Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 cases in Bhadrak, the second corona hotspot in Odisha, has gone up to eight. Bhubaneswar, however, continues to lead the affected tally with 46 confirmed cases so...

Bhadrak: After detection of five new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the Bhadrak administration on Monday notified five gram panchyats (GPs) as containment zones. Among the five persons, who tested...

Puri/Cuttack: Odisha DGP Abhay on Monday suspended Badachana police station IIC Dipak Kumar Jena for gross misconduct and dereliction of duty. The IIC had allegedly forcibly entered the Jagannath Temple...

Bhubaneswar: Among the seven persons, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, five are from Bhadrak and two from Balasore, the I & PR Department tweeted on Monday. 7 New...

Bhubaneswar: Sunday saw a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Odisha with seven persons testing positive for the virus. With these new cases, the state's total affected count has gone...

Keonjhar: Police on Sunday arrested a boy for alleged rape and murder of a minor girl of Jamirta village in Bamebari in Odisha's Keonjhar district. According to police sources, the...

Bhubaneswar: While the Centre has announced a partial relaxation for some key sectors in the second-phase lockdown to revive the sagging economy post-COVID-19 outbreak, former Union minister Srikant Jena has...

Dhenkanal: Pramod Parida aka Chintu Baba travels all the way from Dhenkanal to Jagannath Temple in Puri thrice a week to offer basil leaves, flowers and vegetables. He has been...

Berhampur: They say as the going gets tough, the tough get going. The deadly COVID-19 pandemic has brought the best out of many unsung heroes, like Tehsildar of Digapahandi Aditya...

The prolonged nationwide lockdown, to curb the spread of novel coronavirus, has taught Snehasis Das many lessons. "I have understood the value of life and time during this lockdown period......