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No respite from cold wave before New Year for Odisha; temperature dips below 10degC

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 28 -- A severe cold wave tightened its grip across Odisha, with temperature plunging sharply in several regions and dense fog compounding the discomfort for residents. Meteorologica... Read More


Free coaching to IAS, OAS, OPSC, OSSC aspirants in Odisha; check district, selection test details

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 28 -- In a major initiative to support civil services aspirants, the Ganjam district administration has announced free coaching for students preparing for administrative service exam... Read More


Odisha forester arrested after Vigilance unearths massive assets including high value plots, 1 kg gold

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Niranjan Satapathy, Forester of the Semiliguda Forest Range under the Koraput Forest Division, in connection with a disproportionate asset... Read More


Two dead as trucks collide head-on on NH 520 in Odisha's Koida

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- A tragic road accident claimed the lives of two truck drivers following a head-on collision on National Highway 520 under K. Balang police station limits in Koida, Sundargarh o... Read More


OMSA strike enters 2nd day: Doctors shut OPDs for one hour; Odisha govt yet to respond

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Outpatient departments (OPDs) in government hospitals across Odisha remained closed for one hour, from 10 am to 11 am, for the second consecutive day as Odisha Medical Services... Read More


Tourist vehicle overturns on Sambalpur-Rairakhol road, over 10 injured

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- A tourist vehicle overturned on the Sambalpur-Rairakhol road near Kansar on Friday night, leaving more than 10 passengers injured. The accident occurred when the tourist bus, c... Read More


Elephants roam at Bhubaneswar Shikharchandi hills: Temple, picnic area shut for public indefinitely

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- The Forest Department, on Saturday, closed the Shikharchandi shrine and restricted public movement in the surrounding hill area of Bhubaneswar after two adult male tuskers were... Read More


Vegetable shop fire claims owner's life in Kendrapara, tension erupts over suspected foul play

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Tension gripped the Kalabuda Baruni Bazaar area under Kudangagari police station limits in Kendrapara district after a vegetable shopkeeper was burnt alive in a fire late on Fr... Read More


Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar begins three-day Odisha visit, to address BLOs at OUAT

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday on a three-day visit to Odisha, during which he is scheduled to combine official engagemen... Read More


Olive Ridley turtles GPS-tagged at Rushikulya in Ganjam to track migration

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Two Olive Ridley sea turtles have been fitted with GPS satellite transmitters near the Rushikulya river mouth at Podampeta in Ganjam district, marking an important step in trac... Read More