. The…
Odisha police station set on fire over custodial death
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9: A group hundreds of men and women vandalised and set ablaze a police station in Odisha’s…
Congress leader Frida Topno passes away
New Delhi, Feb 6: Congress leader Frida Topno passed away on Tuesday morning in Bhubaneswar. She was 92.…
Six dead in road accidents in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22: At least six persons were killed and four others injured in two separate road accidents in…
Hostel in-charge arrested for raping student in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 20: A hostel in-charge at a privately-run medical college was on Wednesday arrested on charges of raping…
Relief for Odisha farmers as depression weakens
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9: The depression over the Bay of Bengal had gradually weakened and the intensity of rainfall reduced…
Goods train derails in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 7: Six wagons of a goods train derailed on Thursday in Odisha’s Koraput district, the East Coast…
Six held in Odisha for molesting college girl
Bhubaneswar, Dec 3: Six persons were arrested after a video clipping of a college girl’s molestation in Odisha’s Bargarh…
Teachers made 3 students work in her fields, paid them Rs 100 per day
Odisha, Nov 25: Teacher at a school in Mayurbhanj’s Thakurmunda, allegedly made three students work in her fields…
14 coaches of goods train go off track in Odisha, Second derailment in a day
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 24: At least Fourteen coaches of a goods train carrying coal derailed near Jagatsinghpur in Odisha on…
Shocking video of Students crossing river to reach school in Odisha
Odisha, Nov 22: What can be called as extremely distressing was seen in a fresh case, where Students cross…
‘Sweet news’ as Bengal wins GI tag for ‘rosogolla’
Kolkata, Nov 14 : Ending a bitter fight with neighbouring Odisha, West Bengal on Tuesday won the Geographical Indication…
Five members of family run over by train in Odisha
Odisha, Nov 8: In a shocking incident, at least five members of a family run over by a train…
Six farmers commit suicide in Odisha’s Bargarh
Odisha, Nov 7: Shockingly, at least six farmers have allegedly committed suicide in Odisha’s Bargarh as their crops…
Tata Steel sets up India’s largest CDQ facility in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Tata Steel has established India’s largest Coke Dry Quenching (CDQ) facility, capable of handling 200 metric…
Explosive material worth Rs 10 lakh seized from firecracker factory
Odisha, Oct 23: Police seized explosive material worth Rs 10 lakh from a firecracker factory in Pipili on…
8 people killed, several injured in explosion at cracker factory in Balasore
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18: At least eight persons were reportedly killed and over 20 others were injured on Wednesday in an…
Hundreds of animals sacrificed in Chhatar Jatra festival
The mass sacrifice was carried out in the presence of policemen and administrative officers, the officials added.
Odisha: Two Maoists killed in Bargarh’s Salepali forest
Bhubaneswar, Sep 27, 2017: At least two naxals, including a woman, were gunned down during an operation by police…
16 bogies of goods train derails near Nergaundi station in Odisha
New Delhi, Sep 27, 2017: At least 16 bogies of a goods train derailed near Nergaundi station in…
Odisha ministers, officials misused chopper meant for anti-Maoist missions: CAG
A helicopter hired for carrying out anti-Maoist operations in Odisha was misused by Ministers and various officers, said…
BJD MLA held in Odisha scam, sent in 5-day CBI custody
The MLA was under the scanner over a piece of land in Benapur area of Jajpur.
CBI arrests BJD MLA in Odisha Seashore chit fund scam
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19, 2017: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA…
BJP, BJD workers clashes during strike over fuel price hike
Bhubaneswar, Sep 18, 2017: Normal life was paralysed across Odisha today as the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)…
BJD observes strike over fuel price hike
Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: Normal life was affected across Odisha on Monday as the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) observed…
230 Students Fall Sick After Eating Food At School In Odisha
Altogether 230 students, including 150 girls, were taken ill allegedly after eating food in different schools in Odisha's Malkangiri and Kalahandi districts, officials said today.
Flyover collapse: Uproar in Odisha assembly over demand for CM’s resignation
Bhubaneswar, Sep 11: Even as five persons were booked and a senior engineer arrested for the collapse of an…
Under-Construction Flyover collapses in Bhubaneswar, 1 person dead & Several injured
New Delhi, Sep 10: One dead, four injured after a portion of an under construction railway flyover collapsed near…
BJP to fight Odisha assembly polls alone: Amit Shah
Bhubaneswar, Sep 7: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Thursday said his party would fight the 2019…
Goods train derails in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: On a day India got a new Railway Minister, a goods train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack…
Utkal Express Derailment: 20 dead & 92 injured, says Railways
New Delhi, Aug 20: Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district has claimed 20 deaths and 92 injured, 22 in severe condition,…
Fire at a hotel owner’s house in Bhubaneswar kills 5
Odisha, August 3: A Fire broke out in a three-storey residential building in Bhubaneswar killed four members of…
Lightning strikes kill 33 in 2 days in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 31 : At least 33 persons were killed in lightning strikes in the last two days…
Congress forms three-member observers team for Odisha
New Delhi, July 22 The Congress has formed a three-member team of observers to assess the political situation…
Watch: Leopard who killed 4-year-old trapped in Odisha’s Naupada
Odisha, July 17: Forest officials trapped a man eater leopard in Odisha’s Nuapada.which had killed a four-year-old boy,…
CBI raids ex-OOA secretary’s residence, office
Bhubaneswar, June 23 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted raids at the residence and office…
Youngest incompatible kidney recipient in Odisha
Gurugram, June 21: A three-and-half-year-old girl from Odisha was cured from an incompatible kidney transplant. She was suffering from…
Odisha: 2 mentally-challenged brothers thrashed, tied to pole for alleged child kidnap
Odisha, June 19: In an extreme apathy, two mentally retarded brothers were brutally thrashed and tied to a…
Now Odisha Family carries girl’s dead body on stretcher
Kandhamal(Odisha), June 15: The Central Health Ministry is either unaware of the critical situation or unheeded with the…
Odisha : CM asks collectors to act as agents of change
Bhubaneswar, June 11 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday asked the district collectors to act as…
8 Dead, 2 others injured after truck collides with auto rickshaw in Odisha
Odisha, June 10: Eight dead and two others seriously injured in a truck and auto rickshaw collision. The…
One SOG jawan killed, 10 injured in Odisha’s Maoist ambush
Odisha, June 5, 2017: At least one Special Operation Group (SOG) jawan lost his life and ten others…
India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II ballistic missile from Odisha’s Chandipur
New Delhi, June 2, 2017: India on Friday successfully test fired Prithvi-II ballistic missile from Odisha’s Chandipur launch…
Odisha : Protest intensifies over discrepancies in CBSE results
Bhubaneswar, May 31 : Agitation over discrepancies in the CBSE Class 12 results in Odisha intensified even as…
Rahul Gandhi meets Odisha party leaders, revamp on cards
New Delhi, May 8 : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Monday held a meeting here with party leaders from…
Heatwave in Odisha: Early summer break for schools
Odisha is one pocket that has been witnessing severe heatwave conditions. Temperatures have been on the constant rise…
Modi offer prayers in Odhisha’s Lingaraj temple
Bhubaneswar, April 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the 11th century, Lingaraj Temple in…
Odisha in focus as BJP kicks off major party meet
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) The Odisha Assembly elections are two years away, but the BJP has began its…
Odisha: Section 144 imposed after violence-hit bhadrak town
Bhadrak (Odisha), April 8: The protests against a Facebook post against Lord Ram have turned into imposition of Section 144…
Odisha: Eminent educationalist Janki Ballabh Padhee commits suicide
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), April 6: Eminent educationalist Professor Janki Ballabh Padhee was on Thursday found hanged at his residence…
Modi extends greeting on Utkala Dibasa
New Delhi, April 1: PM Narendra Modi greeted the people of Odisha on Utkala Dibasa on April 1 here. “Utkala…
Naxals attack Odisha’s Doikallu railway station protesting PM Modi’s visit on April 15
Odisha, March 31, 2017: More than 30 suspected Naxals attacked Doikallu railway station in Rayagada district of Odisha in…
Ruckus in Odisha assembly over Modi’s poverty jibe
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25, 2017: Demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remark over poverty in…
Odisha: 64 School girls leave hostel after harassment by warden
Odisha, 6 Feb: At least 64 girl students of a government school in Odisha stepped out of their…
40 injured after tourist bus overturns in Bhubaneswar’s Dhauli
Odisha, Jan 24, 2017: At least 40 people have been injured after a tourist bus overturned in Dhauli area…
Gas agency owned by Dharmendra Pradhan’s brother raided
The vigilance officials conducted raids at 'Pradhan's Gas Service' owned by Soumendra Kumar Pradhan, brother of the Union minister, said vigilance sources.
Father carries 5-years-old daughter’s dead body on shoulder in Odisha
Odisha, 7 Jan: A similar story of Dana Majhi has grabbed the headlines and that is in the…
Demonetisation fails to dampen New Year spirit in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30: It seems demonetisation has failed to dampen the New Year spirits as hotels in Bhubaneswar have…
Cash Worth Nearly 1.5 Crore Seized In Odisha’s Sambalpur
SAMBALPUR, 5 Dec: Odisha Police on Sunday busted a currency exchange racket in scrapped notes with the seizure…
India successfully tests fires Agni-I missile
Bhubaneswar, Nov 22, 2016: India on Tuesday successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile from the…
19 killed as fire engulf in Odisha hospital
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18, 2016: At least nineteen people were killed and over 50 wounded after a major fire…
Odisha Shocker: Dalit HIV victim denied funeral
New Delhi, 17 Oct: Yet another case of apathy was witnessed in Odisha after a family had to…
One killed, 22 wounded in Odisha train accident
Cuttack, Sep 29, 2016: One killed and 22 other passengers were wounded when a passenger train rammed into…
Odisha tribal Dana majhi gets compensation by Bahrain PM
Dana majhi, a tribal Farmer from Kalahandi once again appears in the newspaper with holding a cheque of…
9 died due to dengue in Odisha
Odisha, Sep, 15: Dengue outbreak in Cuttack has left 9 people dead and 5183 infected. Some are from…
Odisha to lose over Rs 2,000 cr on tax deferment to IOCL
Bhubaneswar, Sep 13: Odisha is set to lose over Rs 2,000 crore in 2016-17 due to deferment of value…
16 killed in Odisha’s Angul bus accident
Bhubaneswar, Sep 9, 2016: Over 16 persons dead and 25 wounded when a bus fell off a bridge…
INHUMAN! Another child lost his life as ambulance fails to turn up
An another heart-touching case comes in limelight in Odisha, Malkangiri district where a child dies after the ambulance…
Watch: Heard of elephants trapped in flood water
A heard of elephants found trapped in the river body of Baitarani in Keonjhar district of Odisha. On…
Odisha fishermen asked not to go into sea
Fishermen in Odisha are directed to not to go into the sea as it can be risky. Met…
Odisha: Father forced to carry Daughter’s Body
Another heartless incident took place where a man walked 6 km carrying his 7-year old daughter’s body in…
16 states ratify GST, Bill ready for presidential nod
With Odisha on Thursday becoming the 16th state to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, the…
Tribal man denied help, carries dead wife on shoulder
A shocking incident has been reported in Odisha were a tribal man walked carrying his wife’s body on…
Centre sanctions Rs 236 cr to Odisha for forestry
The Centre on Monday sanctioned Rs 236 crore to the Odisha government under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and…
Budhia born to run : movie review
August 3: Soumendra Padhi’s “Budhia Singh – Born to Run” is a real-life story of a five-year-old…
Aartha Tatwa chit fund scam accused attempts suicide in jail
Bhubaneswar, July 31: The key accused of Rs 1,200 crore Aartha Tatwa chit fund scam, Pradeep Sethy attempted…
Kolkata-based businessman kidnapped in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 23: A Kolkata-based businessman from Odisha’s Jharsuguda district was allegedly kidnapped by some unidentified men, said…
Alert! Odisha govt raises Dengue issue
Bhubaneswar: With the increase in Dengue cases, Odisha Government on Friday asked the Managing Director of IDCO, all…
Indo-Israeli Brack-8 missile test-fires from Chandipur
In a wake for the development of the country, India on Thursday test fired a new surface-to-air missile…
Odisha seeks more cities under Smart City tag
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include Cuttack, Sambalpur and Berhampur…
Wherever NDA in power there is development: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said eastern India has remained economically backward but his government has focussed its…
After Roanu, heat wave again hits back in Odisha
The cyclone Roanu has just left an impact and now again creating trouble for people residing in Odisha…
Cyclone ROANU: Heavy rainfall likely to pound Odisha
Heavy rainfall coupled with gusty surface wind is expected to lash some areas of Odisha as the deep…
Congress demands President’s rule in Odisha
Citing the “dictatorial attitude” of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the Odisha assembly, Congress legislators today…
58 pharmaceutical companies blacklisted in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 29 : The Odisha government has blacklisted 58 pharmaceutical companies for supplying sub-standard medicines since 2005, Health…
Heavy rains and hailstorms in Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Heavy rains and hailstorms in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), temperature comes down to 37 degrees celsius. #WATCH: Heavy rains…
Fire breaks out in Odisha chief minister’s chamber
A minor fire broke out due to electrical short-circuiting in the chamber of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik…
Life term imprisonment to School inspector for teacher’s murder
The District and Sessions court of Rayagada in Odisha on Tuesday convicted former School Inspector (SI) Netrananda Dandasena…
Schools to remain closed till April 26 in Odisha
The Odisha government extended school holidays till April 26 due to the prevailing heat wave conditions in the…
Bus plunges into gorge in Odisha, 30 killed
At least 30 people were hacked to death and eight injured when a bus carrying over 40 artistes…