Odisha

Berhampur: In an untoward incident in Berhampur, two persons died of electrocution when they accidentally came in contact with an 11 KV electric wire. The incident occurred in Berhampur’s Alakapuri area when Ramesh Chandra Behera and Arun Kumar Sabat were fixing the centering of the house being built. While Ramesh is the owner of the [...]

Bhubaneswar: In line with the promises made and the decision of the Cabinet, the state government has started issuing works to the women self help groups through its different departments. Answering a question from Jayant Kumar Sarangi, Minister for Women & Child Development (W&CD) and Mission Shakti, Tukuni Sahoo has said in the Assembly that the government has initiated steps to give works worth Rs 1000 Crore to the women self help groups this year. Ten departments have been entrusted to give different types of works to the lakhs of SHGs.

Bhubaneswar: Filmmaker Biswanath Rath’s widely appreciated documentary ‘Kotpad Weaving: The Story of a Race Against Time’ will be screened at the ‘AegeanDocs-International Documentary Film Festival’ to be held at Athens in Greece on October 4.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his condolences over the demise of former Delhi Chief Minister and Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit on Saturday. Naveen said that he is deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of former Delhi Chief Minister, Kerala Governor and veteran leader Sheila Dikshit. The Odisha Chief Minister expressed his [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government is planning to introduce electric buses in three cities in order to promote green energy and check air pollution, informed a Minister in the Assembly today. The electric-powered buses will be introduced in the pilgrim city of Puri and twin city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Science & Technology Minister Ashok Panda [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Indian Men’s Table Tennis Team for their spectacular show against England to clinch gold in Team event of 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019 in Cuttack. The men’s team defeated England 3-2 in the thrilling final, with wins by Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekharan and Sharath Kamal. [...]

Berhampur: In a bizarre incident in Ganjam’s Magurapalli UP school in Aska, two students have been critically injured when they accidentally ignited a small detonator inside the school premises.

Bhubaneswar: Software giant Infosys today came forward to donate the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for the relief and restoration works in the cyclone Fani-affected areas in the State. Infosys and two of its ally companies, Edgeverve Systems Ltd. and Infosys BPM Pvt. Ltd contributed Rs 85 lakh to the CMRF towards Fani relief. [...]

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019.

Cuttack: The Indian women’s team scripted history at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday by winning their first-ever team title in Commonwealth TT Championships