Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With the Centre allowing movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourist and students amid COVID-19 lockdown, Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena on Friday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP)...

Bhubaneswar: DAV Public School at Pokhariput here celebrated its 29th Foundation Day on Friday through virtual platform, adhering to the social distancing norms in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Bhubaneswar: CESUConnect – a mobile phone application for the benefit of customers during lockdown – was launched by Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU) on Friday. The app, launched...

For many, the coronavirus-induced lockdown is akin to forced confinement. Barnali Rath, however, sees it differently. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to delve within… breathe, rest and rejuvenate. It’s a beautiful...

Agartala: The government of India on Friday extended the nationwide lockdown by two weeks beyond May 3, but Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb had already said that the lockdown...

Bhubaneswar: Not many people know that the very talented Irrfan Khan, who died this week also had an Odia connection. Flashback to 1990. Filmmaker Bijaya (Dolly) Jena was casting for...

Bhubaneswar: Corona positive cases in Odisha mounted to 149 with one more case being detected in Jajpur on Friday. The I & PR Department in a tweet identified the new...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday said that 14-day quarantine is compulsory for those intending to return to Odisha from other states. "In urban areas, the returnees will be...

Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area formed over south Andaman Sea and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to become a depression during the next 48 hours and intensify further before...

Bhubaneswar: Here's some good news for Odisha, which has seen a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the last few days with the tally touching 149. Fourteen more patients have...