More rain for Odisha in next 48 hours
Bhubaneswar: It will continue to pour in the state with the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicting heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and…
MoU to replace conventional street lights with LED bulbs in 107 ULBs
Bhubaneswar: To reduce energy consumption, the Housing and Urban Development Department on Thursday signed an MoU with Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of…
Farmers stage road blockade demanding release of water into Taladanda canal
Cuttack: Hundreds of farmers staged blocked Cuttack-Pradip road at Jeypore on Thursday seeking immediate release of water into
Taladanda canal.
“Owing to lack of water in the canal, paddy…
Swine flu cases rise to 18 in state
Bhubaneswar: Swine flu cases in Odisha rose to 18 with five more persons testing positive for the H1N1 virus on Thursday.
Official sources said 138 blood samples have been examined so far.…
Normalcy returns to VIMSAR as medicos put strike on hold
Burla: Following a discussion with Health Minister Pratap Jena, PG students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) here on Thursday put the ongoing strike…
State seeks 280cr central grant for security-related expenditure in Red-hit areas
Bhubaneswar: Chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi requested Union Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha for release of the approved Rs 280-crore central grant under security-related…
Criminal injured in police encounter, 1 kg gold ornaments seized
Ganjam: Dreaded criminal Babu Nayak was injured in an encounter with police at Gurudapathar under Bhanjanagar police limits in Ganjam district on Thursday.
He was later admitted to MKCG…
Three get 5-yr jail term in Maheswar Mohanty firing case
Puri: The Chief Judicial Magistrate court here on Thursday sentenced three persons to five years of imprisonment in connection with the firing incident involving revenue minister Maheswar…
HC green light to second OJEE
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday gave its nod for holding second Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) to fill up BTech, MCA and MBA seats lying vacant in the ‘reserved…
Bali Jatra hurdle for India-NZ T20 match at Barabati
Cuttack: With Bali Jatra beginning November 4, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has written to BCCI expressing its inability to hold the proposed T20 match between India and New Zealand…