Five held for bid to lynch murder accused duo in Bhubaneswar
Five persons were on Sunday arrested for trying to lynch two brothers moments after the duo was detained by police for
Attractive surrender and rehab policy behind drop in Maoist
Bhubaneswar gets common facility center for Pharmaceutical Cluster
Odisha: Fires continue to eat up large tracts of forests
Forest fire in the state has assumed dangerous proportions with steady increase in active sites being detected by satellite,
Move to collect public donations for Puri heritage corridor project
Prominent citizen groups welcomed the move to collect donations for the Puri heritage project. While the Odisha assembly has
Odisha: Congress to hold farmer convention at Bargarh by March end
Protesting the farm laws enacted by the Centre, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee has taken a decision to hold a Chasi
Odisha: Easy access to govt services, CMs gift on Biju's birth
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated 3,000 Mo Seba Kendras (citizen service centres) across the state, an
Odisha prisoners to get Covid vaccine inside jails
The state government has decided to vaccinate prisoners above 60 years and 45-year-plus with comorbidities on the jail
'Felt amused when my son took me for vaccination,' says 98-year-old
A 98-year-old retired police officer Damodar Mohanty on Thursday took the first shot of Covid vaccine at a vaccination centre
Bhubaneswar police brainstorm to prevent snatching incidents
The commissionerate police has decided to reorganise its security system in Bhubaneswar in the wake of frequent incidents of
AMNS India to set up Rs 50,000 crore steel mill in Kendrapada
In a major boost to Odishas industrial landscape, the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AMNS India) on Thursday
Odisha: Farmers bike rally against agri laws
Hundreds of farmers from western Odisha on Tuesday took out a bike rally and staged demonstration at Lower PMG in the city
Odisha readies plan to tackle severe heatwave conditions
The government is planning to come out with a contingency plan on ways to tackle the heat following the IMDs prediction that
Car dealer in Bhubaneswar dies by suicide
A city-based car dealer was found hanging at his home in Kharavel Nagar area here on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as
Ollywood couple Archita Sahu and Sabyasachi Mishra get hitched in
Ollywoods power couple Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu tied the knot on Monday at a palace hotel in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The
Doctors in AIIMS Bhubaneswar dish-wash womans lungs to cure rare
Doctors in AIIMS Bhubaneswar washed the lungs of a 25-year-old housewife with warm saline water much like a dish to cure a
Test identification parade of 1999 Odisha gang-rape accused
Odisha highway patrol vans to have speed laser guns
In a bid to penalize over-speeding vehicles, the state government has decided to equip the highway patrol vehicles with speed
Odia play enthralls theatre lovers on the opening evening of
A five-day-long national theatre festival kickstarted at Rabindra mandap today with a beautiful Odia play staged by a
A new age story of love and betrayal is the central theme of an upcoming Odia film
Governor Ganeshi Lal lends his voice for a patriotic song directed
Governor of Odisha, Professor Ganeshi Lal today visited the music studio of renowned Odia music director Prem Anand and lent
Sabya and Archita getting married tomorrow
Ollywood actors Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu, who were paired in several films, are going to marry tomorrow. Both of
Odisha: Donations to aid Puri heritage work
The assembly on Saturday passed a unanimous resolution to allow Jagannath devotees to contribute in cash or kind for the
Sabya helps a poor girl for medical treatment
Continuing his good work, Ollywood star Sabyasachi Mishra recently helped a poor girl, who had been suffering from bone tumor
Covid-19: Odisha downs self-isolation norms to returnees from 5
Day after announcing mandatory one-week self-isolation for returnees from 12 states/UTs, the state government brought it down
Multi-lingual theatre fest concluded
Theatre lovers in the city are back to the auditoriums after the state government allowed reopening of these exhibition
Odisha: Task cut out for CBI in Baranga gang rape case
It will be a testing time for the CBI to piece together credible evidence against 1999 Baranga gang-rape cases main accused
Odisha: Incoming passengers to be registered at airport, railway
People from 12 states, which are witnessing a spurt in fresh Covid cases, coming to Odisha by air or train will have to
Odisha prisons directorate asks jails to punish inmates for
The prisons directorate has asked the jail authorities to punish unruly inmates, who create nuisance in confinement. A
Odisha asks Centre to include 183 private hospitals for vaccination
Odisha on Thursday asked the Centre to allow inclusion of 183 private hospitals in the state as vaccination sites for
Odia film fraternity welcomes government plan to develop Kalinga
The Odisha governments recent announcement that it plans to redevelop the nearly four decades old Kalinga Studio has been
Bharat bandh: Shops, business establishments in Odisha down
Shops and business establishments across the state downed their shutters on Friday to observe the Bharat bandh call given by
Congress infighting turns violent in Odisha
Infighting in the Congress state unit turned violent with two groups coming to blows in the presence of party president,
Money trail leads to arrest of 1999 Odisha gang-rape accused
Bibekananda Biswal, the prime accused of the sensational 1999 Baranga gang-rape case who was nabbed by the commissionerate
Test identification after 22 years holds key to nail Odisha gang-
School Children attend a heritage walk
After a long gap, a group of school children attended a heritage walk in Old Town area recently and got to learn about the
Veteran singer Trupti Das took CHW Khati attendees on a journey
Veteran Odia singer Trupti Das enthralled the attendees of second khati organised by Cuttack Heritage Walks (CHW) recently. T
Centre must withdraw cess on petrol, diesel: Niranjan Pujari
Finance minister Niranjan Pujari on Tuesday demanded that the Centre should withdraw cess on fuel prices to give relief to
Odisha: From today, BMC to restart testing kin of virus-hit
The practice of conducting Covid tests on all members of a family in case one of them is found positive will be back in place
JEE (Main) starts at 85 centres in Odisha
The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) started in the state at 85
Odisha Government directs RTOs to intensify pollution checks of
The regional transport officers (RTOs) have been asked to launch intensive checking of pollution under control (PUC)
Shooting of Babushaans Bidyaran resumes soon
Shooting of Babushaan Mohanty and Sivani Sangita-starrer Odia film, Bidyaran, to resume from the last week of February. The
Odisha: Government debt to touch 1.25lakh-crore by the end of 2021-
Odishas overall debt stock by the end of 2021-22 financial year is estimated to touch Rs 1.25 lakh crore, which indicates
Odisha: Ruckus in assembly over paddy purchase
After stalling assembly proceedings for the three days over the farmers issues, the opposition indulged in a heated exchange
Budget turns on funds tap to usher in tourism development in Odisha
Given the states immense tourism potential, this years budget could prove to be the game changer in the years to come. While
Odisha: Main accused of Baranga gang rape held after 22 years
The sensational Baranga gang rape of 1999, which had forced then chief minister J B Patnaik to resign and which had turned
Mahurat of Rajib Mohanty- directorial held
Mahurat of upcoming Odia film, Bhoka, was held at Bhanjakala Mandap in the city recently amidst the presence of its cast and
Health, agriculture to dominate todays Odisha budget outlay
Even as the Odisha Economic Survey has predicted a contraction of the states economy in view of Covid-19, finance minister
Economic survey sets tone for Odishas development goals
The Odisha Economic Survey 2020-21 has underlined the governments future development approach with focus on areas like
Varsha Priyadarshini donates books to an old-age home
Despite turmoil in her personal life, Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini keeps up her social commitments. Her initiative
Folk artistes, who performed at Republic Day parade in Delhi,
A group of folk artistes, who represented Odisha at the Republic Day parade in Delhi last month, were felicitated by the
Odisha govt rolls up sleeves to prevent Covid's return
Alarmed by a fresh wave of Covid-19 infection in some states, including Maharashtra, the state government on Sunday issued a
Odisha: Local lockdowns if Covid cases rise
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have re-activated Covid enforcement activities following the government order on
Odisha economy to contract by 4.92 per cent in 2020-21 FY
The per-capita income (PCI) of Odisha in 2020-21 is expected to decline by 2.30 per cent while the size of the states economy