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An iron ore mine in Odisha’s Keonjhar district

Odisha in a fix as SC seeks Centre’s view on imposing cap on mining in state

The SC observation assumes much significance as the mining sector contributes nearly Rs 50,000 crore annual revenue to the state exchequer

06 Dec 2023 7:09 AM

We used to walk to school barefooted and manage with one pair of dress for a whole year. But it did not give us any sense of inferiority as there was little scope of comparison. All the people of the area were living under similar conditions. We were all happy with our forests, streams and nature, Murmu (in picture) had said in an interview. — PTI

Murmu even had to swim to reach the school

During rainy days, she would often swim across the local flooding water body to reach the school, her teacher Behera said

26 Jul 2022 10:02 AM

Backwaters from river Godavari has entered Motu block and some other places on the banks of its tributaries Sabari and Sileru. (PTI)

Swelling Godavari river inundates villages in Odisha district, several evacuated

The district administration has opened shelter camps at different places for the flood-affected people

16 Jul 2022 11:09 AM

The Odisha government on Monday planned evacuation of people residing in four coastal districts. (PTI)

Severe cyclone Asani rages in Bay of Bengal; Odisha plans evacuation

The system will not make landfall either in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohaptra had said

09 May 2022 1:17 PM

Women show their identification card as they wait in a queue to cast their votes during the fourth phase of the Odisha Panchayat elections, in Khordha district. (Photo: PTI)

BJD sweeps three-tier panchayat polls in Odisha

The Biju Janta Dal party swept 766 out of 852 seats in the three-tier panchayat elections

02 Mar 2022 9:16 AM

Odisha government has decided not to reopen schools for students of Classes 1 to 5 from January 3. (Representational image: PTI)

Odisha withholds decision to reopen schools for Classes 1 to 5

School and mass education minister S R Dash said the decision was taken after officials visited various primary schools across the state

02 Jan 2022 12:34 PM

A medic takes a nasal swab sample for the COVID- 19 test amid the rise in coronavirus cases, at a swab collect kiosk of urban community health center (UCHC), in Bhubaneswar. (Photo: PTI)

Two omicron cases detected in Odisha

Both of them have travel history to foreign nations - Nigeria and Qatar, respectively

21 Dec 2021 2:11 PM

The rainfall intensity is very likely to increase in Odisha and adjoining Central India from October 15. (Representational image)

Low pressure area formed in BoB, Odisha likely to get light to moderate rainfall on Dusshera Day

The low pressure would trigger isolated thunderstorm with a wind speed of 40-50 kmph and heavy rain in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

14 Oct 2021 12:51 PM

As per reports, two guns were seized from the spot of the encounter. Combing and search operations by the security forces were underway in the forest till the last reports came in. — Representational image/By arrangement

Three Maoists killed in exchange of fire

The rebels belonged to the outlawed CPI (Maoist). The slain included two women cadres

13 Oct 2021 10:48 AM

A signage in Telugu in Odisha's Kotia. (Photo: Twitter)

Telugu signages in disputed Kotia ruffle Odisha's feathers

The incident is the latest among a series of happenings in the border region in the last few months

29 Sep 2021 8:34 AM

Fishermen returning back to the coast in Visakhapatnam. (Photo: V.Kamalakara Rao/DC)

Heavy rains lash Odisha as Cyclone 'Gulab' set to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh tonight

IMD issues 'red alert' to Andhra, Odisha coasts

26 Sep 2021 1:20 PM

The Congress, on the other hand, created a ruckus in the House demanding special commitments from the state government on a special relief package for drought-hit farmers. — odishaassembly.nic.in

BJP, Congress create ruckus in Odisha Assembly

The BJP was baying for the blood of law minister Pratap Jena, alleging he was the key conspirator in the Mahanga double murder case

03 Sep 2021 12:15 AM

Locals would perceive the shrine as the "only visible sign of human existence" in Satabhaya village. (Photo: Twitter)

Giant sea waves swallow centuries-old temple in Odisha's Kendrapara district

The state government had in 2018 relocated as many as 571 vulnerable families to a rehabilitation colony at Bagapatia

03 Aug 2021 4:22 PM

A nurse administers the COVID-19 vaccine to the frontline workers after the virtual launch of the COVID-19 vaccination. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha relaxes COVID-19 lockdown guidelines; night curfew to continue

The guidelines came into effect from 6 am of August 1 and will remain in force till 6 am of September 1

01 Aug 2021 8:50 AM

Opposing the decision of the Odisha government to relocate the war-horse replica from Master Canteen Square to Raj Bhawan Square, Opposition BJP and Congress had staged demonstrations near the iconic sculpture. — PTI

Odisha decides not to shift Konark horse

Last month, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited proposed relocation of the statue which symbolises the might of ancient Kalinga dynasty

28 Jul 2021 8:38 AM

Significantly, this massive blow to job creation has come at a time when during the first quarter of the year that ended in April 2021 the number of unemployed in the state had increased by nearly 1.24 lakh vis-a-vis the previous quarter of September-December 2020. — Representational image

7 lakh lost jobs since lockdown imposed on May 5

As per CMIE latest data, the unemployment rate in Odisha was around 2 per cent in April, but by May-end it shot up to 7 pc

06 Jun 2021 3:21 AM

A woman wades through a water-logged road in a village after landfall of cyclone Yaas, in South 24 Paragnas. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Yaas caused infrastructure damage of Rs 610 crore in Odisha

The Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure the documentation of the pre-cyclone preparedness and other subsequent restoration work

03 Jun 2021 2:29 PM

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 16, the CM asked the Centre to make Covid-19 vaccines available in the open market for citizens willing to buy them. — By arrangement

Naveen Patnaik writes to CMs seeking consensus on centralised procurement of vaccine

The CM also stressed execution of vaccination has to be decentralised and states allowed the flexibility to determine their own mechanisms

03 Jun 2021 7:32 AM

The panchayati raj and water resources department has been asked to make necessary preparations to ensure an unhindered drinking water supply and plan to pre-position water tankers wherever necessary to help people during the aftermath of the cyclone. — Representational image/PTI

Odisha government braces for Cyclone Yaas

The State special relief commissioner informed that the exact track and intensity of the cyclone was not yet clear

21 May 2021 12:09 AM

Odisha School Team Selected For NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

NaPSAT is a team of space enthusiasts who are engaged in projects including design of space systems, rovers, rockets etc

12 Nov 2020 2:27 PM

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