odisha

Odisha has been known as a mineral rich state for decades. Many a mine are operating in many parts of Odisha. Recently, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found the presence of many valuable minerals in Odisha. Eight blocks have been…

Bhubaneswar: Life was thrown out of gear in Odisha as heavy rain continued to pound most parts of the state for the second day on Thursday. According to the morning bulletin by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the rainfall…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange warning (heavy to very heavy rainfall) for the three southern Odisha districts of Malkangiri, Koraput and Gajapati. Duty officer of the Meteorological…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday sounded heavy to very heavy rainfall for five Odisha districts under the influence of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. In a mid-day bulletin, it said that the…

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday issued a notification for the byelection to four zilla parishad zones in Odisha on November 27. The four zilla parishads zones are Chhatrapur in Ganjam, Danagadi in Jajpur,…

Bhubaneswar: With incessant heavy rain triggering imminent flood in Kerala, six teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel posted at Mundali, on the outskirts of Cuttack, will soon be pressed into service for relief and…

Last week we caught with 'Ghoomakad Baba'. No, we are not talking about any saint but our travel enthusiast Dhirendra Singh Rajpurohit. While his job keeps him busy for six days a week, Sundays are his own when he takes his Royal Enfield…

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha in the next 78 hours. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), a cyclonic circulation formed over the south-west Bay of Bengal…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to electronically auction the mining leases of nine mineral blocks. These include seven blocks of iron ore, one block of iron ore and manganese and one block of manganese. The blocks up for…

Is it a mere coincidence that for the fourth time this year, there has been an appeal for euthanasia in Odisha? Humans are perhaps the strongest living beings on this earth with an inherent ability to exercise will power. But then even…