Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Ganjam district administration for winning three national awards recently. Ganjam district was conferred with three prestigious Deen Dayal Upadhyay Sashaktikaran Puraskar (DDUPSP)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 179 new corona positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the affected tally to 4,856 on Saturday. The I&PR Department tweeted that of the 179 new...

Bhubaneswar: Vice-chancellor (VC) of Sambalpur University Prof Deepak Kumar Behera and Prof Govind J Chakrapani of Berhampur University were named as the first vice-chancellors of Rajendra University and Kalahandi University,...

Ganjam: Ganjam district reported 57 new corona positive cases on Saturday, taking the district's tally to 853. Of the new cases, four were reported from Surada,  two each from Aska,...

Kalahandi: Vigilance sleuths caught an ASI red-handed while accepting a bribe from a person in Kalahandi district. The accused, Malay Kumar Rana, is posted at the Mahulpatna police outpost near...

Nayagarh: A panchayat executive officer (PEO) and a sarpanch were arrested for allegedly issuing fake ration cards in Nayagarh district. The accused were identified as Narasinghpur PEO Pratap Nayak and...

Jagatsinghpur:  Villagers have caught two men smuggling around 2000 litres of kerosene in Jagatsinghpur district. The incident was reported from Tentulibelari Nagarapada in Balikuda block on Friday night . According...

Puri: Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Friday said he was hopeful of partial modification in the Supreme Court's stay order on Rath Yatra in the Temple Town. Speaking to...

Bhubaneswar: Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT) has sought nominations for Ekalabya Puraskar-2020. Ekalabya Puraskar is an annual sports award for outstanding sportspersons of Odisha which carries cash award of...

Bhubaneswar: Taking exception to tardy progress of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Odisha, the Centre on Friday called for expeditious implementation of the programme in the State. In a letter...