Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A large number of Anganwadi workers staged a demonstration in Bhubaneswar on Friday to press for their nine-point charter of demands, including pay hike, pension and other retirement benefits....

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning is likely to lash some districts of Odisha on Friday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm)  at...

Sambalpur: A day after opening six gates of Hirakud dam in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, the authorities opened 16 more sluice gates on Friday to discharge excess water from the reservoir....

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of a possible cyclone over Bay of Bengal next month, Director-General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Friday said that a low pressure area may...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch nabbed an anti-social from Assam in pre-activated SIM cards scam in which six persons, including a teacher, were earlier arrested...

Bhubaneswar: Six-time BJD MLA Pramilla Mallik, who represents Binjharpur constituency, was on Friday elected unopposed as Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, becoming the first woman to occupy the prestigious...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha got its first woman Assembly Speaker with six-time BJD MLA Pramila Mallik being elected unopposed to the post on Friday, which also saw the beginning of the 8-day...

Bhubaneswar: Will the Bay of Bengal see the first cyclonic storm post-monsoon next month? October to December period is among the favourable months for the development of cyclones in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of BJP has questioned why BJD's Remuna MLA, who was expelled by the party on Thursday, has not been arrested despite his involvement in embezzlement of crores...

Angul: Police have busted a motorcycle lifting gang of 5 members, including two minor boys, in Odisha's Angul district. Speaking to media persons on Thursday, Angul DSP Akshay Kumar Panda...