Odisha

Berhampur: GLN Swami Sekhar of Berhampur in Ganjam district is a much relieved man after solemnising the marriage of his visually-impaired daughter, Soumyaa, and that too without paying any dowry. The groom is Madan Mohan, a resident of…

Sambalpur: The ‘Gangadhar National Award’ will be conferred on eminent Hindi poet Viswanath Prasad Tiwari during the 53rd Foundation Day celebrations of the Sambalpur University in January, Vice-Chancellor Deepak Behera informed. The award…

Cuttack: Popular Ollywood actor Amlan Das got engaged on Sunday. Son of veteran Odia actor Mihir Das, he was engaged to Bhumika, a girl from a non-filmy background. The ring ceremony was held at Bhumika’s house at CDA Sector 8 here in the…

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP appears to be humouring Naveen Patnaik-led BJD ahead of the introduction of the Citizen (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha on Monday. After withdrawing its candidate against the regional party in the…

Bhubaneswar: To streamline delivery mechanism of its welfare schemes and ensure transparency, the Odisha government is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory to avail them. Special Secretary, Finance, P K Biswal has written to Additional Chief…

Anything for a friend! For once, President Ram Nath Kovind did away with the protocol to meet his friend and a former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, Birabhadra Singh, during the valedictory ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebration of…

Jagatsinghpur: The people of Dhinkia panchayat of Erasama block in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Sunday decided to intensify their agitation against the proposed integrated steel, cement and captive power plant by the JSW (Jindal South…

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha government notification of November 30 has left no room for doubts over merger of the flagship KALIA progamme with the Centre's PM-KISAN scheme. The notification referred to the meeting of the State Cabinet on…

Ganjam: When everything is getting hi-tech, why not farming? These days when animals also have several ailments, precise information on health and disease management can go a long way in helping livestock farmers avoid losses. Sourajya…

Puri: A CRPF jawan was arrested on Sunday for his alleged involvement in the gang rape of a minor girl inside a police quarter in Puri a week ago. The accused, Bulu Barik, was arrested from Rayagada district. The prime accused, Jitendra…