Odisha

Dhenkanal: Forest officials on Monday arrested a government school teacher and two others in Dhenkanal district for their alleged involvement in poaching of wild animals. The officials also seized animal...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday referred the corruption allegations against Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi to the Odisha Lokayukta for investigation. This is the first corruption allegation referred by...

Bhubaneswar: There was no respite from the intense cold wave condition in most parts of interior Odisha on Monday with a sharp fall in the night temperature. According to a...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the steep rise in fuel prices, the Odisha government on Monday hiked the fares for all categories of buses under the automatic fare adjustment mechanism. According...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Bharat Bandh call given by farmer organisations on December 8 to protest against the new agriculture Bills by the Centre, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha climbed to 1,778 on Monday with seven more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. Of the fresh deaths, three...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha soared to 3,21,564 on Monday with 368 new cases reported overnight. Of the new cases reported from 26 districts, 212 are in quarantine and 156...

Bhubaneswar: Now, jail inmates in Odisha will get an opportunity to watch patriotic and motivational movies on Sundays, besides enjoying soothing music in their cells every day, officials said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odia producer Akshay Kumar Parija’s short film ‘Paika Bidroha’ (Paika Rebellion) has won the Special Jury Award at the 9th Mumbai International Short Film Festival this year. The film...

Balangir: Noted lyricist and playwright Netrananda Barik has passed away after a sudden ilness at Khujenpali in Balangir district. He was 70. According to Barik's family, he complained of uneasiness...