Odisha

New Delhi: JSW Energy has terminated its plan to acquire GMR Kamalanga Energy five months after announcing the deal, citing uncertainties in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The Sajjan Jindal-backed...

Bhubaneswar: With the COVID-19 pandemic ruining economies and leaving millions unemployed in 2020, festivals like Raksha Bandhan have provided an opportunity for livelihood generation in India. In an initiative by...

Angul: In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, all weekly haats/markets will remain closed in Odisha’s Angul district till August 31. The decision was taken for ensuring social distancing so...

Phulbani: The COVID-19 tally in Kandhamal district rose to 527 on Friday with 50 more persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Of the new positive...

Baripada: Disappointed with her Class X result, a 15-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide in Mayurbhanj district. The deceased, who hailed from Bahanada in Betnoti police station area, consumed poison...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department here on Friday forecast formation of a low-pressure area over north Bay of Bengal around August 4. It has also issued yellow...

Jeypore: With an overnight addition of 80 new COVID-19 cases, the affected tally in Koraput district touched 771 on Friday. Among them, 63 are local contact cases while 11 have...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be conducting 20,000 COVID-19 tests a day from August. Speaking to mediapersons, Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, Director Ajay Parida said efforts will be made to...

Kendrapada: Even before the Haridaspur-Kendrapada railway line was formally launched, the trial run of a goods train faced opposition by the locals on Friday. According to sources, a goods train...

Bhubaneswar: More students in Odisha have been opting for technical and professional courses this year. This has come as a surprise because in the past few years, seats for these...