Odisha

The gods are well rested after Chaturmasa, their four-month period of repose, and farmers in Western Odisha celebrated the occasion with ‘Dashmi Puja’ on Thursday. On this day, the farmers...

Bhubaneswar: In a twist to the alleged rape of a woman in a moving car in Khurda, the family members of accused, Soumya Ranjan Mohanty, have filed a counter-allegation against...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday sounded heavy rainfall warning in Odisha as the severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm early in the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will preside over a meeting of the Council of Ministers at Lok Seva Bhawan here on Friday. Official sources said that the meeting will approve...

New Delhi: With cyclonic storm Bulbul hurtling towards mainland India with a destructive force, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P K Mishra on Thursday held a high-level meeting with...

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the frequent bid by the Andhra Pradesh government to acquire the Kotia panchayat having 21 cluster villages in Koraput district, the Odisha government has decided to...

Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Thursday informed that all schools in Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Mayurbhanj and Jajpur districts will remain closed on November...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre on Thursday announced a 300 per cent hike in ex-gratia for victims involved in fatal mine accidents. The amount has been increased from Rs 5 lakh to...

Bhubaneswar: Students from France, Germany and India will carry out a detailed study of the state capital , explore its rich heritage and suggest ways for its comprehensive development. The...

In the last five-six decades, Odisha has been in the news for many right and quite often, the wrong reasons. But one thing has remained constant – our artists and...