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Bhubaneswar woman receives stone instead of speaker set ordered online

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- A Bhubaneswar resident alleged online shopping fraud on Monday after receiving a large stone instead of the speaker and microphone set she had ordered through an e-commerce plat... Read More


Relentless rain batters Sonepur, floodwater enters homes and disrupts road connectivity

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Relentless rainfall has thrown normal life out of gear in Odisha's Subarnapur district, with several parts of Sonepur town witnessing severe waterlogging. Low-lying localities h... Read More


Swapneswar Mahadev temple in Cuttack flooded as devotees offer prayers amid four feet of rainwater

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Continuous rainfall has led to severe waterlogging at the revered Swapneswar Mahadev Temple in Talagada village under Athagarh block of Odisha's Cuttack district, with nearly fo... Read More


Flash flood in Sambalpur: One missing after Scooter swept away in rain fury

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Relentless rainfall triggered flash floods in Odisha's Sambalpur district, severely disrupting normal life and inundating several low-lying areas. In a tragic incident, one pers... Read More


Minor flood alert issued as Baitarani river nears danger mark in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- A minor flood warning has been issued for low-lying areas in northern Odisha following heavy rainfall in the upper and middle catchment zones of the Baitarani River. The State w... Read More


Odisha gets first Bee Corridor along NH-16 as NHAI promotes pollinator-friendly highways

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched Odisha's first Bee Corridor along the Puintola-Ichchapuram stretch of National Highway 16 (Package-1). This green initia... Read More


Heavy rain uproots tree, brings traffic to standstill on Bolangir-Kantabanji highway

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Heavy rainfall disrupted traffic on the Bolangir-Kantabanji State Highway (SH-42) in Odisha, after a massive roadside tree was uprooted and collapsed across the road near Gangas... Read More


No extra cordon passes for Puri Rath Yatra 2026: Odisha CM issues strict directive

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Ahead of the annual Rath Yatra, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday issued a series of strict directives to ensure the smooth, secure, and disciplined conduct of the fes... Read More


East-West Freight Corridors connecting Odisha, 4 other states to be developed: Railway Minister

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Union Railway Minister on Monday announced that a new east-west freight corridor connecting Dankuni in West Bengal with Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will... Read More


Odisha revamps school exam evaluation; now four assessments annually for Classes III to VIII students

Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Odisha School and Mass Education Department has restructured the school evaluation system by introducing four mandatory assessments per academic year for students in Classes III... Read More