Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Think-tanks, research scholars and Jagannath devotees have expressed surprise and anguish over the non-inclusion of the famous Rath Yatra in Puri in the Intangible Cultural Heritage list prepared by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday condoled the death of iconic actor Rishi Kapoor. Calling the actor’s death a huge loss to Indian cinema,...

Bhubaneswar: After the success of the Siksha Sanjog initiative to provide e-education through WhatsApp for Classes II to X in Khurda district, the Odisha government has decided to extend the...

Berhampur: The first batch of stranded Odia migrants from Surat, Gujarat, reached Odisha late on Wednesday. The four buses carrying 217 migrants were enroute Sheragada and Dharakote in Ganjam district....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw nine persons testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, which took the affected tally to 128. The latest three cases were reported from Jajpur district, which now has...

Puri: Amid the uncertainty over the Rath Jatra in Puri, scheduled on June 23, due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Daitapati Nijog (a body of sevayats) of...

Bhubaneswar: With the Centre allowing workers and students stranded in other states to return home amid the COVID-19 lockdown, 975 students will board buses for Odisha from Kota in Rajasthan...

Khurda: With five days remaining for the return of more than 19,000 migrant Odia workers to Khurda district after the lifting of Lockdown 2.0 on May 3, the district administration...

Purabi Patra’s routine hasn’t changed much due to the nationwide lockdown which was enforced by the government last month to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. If anything, the animal...

Bhubaneswar: Three new corona positive cases were detected in Balasore on Wednesday, taking the affected tally in Odisha to 125. The I & PR Department in a tweet identified them...