Suresh Prabhu flags off new trains to Nayagarh
Bhubaneswar: Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the extension of Khurda Road-Bolagarh-Road-Khurda Road passenger trains up to Nayagarh through videoconferencing from Rail…
TV commercial for Asian Athletics Championships unveiled
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Monday virtually released the TV commercial for upcoming 22nd Asian Athletics Championships, the biggest ever sporting event to be…
Two injured in group clash at Bhanjanagar
Ganjam: Two persons were critically injured in a clash between residents of Agajhola and Chakundapalli villages at
Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district late on Sunday.
According to police…
3 killed in lightning strikes in state
Mayurbhanj/Bhadrak/Khurda: At least three persons were killed after being struck by lightning in different parts of the state on Sunday evening.
The first incident took place at Baulaghara…
BJP holds silent protest against egg attacks on Union Ministers
Bhubaneswar: Activists of the state unit of BJP on Sunday staged a three-hour silent protest (Maun Satyagraha) across Odisha, condemning the recent egg attacks on Union Ministers.
Holding…
Man hacks wife to death in Koraput, arrested
Koraput: Police on Sunday arrested A man on charges of hacking his wife to death in his house at Adingar village under Laxmipur block in Koraput district.
The accused was identified as…
Goons attack women over anti-liquor protest in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Goons on Sunday allegedly attacked a group of women, who ransacked a liquor manufacturing unit at Olaver near Rajkanika in Kendrapada district.
Four women sustained serious…
Devotee injured in Puri Jagannath Temple, succumbs
Puri: A pilgrim, who tripped and fell inside Jagannath Temple in Puri, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Surjit Mallick, a resident of Kolkata. He had gone…
3 Odias in NEST top 20 list
Bhubaneswar: Three students from Odisha have made it to the top 20 list of the National Entrance Screening Test (NEST)-2017, the results of which were declared on Saturday.
While Arsiman…
One killed, 30 injured in separate bus mishaps
Sambalpur/Bhadrak: One person died and 31 were injured in two separate bus accidents in the state late on Saturday.
A bus overturned on NH-55 at Nakshapalli in Sambalpur district killing…