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Strike by doctors: ESMA imposed by Odisha govt, OMSA to continue agitation

India, Jan. 7 -- The Odisha government has invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in response to the ongoing statewide agitation by government doctors, even as the doctors' body has dec... Read More


Bhubaneswar records this winter's coldest night at 10.2degreeC minimum temperature

India, Jan. 7 -- Capital city Bhubaneswar recorded its coldest night of the ongoing winter season as the minimum temperature dropped sharply to 10.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. The sudden fall in te... Read More


Cold wave in Odisha: Phulbani coldest at 5degreeC, Rourkela shivers at 5.1degreeC, Cuttack below 10degreeC

India, Jan. 7 -- Cold wave tightened its grip across many parts of Odisha on Wednesday as dry and cold air continued to flow across the state. Several interior districts recorded sharp drops in night ... Read More


Odisha: Mayurbhanj administration launches crackdown following alarming AQI spike in Baripada

India, Jan. 7 -- With Odisha - long considered one of India's greener States - recently making headlines for air pollution and Baripada figuring among the polluted urban centres, the Mayurbhanj distri... Read More


Man menaces woman with open gun threat in Odisha Capital, incident caught on camera

India, Jan. 7 -- Raising serious concerns over public safety and police oversight, a shocking video of a young man threatening his girlfriend at gunpoint while delivering dramatic, film-style dialogue... Read More


PM Modi praises CM Majhi's 'outstanding efforts' for Odisha's growth on his birthday

India, Jan. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended birthday wishes to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, hailing his efforts to enhance the growth trajectory of the state, as wel... Read More


Students set ablaze in Rayagada: Odisha S&ME Department issues show-cause notices to teachers, halts salary

India, Jan. 6 -- A day after four students of an upgraded high school at Paikadakuluguda in Rayagada district were injured after being set on fire, the Odisha School and Mass Education Department on T... Read More


Timber smuggling bid foiled in Odisha's Nabarangpur; one held, truck seized

India, Jan. 6 -- The Forest Department busted an illegal timber smuggling attempt from Odisha to neighbouring Chhattisgarh after conducting apparent raid in Maidalpur area of Nabarangpur district. Tr... Read More


Two JEE Main aspirants from outside Odisha drown in Kuakhai river

India, Jan. 6 -- In a tragic incident, two youths drowned in the Kuakhai river on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Pankaj Kumar Saha and Prateek ... Read More


IT companies to operate from Baramunda bus terminal

India, Jan. 6 -- The Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal (BSABT) at Baramunda is set to emerge as a major transport-cum-business hub, with IT companies expected to begin operations from the facili... Read More