Odisha

Jajpur: Today social media has become a powerful tool in the hands of people who want to connect with their public representatives. There are growing instances when the authorities are responding to the public immediately when approached through social media. A similar incident happened two days back with the Jajpur Lok Sabha Member Sarmistha Sethi.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will witness heavy rainfall for the next three days under the influence of cyclonic circulation over northeast & adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts.

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal MP from Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency Anubhav Mohanty will go live on Facebook to interact with the people and address their queries.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday greeted the people on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakri Eid.

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Centre today issued lightning alert for 15 districts of Odisha.

Sambalpur: The water level has risen further at Hirakud dam here due to incessant rain in upper catchment area of Mahanadi River. As per reports, the water level touched 615.52 ft by 9.00 am on Monday.

Bhubaneswar: Muslims across the world are today celebrating Eid-al-Adha or Bakra Eid. Celebrated as one of the important festivals to Islam, the Festival of Sacrifice marks the supreme sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim or Abraham to God.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Sunday asked nine district collectors to submit an assessment report on damage caused due to heavy rainfall that triggered flash flood in the state. In a letter, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi directed the district collectors of Bolangir, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangur, Rayagada and Sambalpur to submit [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has changed the venue of state level Independence Day Celebrations from the Mahatma Gandhi Marg to IDCO Exhibition Ground this year. As this year marks the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the government has made special arrangements for the celebration of both the occasions.

Kendrapara: In a shocking incident, a man from Kendrapada’s Pattamundai town, working in Hyderabad, has pronounced Talaq to his wife over phone. This comes just within days of the Indian Parliament passing the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 criminalizing triple talaq.