Odisha

Bhubaneswar:  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed to hold Promotion Adalats in the last week of January. As decided, the three-day Promotion Adalats will begin from January 28 at...

Bhubaneswar: Acting on the decision taken at the State Cabinet meeting, the Odisha government on Wednesday sent a proposal to the Centre with a request to conduct a community-wise census...

Rourkela: Star cyclist of Odisha, Swasti Singh has brought laurels for her state by winning a gold medal in the 7500 metres Track Scratch event in the Under-21 Girls category...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will urge the Centre to relax the fine amount collected from people for violating specific traffic rules, said Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera on Wednesday....

Rourkela: A railway official was critically injured after he attempted to commit suicide by jumping before a moving train near Bandhamunda railway station in Sundargarh district on Wednesday. The man,...

Dhenkanal: The emerging concept of cinema is driven by intelligent acting.  Applauding the narrative being put forward in movies today, film-critic, Piyush Roy said, “The era of hte Khans is...

Koraput: To generate awareness on the importance of nutrition in children, UNICF, in association with Aaina and Sova, two voluntary organisations, organised a short film festival for children and women...

Nabarangpur: To equip college girls with the basic techniques of fending off attackers and molesters, Nabarangpur district has launched a physical training programme. “It is an attempt to help girls...

Bhubaneswar:  Union Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday reiterated his request to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for allowing reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in government jobs and...

Angul: Panic gripped locals after a 50 feet deep and 5 feet wide sinkhole was found on a farmland at Telisahi village under Deulabeda in Angul district on Wednesday. Some locals...