Over 10,000 people perform yoga in state capital
Bhubaneswar: More than 10,000 people from different walks of life gathered at Janata Maidan here on Wednesday morning and performed yoga to mark the third International Yoga Day.
Union…
BJP stages blockade against illegal sand mining at Parjang
Dhenkanal: The BJP activists staged a road blockade, protesting against illegal sand mining, at Parjang in Dhenkanal district on Tuesday morning.
“We demand immediate closure of illegal…
150 bags of PDS rice seized in Bhadrak
Bhadrak: A team from district food supplies department and police seized two vehicles and 150 bags of public distribution system (PDS) rice at Trisalpur Square in Bhadrak district in the…
HC rejects Mahimananda Mishra’s bail plea in Press Chhak bombing case
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Odisha Stevedores Limited's managing director Mahimananda Mishra in connection with the 2013 Press Chhak bomb hurling and…
Car crashes into electric pole killing two in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: Two persons were killed and as many sustained grievous injuries when a car in which they were travelling crashed into a road-side electric poll on NH-57 at Sanpada in Nayagarh…
Ex-Congress spokesperson Sulochana Das joins BJD
Bhubaneswar: Former spokesperson of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Sulochana Das joined the ruling BJD on Tuesday.
She had tweeted about quitting Congress the previous day after…
Denied ambulance, kin carry pregnant woman on shoulder
Nabarangpur: Family members of a pregnant woman had to carry her on their shoulder to the nearest pick-up point on Monday when the ambulance reportedly did reach the village on time. After…
Odisha to be first state to make EWDS operational: CM
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be the first state in the country to make early warning dissemination system (EWDS) operational, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while addressing the state-level…
BJD, BJP and Cong stage protests over separate issues across state
Bhubaneswar: Members of BJD, BJP and Congress took to the streets on Monday and staged separate protests across the state over different issues.
The activists of the youth and student wings…
Will extend support to NDA’s presidential candidate: Naveen
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced that the BJD will extend its support to Ram Nath Kovind, the Presidential candidate of NDA.
“The party had…