Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the telephone and requested him to postpone the NEET and JEE in view of rising COVID-19 cases...

Bhubaneswar: At least 68,090 COVID-19 tests were conducted in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the State Health & Family Welfare Department informed. According to sources, 7288 tests were conducted...

Bhubaneswar: Life was thrown out of gear in several areas of Bhadrak, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal on Thursday after heavy downpour in most parts of Odisha. Road connectivities were snapped due...

Narsinghpur: Mahanadi floodwaters entered the Bhattarika temple here in Cuttack district following incessant rain in Odisha for last three days. Water entered into the premises of the Sanctum Sanctorum (Garbha...

Bhubaneswar: Four members of a family died while two others suffered grievous injuries after a car in which they were travelling collided with another near Nalco Chhak under Chandrasekharpur police...

Bhubaneswar: The prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for 2019 will be conferred on para athlete Jayanti Behera. In a letter to Behera, Sports Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev said she will...

Complete lockdowns and shutdowns are counterproductive. These may ensure social distancing, but are destroying livelihoods and damaging the economy. These also require more policing. We must pursue social distancing by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha strongly pitched for Japanese investment outlining its contours of advantage like stable governance, state-of-the-art industrial infrastructure, abundant natural resources and stratgeically placed coastline at the India-Japan investment forum virtual...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced that all educational institutions in Odisha will reopen only after the Durga Puja vacation. The Chief Minister made this announcement during a...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha is not alarming in spite of heavy rainfall for the last few days, said Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Jyotirmay Rath on Wednesday. Rath told the...