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The state administration on Monday announced night curfew in both the cities from 8 pm to 5 am till October 20. (Representational image: Twitter)

Odisha capital turns COVID hotbed, night curfew back

Khurdha district continued to report the highest single-day cases with 208 persons contracting the virus in the last 24...

12 Oct 2021 7:36 AM IST

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...

3 Sept 2021 12:15 AM IST

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...

28 July 2021 8:38 AM IST

Considering the fact that the national unemployment percentage rate is 6.1 per cent, the laggard states led by Nagaland, Goa and Kerala have double the percentage of unemployed persons. (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...

6 Jun 2021 3:21 AM IST

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...

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

3 Jun 2021 7:32 AM IST

This satellite image released by NASA shows Cyclone Nisarga roaring toward the western coast of India. PTI photo

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 IST

Odisha man to reunite with family after spending 20 years in Pakistan...

Birju Kulu, 45, was put behind the bars in Pakistan on the suspicion of working as an agent of the Research and Analysis...

2 Nov 2020 8:24 PM IST

BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi

Odisha government seals BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi's office, alleges...

Enraged over the government action, an angry Aparajita hurriedly called a press conference where she produced 14 photos...

10 Oct 2020 7:51 PM IST

Fishing Cat. (By arrangement)

Rare, endangered Fishing Cat sighted in Chilika

Fishing Cat is the only wild cat species in India that is a wetland specialist

9 Oct 2020 10:44 AM IST

Devastating blast rips through petrol pump in Bhubaneshwar, nine...

People feared buried under the debris at blast site

7 Oct 2020 6:38 PM IST

Statue of Gandhi installed in the temple.

A temple where Gandhi is worshipped and a Dalit is priest

Called Gandhi Mandir, this temple located in Odisha's Sambalpur district, has become a favourite place of worship for...

6 Oct 2020 11:46 AM IST

She was raped by eight persons, including police personnel deployed on Covid-19 lockdown duty in Bhubaneswar around two months ago, the complaint said. (Representative Image)

Minor girl gangraped by 8 culprits in Odisha, 4 policemen among...

As per preliminary investigation, the cops are not from Commissionerate Police and had come from other district on...

6 Sept 2020 12:01 PM IST