Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to build 3000-km-stretch rural road under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) using ‘Green Technology’ this year, informed Rural Development Minister Susanta Singh. In reply to a question of Keonjhar MLA Mohan Charan Majhi during the ongoing Budget Session of Assembly, Singh said that the State Government has [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will install CCTV cameras at residential girls hostels run soon, informed a Minister to Assembly. Minister of State of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Jagannath Saraka said that CCTV cameras will be installed at residential girls hostels run by the department. Necessary measures are being [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha capital Bhubaneswar has occupied number one position in the list of most affordable city in the country in terms of housing, according to the RBI. A survey conducted by the RBI said that Mumbai remains the least affordable city in India, while Bhubaneswar remains the most affordable. Although there has been emphasis and [...]

Puri: Thousands of devotees today thronged the pilgrim city of Puri to witness the world-famous Bahuda Yatra, the return car festival, of the deities — Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, Lord Sudarshan and Devi Subhadra. The Trinity will return to the Lions’ Gate of Srimandir from Srigundicha temple on the occasion of Bahuda Yatra. The ceremonial [...]

Bhubaneswar: It has been more than a year since he has been relieved from the membership of Parliament, but Baijayant Panda is yet to vacate the official residence given to him in Delhi. The 2-Mahadev Road bungalow, which was given to Baijayant, has been allotted to the incumbent Kendarapara MP Anubhav Mohanty by the House [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tourism has joined hands with Air Asia to host a three-day bloggers trail from July 19 to promote tourist places in the State. As many as eight bloggers will take part in the trail and go around Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Chilika, Gopalpur, Konark and Chandrabagha beach to explore and pen down their experiences. The [...]

Bhubaneswar: As part of the initiatives to explore niche tourism segments, the Odisha Tourism Department has forayed into houseboat tourism to promote water sports and recreation tourism in the State. The Department of Tourism concluded a three day familiarisation trip to Bhitarkanika National Park and Chilika Lake in its maiden outreach to owners and operators [...]

Bhubaneswar: The online sale of tickets for the much-awaited 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships has begun today. The fans can buy tickets at websites, www.paytm.com and www.insider.in and redeem them from July 15 onwards at the Box Office set up at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. The championships will be held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bus fares for all categories of passengers have been hiked in Odisha under the automatic fare adjustment mechanism following a rise in the price of diesel in the international market. The fares of ordinary and express buses have been increased by one paise per kilometer, while the fares of deluxe and AC deluxe buses [...]

Bhubaneswar: Disappointed over India’s heartbreaking defeat in the ICC cricket World Cup semi-final, an Odisha youth allegedly attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison. As per reports, Sambharu Bhoi, a youth of Singhabadi village under Golamunda block in Kalahandi district, consumed poison on Wednesday night after Team India was knocked out of tournament in [...]