Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued dense fog warning for 13 districts in Odisha. The national weather agency also predicted light to moderate rainfall in 21 coastal and interior districts. The IMD, in…

Culture and heritage enthusiasts got an opportunity to delve into Buddhist heritage when they participated in a one- of-its-kind exploring tour aptly named Gautama Gatha Tour on December 22. They went to Ratnagiri Buddhist monastery,…

Bhubaneswar: The state unit of BJP has planned to reach out to one crore people in Odisha in January to clear misgivings about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Launching a scathing attack on the Opposition Congress for misleading the…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha fared poorly in Good Governance Index (GGI) launched by the Centre on Wednesday. With the score of 4.4, the state ranked 14th in the list topped by Tamil Nadu with Maharashtra as close second among the ‘Big States’.…

Bhubaneswar: To regulate the price of potato and onion, which has skyrocketed in Odisha, the state government on Wednesday directed the District Collectors to take appropriate action against wholesale traders. In a letter, the Food…

Bhubaneswar: A wanted Maoist involved in the killing of Achyutananda Sahu, the cameraman of Doordarshan and two security personnel in an ambush inside Aranpur forests in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh in December last year, was arrested…

Nayagarh: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday dedicated the new rail line from Nayagarh town to Mahipur to the nation at a function at the Nayagarh town railway station. He also flagged off…

Paralakhemundi: A noble effort by woman IPS officer and Gajapati SP Sara Sharma to provide livelihood support to transgenders is being lauded by all in Odisha. The SP, with financial support from people of Gajapati district, has set up a…

Bhubaneswar: Fun and frolic turned into terror for a group of picnickers in Odisha’s Simplipal Tiger Reserve when a captive elephant strayed into the area and ransacked cooking items and vegetables brought by them. Forest officials said…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a partial solar eclipse between 8.20 am and 11.28 am on Thursday. According to a release by Pathani Samanta Planetarium in Bhubaneswar, the Moon covered the Sun by 55-65 per cent around 9.46 am. The last solar…