Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Fans of Ollywood actress Jhilik Bhattacharjee were in for a pleasant surprise when news of her wedding to Sukinda MLA Pritiranjan Gharai broke out on Thursday. The wedding was...

Angul: A hearse seen transporting vegetables after depositing a dead body at Angul District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) has triggered resentment among residents here. Sources said the errant hearse (OD 05...

Bargarh: A tribal folk programme titled ‘Dangar Upre Karamsani’ that saw performance by 30,00 artistes has found a place in the ‘India Book of Records’. It created a record for...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has made it mandatory for all government and private hospitals in the state to have COVID-19 corners for screening of suspected cases. The directive is part...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon close over 6,300 schools with less than 20 students across the state as part of its rationalisation and consolidation policy for schools. Of the...

Bhubaneswar: Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro on Friday formed a 12-member House Committee to seek the release of Rs 545 crore deposited by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in the crisis-hit...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly has been adjourned till March 29 as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus outbreak. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro adjourned the Assembly on Friday after a proposal...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced 5 per cent hike in Dearness Relief (DR) for its pensioners with effect from July 1, 2019. It had been increased from 12 per...

Bhubaneswar: With the rainfall forecast for 15 districts of Odisha on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the rainfall activity will continue for four more days till...

Bhubaneswar: After a Cabinet meeting on Friday morning, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a state disaster. The Chief Minister made these announcements in the...