odisha

Bhubaneswar: Using air conditioner in November? Blame it on climate change that has resulted in an increase in the number of extremely hot days. And Odisha has topped this list in the entire country with a rise in such days from 1.62 in…

Koraput: In an initiative that is both charitable and ecologically responsible, Odisha recently launched a scheme by which poor can get Rs 5 meal in exchange for a kg of plastic waste. The initiative is part of the state government’s Aahar…

Bhubaneswar: A depression is most likely to form over East-Central Bay of Bengal next week, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a release on Saturday. “A cyclonic circulation over the Gulf of Thailand and neighbouring areas is…

Ages before the fashion industry learnt to define the ideal man and the perfect woman in terms of size and shape and invented models as a subtle weapon of snobbery, we Odias had mastered the art of judging people by their physical…

Cuttack: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned two young cricketers of Odisha for fudging their age. Confirming the BCCI action, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Sanjay Behera said that the two cricketers,…

Bhubaneswar: A US Senator has written to the Indian embassy in Washington DC, expressing concern over the arrest of Fayaz Rahman, the managing director of Good News India shelter home in Odisha's Dhenkanal district. Following this, the…

The Odisha Legislative Assembly Secretariat, in accordance with the Odisha government’s decision to provide accommodation to the MLAs in same area, has started preparations to build new quarters. The MLA quarters located between New Guest…

Baripada: After being closed for five months during the rainy season, Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district reopened for tourists on Friday. Pithabata Forest Range Officer, Ugrasena Jena said around 100 tourists, including three…

Bhubaneswar: The warning is loud and clear! The entire coastline of Odisha—from Balasore to Ganjam—faces the risk of being gobbled up by rising sea levels by 2050. And the state government has rung the alarm bells for the need for a…

Bhubaneswar: Eminent social activist Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly known as Anna Hazare, will visit Odisha on November 6. Informing this to the media on Friday, convener of the Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), Akshaya Kumar said…