Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to begin paddy procurement in the state from November 1. “This year, the Kharif paddy procurement will start from Kalahandi district. The number of...
Cuttack: The Odisha Police has refuted reports in some sections of the media that research scholar Abhijit Iyer Mitra was arrested for his Twitter comments on Rasagolla. Terming the reports...
Cuttack: Elaborate arrangements are being made for the historic Bali Jatra scheduled to be held here from November 23 to 29. A preparatory meeting, chaired by Cuttack collector Aravind Agrawal,...
Bhubaneswar: The Animal Welfare Board of India, a body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, has nominated Anil Dhir as the Honorary State Welfare Officer for Odisha. The newly reconstituted...
Cuttack: One more dengue-positive person died while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital here on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Manju Rout of Midnapore in...
Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Thursday issued an advisory to all the SPs and DCPs on the liability of mob leaders for damage to public property as...
Dhenkanal: Seven wild elephants were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire on the outskirts of Kamalanga village under Sadar Forest Range in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district late on...
Bhubaneswar: Eminent litterateur, Satrughana Pandav received the prestigious ‘Sarala Puraskar’ for his poetry collection ‘Misra Dhrupada’ and his overall literary achievement for the year 2018 at a function held here...
Bhubaneswar: Odia poet Jayadratha Suna received the Yuva Puraskar for 2018 on Friday. The event was organised by Kendra Sahitya Akademi at the Tribal Research Institute Conference Hall in Imphal,...
Bhubaneswar: The Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday said that there was no violation of rules by the helicopter belonging to the IMFA during its flight on September 15...