Southern Odisha pounded by torrential rain; red alert issued for few districtsThe districts of Nabarangpur, Koraput, Kalahandi and Malkangiri, Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal bore the brunt of heavy to very heavy rain ...
08 Aug, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Saree Jahan Se Acchha: President Droupadi Murmu can be the new flag bearer for India’s handloom heritageIndira Gandhi's saree choices also set off trends like silk Baluchari prints, a very 1970s innovation at a time when interest in the woven ...
31 Jul, 2022, 12.28 AM IST
Odisha set to apply for GI tag for Rasagola, turmericOdisha MSME minister Prafulla Samal said the state will 'soon' apply GI tag for the two products.
17 Nov, 2017, 04.30 PM IST
Aadhaar cards-linked device to check PDS pilferageIn the second phase, the e-POS system will be extended to block headquarters and in the third phase all panchayats will be covered, officia...
05 Mar, 2017, 03.27 PM IST
Naveen's Patnaik copter air-borne for 45 mins, engineer suspendedAfter completing his programme at Jeypore, Patnaik left for Kotpad at 12.40 pm and was scheduled to arrive at 12.55 pm but he could not lan...
22 Dec, 2016, 10.47 PM IST
Koraput administration to enrol 100 SC/ST students in public schoolsThe SC and ST students would be enrolled in Class I at select public schools in urban areas of the district in first week of this month for...
01 Nov, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
Odisha flood toll rises to two; 25,000 people hitEarlier, Shiba Sankar Sahu (40), of Gopabandhu Nagar under Similiguda block had died after being swept away by flood water, he said.
17 Sep, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: 15% polling in Odisha till 10 amAmong the early voters were Assam Governor J B Patnaik and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik as brisk polling was witnessed in several areas while.
17 Apr, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Odisha’s first phase of polling registers 59% turnoutDespite scorching temperatures, Odisha clocked a 59% voter turnout in the first phase of polling.
10 Apr, 2014, 09.33 PM IST
Rajnath Singh slams Centre, Rahul Gandhi over corruptionDuring the 14-year BJD rule Odisha witnessed the huge mining scam involving Rs 60,000 crore, while corruption in MGNREGA was to the tune of...
02 Apr, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
Rajnath Singh, Narendra Modi to address rallies in OdishaRajnath Singh and Narendra Modi will address two separate public rallies in Odisha on April 2 and 4 respectively, a party release said toda...
31 Mar, 2014, 05.55 PM IST
- Wild bear kills eight in Koraput, beaten to death
A wild bear killed eight people, including a couple, and injured five others before being beaten to death by an angry mob at Andramuda fore...
06 May, 2013, 06.54 AM IST
- Rahul takes on BJD govt in Orissa, flays its economic policy
The 41-year old maybe-prime minster, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday thundered addressing a public rally at Kotpad in tribal dominated Koraput di...
13 Jul, 2011, 08.46 PM IST
- Rahul Gandhi asks tribals to join politics in large numbers
ongress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today asked tribals to join active politics in large numbers to ensure their empowerment and help so...
13 Jul, 2011, 02.22 PM IST