Three KISS girls picked for Indian rugby team
Bhubaneswar: Three girls from Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) have made it to the Indian Under-20 Girls Rugby team for the Asia Rugby (AR) Under 20 Sevens to be held in King’s…
Seashore fraud: HC grants conditional bail to Subhankar Nayak
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to real estate broker Subhankar Nayak, an accused in the Seashore chit fund fraud.
He has been asked to furnish two…
CM urges Centre to extend PMFBY registration cut-off date
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh to extend the cut-off date for farmers’ registration under Pradhan Mantri Fasal…
Odisha govt opposes move to wipe out LPG subsidy
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The state government on Tuesday opposed the decision of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to systematically lift LPG subsidy by raising the price of…
Thunderstorm, lightning warning for 18 dists
Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Tuesday forecast thunderstorm with lightning in 18 districts between 1.30pm and 5.30pm.
According to an IMD…
Bhitarkanika opens gates for tourists
Kendrapada: The Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district reopened on Tuesday after remaining out of bounds to tourists for three months in view of the breeding season of estuarine…
Eminent historian Sadanand Agrawal passes away
Bhubaneswar: Eminent historian and epigraphist Sadananda Agrawal died of cardiac arrest at Balangir district headquarters hospital on Tuesday morning. He was 65.
Agrawal was admitted to the…
Steadicam operator Manoj Mishra carves a niche in Bollywood
Bhubaneswar: Taking smooth shots without any jerks while holding a steadicam, weighing 40 kg, requires much training and expertise. Moving scenes in films and television serials are often…
‘Sunapila Tike Screw Dhila’ to hit theatres on Aug 4
Bhubaneswar: The audio of upcoming flick ‘Sunapila Tike Screw Dhila’ was released here recently. The film is slated to hit theatres across Odisha on August 4.
Babushan and Sheetal are in…
Centre to form tribunal to resolve Mahanadi water dispute
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to form an inter-state river dispute tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water sharing dispute between Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
In a written reply to a…