Odisha

Sambalpur: The ‘lagna’ (auspicious time) for offering ‘Nabanna’ (new rice) to Maa Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Odisha’s Sambalpur, on the day of Nuakhai was announced on Tuesday. As per...

Khurda: Three people have been arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a youth in Odisha's Khurda. The youth was allegedly hacked to death in Mukundaprasad area of...

Bhubaneswar: At least 91 Block Development Officers (BDO) of the Odisha government are facing disciplinary proceedings, the state Assembly was informed on Tuesday. This information was given by Panchayati Raj...

Bhubaneswar: With dengue spreading its tentacles across Odisha, Director of Public Health Dr Nilakantha Mishra on Tuesday said 2759 people have so far been infected in the state. Most of...

Bhubaneswar: The intensity of rain in Odisha may increase from August 29 with the likely formation of a low-pressure area over Eastcentral and adjoining North Bay of Bengal and its...

Bhubaneswar: With opposition BJD and Congress creating ruckus and disrupting proceedings in Odisha Assembly over reservation and caste-based census on Tuesday, Speaker Surama Padhy convened an all-party meeting in a...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government issued guidelines for Subhadra Yojana, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Tuesday clarified that 1.8 crore women will receive financial assistance under the...

Jharsuguda: A poultry farm owner identified as Shahjahan Khan was shot dead in Beherapat area under Jharsuguda Sadar police station limits on Monday. According to sources, Khan, 26, was murdered...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday expelled Sasmita Majhi, Zilla Parishad Member, Zone 3 of Mathili block, in Odisha's Malkangiri district. According to an office order...

Bhubaneswar: Bari Block Chairman Ashok Kumar Gedi on Tuesday returned to his old party, the BJD. Gedi along with his supporters was welcomed by the party leadership at an event...