Odisha

Rayagada: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha’s Rayagada rose to 4,215 with the highest single-day spike of 495 cases in the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 218 were reported...

Bhubaneswar: The Union Education Ministry has released the names of 47 teachers from across the country to be conferred the National Teachers Award, 2020. The list includes two teachers from Odisha,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has postponed the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) 2019 main written examination to November in view of the COVID-19 restrictions. It was scheduled to...

Bhubaneswar: The datelines for Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) in the state public universities/colleges, offering post-graduate courses for the academic session 2020-21, have been extended. In a notification, the Higher...

Bhubaneswar: With water level continuing to rise in major rivers of the state including Mahanadi, Brahmani and Subarnarekha, there is a possibility of a medium to large scale flood particularly...

Jajpur: The flood situation in Jajpur is worsening by the minute. The overflowing floodwater from River Brahmani washed away a two-story building in Sahapada area under Rasulpur block due to...

Bhubaneswar: Scientist Dr Binay Kumar Das took charge as Director of Instruments Research and Development Establishment (IRDE) in Dehradun on Friday. He is the first Odia to head IRDE, a...

New Delhi: Usha Padhee, joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been given additional charge as Director-General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). She is the first woman...

Bhadrak: A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel on Friday rescued a pregnant woman trapped amidst floodwaters at a village in Bhadrak district. According to reports, heavy downpour...

Cuttack: Bidyashree, the wife of motivational speaker late Aditya Dash, has moved Orissa High Court seeking CBI investigation to ascertain the truth behind the mysterious death of her husband. Bidyashree...