Odisha

Berhampur: Schools in Odisha’s Ganjam district will remain closed tomorrow as incessant rainfall continues to lash most parts of the district for the second consecutive day today. In view of heavy rainfall due to low pressure over Bay of Bengal, the administration declared the closure of all schools both government and private in the district [...]

Bhubaneswar: Winter session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly will begin from November 13, a release stated. The First Supplementary Statement of Expenditure for 2019-20 will be presented in the House on the first day. According to the release issued by the Assembly Secretariat today, the winter session of the Assembly will continue till December [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today launched a state Strategic Action Plan (SAP ) to end child marriage in the State by 2030. The Department of Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti has launched the SAP with support of UNICEF & UNFPA. A conference was organised as part of the launching ceremony in presence of [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his deepest gratitude to the voters of Bijepur after their massive mandate to Rita Sahu to script a historic win. “It is the historic victory of people of Bijepur”, the BJD president reacted on the poll results on his twitter handle. Naveen thanked the people for [...]

Bargarh: Biju Janata Dal supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has again emerged as the larger than life figure in the State as his party has registered landslide victory with a huge margin of over 97,990 votes in the by-elections to Bijepur Assembly seat in Bargarh district. This victory margin is the highest in the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the counting of votes continue for the Bijepur by-elections, Biju Janata Dal is all set to win with a huge margin. After fifteenth round of counting, BJD’s Rita Sahu was far ahead from BJP’s Sanat Gadtia. According to data from polling officials, after the 15th round of counting, Rita Sahu was leading [...]

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rains induced by the low pressure area hovering over West Central Bay of Bengal continued in the state and have inundated many low laying areas in the coastal and southern districts. According to the MET Department, heavy rains will continue for another 24 hours in Odisha and neighboring states. As the rains continue [...]

Bhubaneswar: Schools in four rain-affected districts in Odisha will remain closed today in view of heavy rainfall forecast by the IMD. All schools in Bhadrak, Cuttack, Ganjam and Gajapati will remain closed, announced the district collectors. Incessant rain lashed several parts in Odisha since Wednesday as low pressure area over westcentral Bay of Bengal and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The heavy rains since yesterday have affected train services badly in Odisha. Many Express and Passenger trains are running behind schedule. Heavy to very heavy rains have been experienced between Palasa and Vizianagaram. At Vizianagaram, water from city municipal drains and nearby areas entered the Station yards and tracks got submerged for some time. [...]

Berhampur: All schools in Ganjam district will remain closed today due to heavy rainfall , announced Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange. However, teachers and staffs will remain present in their respective schools during working hours, directed the Collector. Incessant rain lashed several parts in Ganjam district since Wednesday as low pressure area over westcentral Bay [...]