It was a unique funeral procession of a pet dog where over 200 people mourned. Drums were beaten and crackers were burst to give a tearful adieu to 17-year old Anjali at Paralakhemundi, the district headquarter town of Gajapati, on Monday.

Classes for the new postgraduate course in medical and radiological physics at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, commenced on Monday. It is the first institute in the state to offer this course.

A Pocso court in Phulbani of Kandhamal district on Monday sentenced a 46-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl three years ago.

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said the achhe din of Odisha has come with the state's unprecedented representation at the national level.

be berhampur widespread rain across ganjam under the influence of a low pressure over the bay of bengal has brought cheers to farmers in the district the growers were worried as lack of rain over the past few weeks hit their paddy productionthe muchneeded rainfall in the district will help the production of paddy following the showers in the past two days agriculture operation has started in full swing.

The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) on Monday announced the Plus II results for arts and vocational streams. The state recorded a pass percentage of 82.1% in arts and 70.35% in vocational streams this year.

Hockey players and enthusiasts in the state were euphoric over the Indian womens hockey team winning the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. They said the spectacular performance of the womens team by winning a medal after 16 years will motivate them to play better.

The state transport authority (STA) will launch a special drive from August 16 against those who ride two-wheelers without helmets. Those riding pillions without helmets will also be taken to task during the drive that will continue for two weeks.

bhubaneswar the school and mass education department on monday signed a memorandumofunderstanding mou with breakthrough and the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab south asia to integrate a gender equity curriculum into the syllabus for students across government schools in the state at the event school and mass education minister samir ranjan dash said we are working on ensuring gender equality in odisha...

Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi has written to CM Naveen Patnaik saying Union home minister Amit Shah was accorded inappropriate reception on his arrival at Biju Patnaik International Airport here late on Sunday night.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik will hoist the national flag during the Independence Day celebration here on August 15, while ministers and other dignitaries will take part in programmes at different places.

The higher education department on Monday issued an advertisement, inviting applications from students for admissions into undergraduate courses (Plus III first year).Common application form will be available on www.samsodisha.gov.in website at 11am on August 11.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to build 14 more cyclone-resistant vending zones in the city to help vendors do hassle-free business.

The Met department has issued a red warning of extremely heavy rain at isolated places in four districts - Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul and Keonjhar - for Tuesday, under the influence of a low pressure area.

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said the achhe din of Odisha has come with the state's unprecedented representation at the national level.

The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) on Monday announced the Plus II results for arts and vocational streams. The state recorded a pass percentage of 82.1% in arts and 70.35% in vocational streams this year.

Deevyanshu Malu from the city topped the state in the Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Main) 2022, the results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday. He secured a 99.989 percentile.

Home minister Amit Shah here on Monday said Odisha will also have a BJP government, while there is no doubt that Narendra Modi will return to power in 2024 with a two-third majority.

A senior official of the state CT (commercial tax) and GST (goods and services tax) wing has come under the scanner of the vigilance directorate for alleged possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Speaking at an event to mark the 75th anniversary of Odia daily Prajatantra, established by freedom fighter and states first chief minister Harekrushna Mahtab in Cuttack, Shah said Odias occupy top posts in the country like never before.

A newlywed woman allegedly died by suicide here on Saturday night after her in-laws allegedly drove her out of their home recently, suspecting her swollen jaw as mouth cancer. The deceased was identified as Pragyan Paramita Swain, who belonged to Cuttack district.

Nearly 4,000 women members of 300 self-help groups (SHG) across Odisha are busy stitching 30 lakh tricolours for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign launched by the Centre to celebrate the 75th year of India's Independence.

Teachers in city schools said after two years of Covid break, project-based learning is helping children understand concepts better and overcome learning loss compared to the traditional method of blackboard teaching.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has committed its support for the development of the states handloom sector on National Handloom Day on Sunday.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to construct 10 more micro composting centre (MCC) and four material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the city to increase the quantity of waste processing at source.

Even though Covid cases are on its way down, the rise in viral diseases, including dengue, has become a cause of concern for residents.

Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, will soon launch two new facilities Census Data Centre and Centre for Atmospheric Science on its campus, the institute authorities have said.

Forest officials on Sunday arrested a 41-year-old man for illegal possession of a piece of ivory in his house at Sankuru in Ganjam district. The ivory, weighing around 1.

Three men, who were arrested by the economic offences wing (EOW) of state Crime Branch for running dubious loan apps in connivance with some Chinese nationals and cheating several people in Odisha, have been taken on remand by Mumbai police for interrogation.

A rousing reception awaits Union home minister Amit Shah when he arrives at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on a two-day Odisha visit. BJP leaders, including state unit president Samir Mohanty, are expected to receive Shah at the airport.

The state government on Sunday increased the remuneration of home guards from Rs 9,000 to Rs 12,480 per month, a hike of 38%.

Police on Sunday unearthed an illegal gutkha manufacturing unit in Bada Bazar area here and seized about 780 kg of stocked gutkha, raw materials and machines and arrested one of the owners.

The people of Odisha expressed their love for the states handloom products on social media to mark National Handloom Day on Sunday. A series of events, fairs and exhibitions were held on the occasion to showcase, support and promote the rich ethnic heritage of Odisha.

A rousing reception awaited Union home minister Amit Shah on his arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on a two-day Odisha visit. BJP leaders, including state unit president Samir Mohanty, were expected to receive Shah at the airport.

A fresh low pressure area, as forecast, has formed over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday, bringing chances of increase in rainfall activity, an IMD bulletin said.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said conservation and preservation of heritage sites have undergone a sea change and that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) should be transformed, both in terms of technology and legal framework, to bring it on a par with global

The Odisha Administrative Services (OAS) Ganjam unit on Sunday urged the district administration to take strong action against those who allegedly attacked the Patrapur tehsildar and excise officials during a raid at an illegal liquor manufacturing unit at Budhighati under Jarada police

A fresh low pressure area, as forecast, has formed over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday, bringing chances of increase in rainfall activity, an IMD bulletin said.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Odisha chief secretary to take every possible effort to implement the provision of the Odisha Prevention of Witch-Hunting Act, 2013, in the state.

Nearly 4,000 women members of 300 self-help groups (SHG) across Odisha are busy stitching 30 lakh tricolours for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign launched by the Centre to celebrate the 75th year of Indias Independence.

Even though Covid cases are on its way down, the rise in viral diseases, including dengue, has become a cause of concern for residents. Attributing this to fluctuating weather condition, doctors said there is a surge in cases of viral fever, upper respiratory tract infection and seasonal flu or influenza in the city.

Nearly 4,000 women members of 300 self help groups (SHG) across Odisha are busy in stitching 30 lakh tricolours for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign launched by the Centre to celebrate the 75th year of Indias independence.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha chief secretary to take every possible effort for the implementation of the provision of the Odisha Prevention of Witch-Hunting Act, 2013 in the state.

Ten students and two teachers of the Red Cross School for Deaf and Mentally Retarded at Saintala in Balangir district tested positive for Covid on Saturday.

A fire broke out at the store of the kitchen in Puri's Jagganath temple, officials said on Sunday.

Seven students of the government-run Parala Maharaja Engineering College here have been suspended for two weeks to one year for their alleged involvement in a clash between two groups on campus on August 1. A second-year student was injured in the scuffle.

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the MSME ministry has started a project for footwear manufacturing at Dasapalla in Nayagarh district on a pilot basis. It got under way with a two-month training of 20 local leather artisans beginning Friday.

Seven students of the government-run Parala Maharaja Engineering College here have been suspended for two weeks to one year for their alleged involvement in a clash between two groups on campus on August 1. A second-year student was injured in the scuffle.

The state BJP is upbeat as Union home minister Amit Shah is set to arrive here on Sunday evening on a two-day Odisha visit and hold a political discussion with senior party leaders apart from attending other events.

The higher education department on Saturday urged the principals of colleges and registrars of state public universities to participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.