Odisha

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday gave its approval to the appointment of Sridhar Patra as chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). He has been serving as Director…

Bhubaneswar: Poor visibility at Biju Patnaik International Airport threw flight schedule out of gear on Monday morning. Foggy conditions disrupted the schedule of (arrival and departure) about a dozen flights. Most of the flights had…

Bhubaneswar: To protect groundwater level and prevent urban flash floods, the city administration has decided to make it mandatory for buildings built on a minimum area of 300 square metres to have Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) system within…

Malkangiri: Bringing glory to the state, a talented student from a backward area of Odisha will visit Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) soon. Abhinash Behera, a Class-X student of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir at Balimela in…

Jharsuguda: When everything is getting hi-tech, why not farming? In these days of unpredictable climate change, precise information on weather conditions can go a long way in helping farmers avoid losses. Debnarayan Rohidas of Jamera…

Khurda: Protesting against the attack on paediatrician Manas Ranjan Das and druggist Krushna Chandra Sahu, who succumbed to bullet wounds, medicine shop owners of Khurda town downed shutters on Monday. The District Chemist and Druggist…

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit a detailed status report on the repair of Jagannath Temple in Puri and Sun Temple at Konark. The court issued the directive in response to…

Cuttack: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday submitted its interim probe report on the much-talked-about rape and suicide of a tribal girl in Koraput district to the Orissa High Court. “While submitting the interim report in a…

Puri: Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Dibyasingha Deb has expressed surprise over the concern of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for Jagannath Temple here. “The incidents that are taking place in Puri at present were never seen earlier. Since the…

Bhubaneswar: Public agitation due to the changes in Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 at different railway stations on the Howrah-Kharagpur railway section of South Eastern Railway has lead to disruption of train services in Odisha as well.…