Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The daily count of COVID-19 tests conducted in Odisha crossed 60,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department informed on Monday. Additional...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha surged to 81,479 on Monday with 2,949 new cases reported overnight. This was the second-highest single-day spike in positive cases in the state. Of the...

Nabarangpur: An unidentified fraudster has been demanding money from the friends and relatives of a journalist here after hacking into his Facebook account. The journalist, Bankabihari Bisoyi, has lodged a...

Bhubaneswar: Formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy rain in many districts of Odisha from Monday. The India Metrological Department (IMD) has...

Khurda: A farmer succumbed to a lightning strike in Khurda district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Gangadhar Parida (56), a resident of Sarua village under Baghamari police limits...

Malkangiri: A hardcore Maoist — carrying cash rewards of Rs 1 lakh — surrendered to police in Malkangiri district on Sunday. According to reports, Mahadev Madkami, alias Muna, surrendered to...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has ordered the subordinate courts and tribunals to function through virtual mode or video conferencing from Monday. It will continue to function under restrictions by...

Berhampur: Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the people who were sitting on dharna in front of the Hinjili police station since Sunday morning. The dharna was launched after the...

Bhubaneswar: A record number of 2129 COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease and were discharged from different hospitals in the state on Sunday. According to the Health and Family Welfare...

Cuttack: In order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in rural areas of Cuttack district, the administration has issued 'red village' tag to 155 villages. Briefing the media on Sunday,...