Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Kind-hearted Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today extended firm hands of support to a five-year old child, who has been suffering from a serious medical ailment. Five-year old Bishnu Penthia of Koraput district has been facing difficulty in walking or doing normal activities as a tumor on his left foot has been growing abnormally. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Daringbadi, the famous hill station in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, recorded the lowest temperature in the State on Monday. According to Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Daringbadi recorded 10 degree Celsius to remain the coldest place in Odisha. It was followed by Phulbani at 11.3 degree Celsius. Daringbadi is widely known as “Kashmir of Odisha” for its [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today launched the innovative programme to tackle plastic pollution in the capital city. Under the initiative, any person can get a free meal at 11 Aahaar centres in the city in exchange for 500 grams of plastic. The programme was launched at an Aahaar kendra situated near Kalpana Square [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to introduce a single receipt system to enable the applicants to deposit fee and all types of charges online. The new system will be introduced tomorrow in view of heavy rush at regional transport offices (RTOs). The system will facilitate the payment of learner’s licence (LL), driving licence (DL), [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued rainfall alert for five districts in Odisha today. The regional centre of the IMD here predicted rainfall of thundershower for five districts – Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Deogarh. “Light rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, [...]

Berhampur: Over 30 houses were gutted in a major fire mishap which broke out in Sunathara village under Purushottampur police limits in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Monday. Property worth lakhs were lost and several families were rendered homeless in the mishap, according to sources. The fire erupted from a house in the village early in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Dhanu Sankranti, also known as Dhanu Sankraman is being celebrated with religious fervor and great joy across Odisha today. Dhanu Sankranti is an auspicious day as per Hindu mythology and occurs when the Sun enters the Sagittarius sun sign or the dhanu rashi. The start of Dhanur Mas is observed with special puja offered [...]

Puri: Making Puri a World Class Heritage City needs the citizens and the administration come together and work in tandem for the development of the city. And when it is concerned with keeping the city clean and the aim is to make Puri the cleanest one in India, it needs its citizens to pledge themselves [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will set a teacher cluster in Malkangiri district, informed School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash. The teacher cluster will be built in the remote area in the district at an estimated cost of Rs 8 crore, according to reports. The foundation stone for the cluster will be laid on [...]

Bhubaneswar: In view of public agitation at different railway stations in Howrah-Kharagpur Railway Section of South Eastern Railway, the following trains are cancelled and controlled enroute at different places. CANCELLATION OF TRAINS FROM HOWRAH: 22201 Sealdah-Puri Express from Sealdah on 16.12.2019 CANCELLATION OF TRAINS FROM PURI: 22859 Puri-Chennai Express from Puri on 15.12.2019 58002 Puri-Santragachhi [...]