Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ace sprinter Dutee Chand got visa to participate at two IAAF approved meets in Ireland (Aug 13) and Germany (Aug 19) respectively.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s noted freedom fighter Dayanidhi Nayak died today at the age of 95. Nayak was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bargarh district due to age-related ailments for the last one month. The freedom fighter breathed his last at around 7.30 am today. He is survived by his only daughter Swarupa Nayak. Nayak [...]

Brahmagiri: A container career ship along with the towing vessel has been stranded off the Chilika Coast near to Rajhanse Island in Odisha. The ships were destined to Visakhapatnam Port and were coming from Malaysia.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid tribute to former President of India and Bharat Ratna VV Giri on his birth anniversary.

Sambalpur: The water level of the Hirakud Dam reservoir has been rising due to incessant rains in the upper catchment area of river Mahanadi.

Bhubaneswar: In a major development ahead of Independence day, the State Government tidy appointed chairpersons of District Planning Committees (DPC).

Bhubaneswar: The State Government today announced its Ministerial Flag hoisting schedule for Independence Day celebration ahead of 15th August.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today came out with the draft Agriculture Policy 2019, which aims at increasing the income of the farmers and provides for continuation of the KALIA scheme for the next five years. This Draft Bill comes just before the government is going to come up with its own new Agriculture Policy.

Bhubaneswar: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has issued an advisory to all airports of the country to intensify security measures to avoid any untoward incident in the wake of the recent developments related to Jammu and Kashmir. The advisory is issued to the state governments, national and private airport operators and other parties. This [...]

Berhampur: In yet another attempt to reach out to people as part of 5T policy of the Government, the Ganjam district administration has started ‘Mo Gopalpur’ campaign to achieve clean, green and plastic free beach through active community participation. The campaign has received an overwhelming response from the very first day of its launch today [...]