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Boat services in Odisha's Chilika Lake suspended till 11 am daily amid dense fog, fatal ferry incident

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2 -- The Puri district administration has suspended boat and ferry services in Chilika Lake till 11 am daily until further notice amid dense fog and severely reduced visibility. The... Read More


Former Odisha Congress MLA Akshaya Acharya passes away at 78

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2 -- Former Congress legislator Akshaya Acharya, who represented the Nilgiri Assembly constituency twice, passed away late on Thursday night at the age of 78. He was undergoing treat... Read More


Cold wave, dense fog cripples tourism, daily life across Odisha; IMD puts 17 districts on alert

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2 -- Severe cold conditions accompanied by dense fog continued to disrupt normal life across Odisha, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing weather warnings for 17 di... Read More


No Obscene Dance During Khandagiri Mela In Bhubaneswar This Year

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2 -- No Obscene Dance During Khandagiri Mela In Bhubaneswar This Year#ObsceneDance#khandagirijatra#khandagiri#odisha#otvnews#otvenglish ---------------------------------------------... Read More


Deoranjan Singh takes charge as Odisha Development Commissioner after senior IAS reshuffle

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2 -- Senior IAS officer Deoranjan Kumar Singh formally assumed charge as Odisha's new Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary on Friday, a day after the state governm... Read More


'Odisha Lok Seva Bhawan not a place to film reels': says Law Min, warns of strict vigil, action

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2 -- Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan has expressed serious concern over reports of social media reels being filmed inside Lok Seva Bhawan, the state's key administrative h... Read More


Green PUCC stickers to be available from January 10 via dedicated counters at all RTOs in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2 -- The Odisha Transport Department announced on Thursday that green PUCC validity stickers will be made available from January 10 for vehicles holding a valid Pollution Under Contr... Read More


Farmers stage protest in Ganjam over paddy procurement irregularities

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- Farmers staged a protest at Sanakhemundi in Ganjam district on Thursday over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement and the delay in the opening of mandis, causing disrupti... Read More


Tusker kills man in Odisha's Angul, second fatal elephant attack in 48 hours

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- A wild tusker reportedly trampled a man to death in Angul district early Thursday, marking the second fatal elephant attack in the district within two days. The latest incident ... Read More


Dense fog strands ferry in Chilika, passenger reported missing

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- Dense fog over Odisha's Chilika Lake caused major disruption on Thursday, leaving a passenger ferry stranded in the middle of the lake for several hours and triggering a search ... Read More