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Congress guard in Odisha may change after November 2

Speculation is rife that the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will take a call on the fate of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Prasad Harichandan on November 2 after consultations wi

01 Nov 2016 12:06 AM

Two more encephalitis deaths in Odisha

Two more children succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis on Monday, taking the death toll due to the vector-borne disease in Odisha’s Malkangiri district to 80 in 52 days.

31 Oct 2016 11:56 PM

Air India says sorry for Puri temple article

Air India (AI) on Saturday apologised for a false and fictitious remark in its in-flight magazine ‘Shubh Yatra’ about cooking of ‘non-vegetarian dishes’ at Sri Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s pilgrim tow

29 Oct 2016 11:32 PM

Cyclone puts Odisha on high alert

The Odisha government put the collectors of 14 districts on high alert even though the IMD predicted that Cyclone Kyant is likely to move towards Andhra Pradesh coast.

26 Oct 2016 6:43 AM

Villagers gave vital info to cops

Residents of Panasput, a remote village in the “cut-off area” of Chitrakonda reservoir and nerve centre of Maoist activists, were the key architects behind the success of the joint operation of the An

26 Oct 2016 6:34 AM

Bodies of 3 more rebels found, toll mounts to 27

Security personnel on Tuesday found three more bodies of Maoists killed in an operation at a forest in Odisha’s Malkangiri district.

26 Oct 2016 6:32 AM

Odisha teacher humiliated in public

Filing a police complaint against a rowdy man cost a teacher dearly.

24 Oct 2016 12:57 AM

SUM fallout: BJP seeks Naveen Patnaik scalp

A day after Odisha health and family welfare minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak resigned following the recent fire at SUM Hospital in the city, the state BJP unit on Saturday intensified its demand seeki

23 Oct 2016 12:14 AM

86 per cent of Odisha hospitals lack valid papers

The fire at Bhubaneswar’s SUM Hospital has brought to light a startling fact: 180 of the total 208 hospitals and nursing homes in the city are operating with expired registration papers.

22 Oct 2016 2:04 AM

2 days after fire, Odisha hospital promoter held

Sum Hospital promoter Manoj Nayak was arrested shortly after surrendering before the Khandagiri police here on Thursday morning.

21 Oct 2016 2:21 AM

Odisha panel seeks probe into torture by Maoists

The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the Malkangiri district authorities to conduct a probe into allegations of torture of people at Andrapalli and Panasput panchayat areas by Maoist

21 Oct 2016 1:13 AM

Odisha fire tragedy: Blaze leaves state minister singed

The fire tragedy on Monday evening at Sum Hospital has added to the litany woes for Orissa health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak.

20 Oct 2016 2:45 AM

Union Health Minister J P Nadda looks at the X-Ray of a victim of the fire mishap at KIIMS Hospital in Bhubaneswar. (Photo: PTI)

Orissa hospital didn’t have fire clearance, says JP Nadda

Raps Orissa govt, vows fresh guidelines to states on safety.

20 Oct 2016 2:03 AM

Bhubaneswar hospital fire: Prompt alert could’ve saved lives

The police arrested four officials of Sum Hospital on Tuesday for the fire that, as per official records, claimed lives of 20 people, even though other hospitals that took the injured in reported 22 d

19 Oct 2016 2:23 AM

Japanese Encephalitis claims another life, toll rises to 57

The BJP on Monday came down on the Orissa government for its “failure” to contain the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri district, even as one more infant died of the disease, taking the

18 Oct 2016 2:31 AM

People outside the Sum Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

22 dead in major fire at Orissa hospital

Several jumped from first floor to escape.

18 Oct 2016 1:51 AM

Man carries son’s body, ambulance staff sacked

A day after a 35-year-old man walked around 25 km carrying body of his four-year-old son on his shoulders after an ambulance dropped them midway following the child’s death on his way to hospital; the

16 Oct 2016 11:49 PM

Markandey Katju takes dig at Oriyas, says sorry after row

Leaders of the ruling BJD and opposition Congress and BJP roundly condemned former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju’s “derogatory” remarks targeting people of Orissa in a Facebook post for which he

15 Oct 2016 2:27 AM

Woman labelled ‘witch’, stripped and thrashed in Orissa

In a shameful act, residents of a village in Orissa allegedly stripped a young woman in the middle of the main road and brutally assaulted her suspecting her to be a witch, police reports said on Frid

15 Oct 2016 2:22 AM

Orissa BJP squirms over leader’s disease quip

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which found itself in an awkward situation after finding fault with the Orissa government on Mahanadi water-sharing issue, has faced similar embarrassment after it so

14 Oct 2016 1:14 AM

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