Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the untimely death of noted Ollywood actor and comedian Salil Mitra. The Odisha CM expressed his profound grief over the sad demise of the actor and extended condolences to the bereaved family. In a Twitter post, Naveen explained the late actor a legend and said that the impression [...]

Bhubaneswar: Popular Ollywood comedian and actor Salil Mitra is no more. Mitra who met with an accident on May 12th in Ghatagaon breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was seriously injured in the accident and undergoing treatment for fractured ribs and injuries in the spinal cord. He is survived by his [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Vizag Steel), has donated Rs 140 lakh to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for the relief and restoration work in the cyclone Fani-affected areas in Odisha. PK Rath, CMD, RINL-VSP met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today and presented [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off the exposure visit for winners of the 12th Edition of Tata Steel’s Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) Programme in a function organized here. The winning group of 20 students will now go on an exposure visit to one of the premier facilities of Indian Space [...]

Bhubaneswar: After a brief break the sough after Ekamra Walks, the first guided heritage walk of the city, comprising Monks Caves and Kings, Old Town Temple Circuit and Museum Walk at Kala Bhoomi will start from June 15. This will coincide with the famous Raja Festival of the State. While the June 15th walk at [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated all the students who cleared the annual +2 Science exams conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE). In his congratulatory message to the students, the Chief Minister said, “Your hard work will continue to bring success in life ahead”. The + Plus II Science examination [...]

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha is reeling under severe heat wave conditions, the monsoon is likely to be delayed to reach Odisha this year, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Usually monsoon hit Odisha by June 10 every year. But with its delay in Kerala this time, it is further likely to be delayed to reach [...]

Bhubaneswar: Results of the annual +2 Science examination was announced by the Odisha Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) here today. The students recorded an overall pass percentage of 72.33%. While Balasore recorded the highest percentage with (86.56%), Gajapati holds the lowest with 36.20 percent. A total of 40,058 boys (70.4%) cleared the exams while [...]

Puri: The last rites of Odisha mountaineer Kalpana Das was performed at Swargadwara in pilgrim city of Puri this morning with people across the State paying rich tributes to Everester. The mortal remains of Das were brought to Bhubaneswar from Nepal via New Delhi on Sunday morning. The body of the mountaineer was taken to [...]

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of Odia mountaineer Kalpana Das reached here this morning from New Delhi following post-mortem at Kathmandu. Several eminent personalities from across the state paid their last tributes to the mountaineer Kalpana Das, who passed away on May 23 while descending from the summit after successfully scaling Mount Everest for the second [...]