Her husband died, then 2 sons, & then brother, all within 7 years; yet Odisha’s tribal daughter, once renamed by her schoolteacher, fought through grief to rise to India’s highest officePresident Droupadi Murmu's journey from a remote village in Odisha to India's highest constitutional office is a remarkable story of resili...
President Murmu, PM Modi to launch projects worth over Rs 47,600 crore in OdishaPresident Murmu and Prime Minister Modi will jointly inaugurate development projects exceeding Rs 47,600 crore in Odisha. These initiatives...
15-million-year-old Asura Hadda (demon bones) found in Odisha's Baripada during college field trip. Here's everything we knowAncient marine fossils, locally called 'Asura Hadda', have been found in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. These 15-million-year-old discoverie...
Southwest monsoon arrives in Odisha, covers parts of northern regionThe southwest monsoon has arrived in Odisha, covering northern regions. Conditions are favorable for its further advance across the state i...
Odisha reels under heatwave conditions, Jharsuguda boils at 44.1 degrees CelsiusOdisha experienced severe heatwave conditions on Saturday. Seventeen locations across the state recorded maximum temperatures exceeding 40 ...
No litter, no smoking, no spitting: Odisha’s tribal village is attracting tourists for its cleanliness. But there’s more.Babojola village in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, is a model of civic sense. Women sweep the village thrice daily. Plastic is banned, and smoking and...
Odisha govt issues flood alerts, asks three district authorities to go for evacuation, relief operationsOdisha government has issued a high alert for Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur districts due to rising water levels in rivers like Jalaka, Bai...
Snowfall in Odisha: These areas turn into a winter wonderland as temperature drops to 3°COdisha's Sundergarh and Mayurbhanj districts experienced unusual snowfall. Temperatures dropped below freezing. Locals used bonfires for wa...
JMM announces Hemant Soren's sister Anjani as its Lok Sabha candidate from Odisha's MayurbhanjAnjani is all set to take on BJP's Naba Charan Majhi and BJD's Sudam Marndi, who was once spearheading the JMM in Odisha. The BJP dropped s...
Severe heatwave sizzles Odisha, Bhubaneswar boils at 45.4 degCOdisha faced scorching heat on Tuesday, with temperatures hitting 45.4 degrees Celsius in Bhubaneswar and 46.4 degrees Celsius in Baripada....
IMD forecasts widespread rainfall in Odisha over next four daysThunderstorm with lightning is also very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, ...
Flood fear looms over northern Odisha; alert issued in two districts"Galudih barrage in Jharkhand has released 4.5 lakh cusec water through 16 gates. All panchayat functionaries, self help groups have been a...
NDA Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu sweeps temple floorShe also offered prayers at Rairangpur Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Mayurbhanj and visited a tribal worship place called 'Jahira'. Droupadi...
Biswaswar Tudu, Odisha's tribal face, in Union cabinetThe son of former soldier Sukil Tudu, Biswaswar Tudu was closely associated with organisations run by the RSS. His father was also a former...
Cyclone Yaas: Odisha's Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Balasore likely to be worst hit, says IMD"We are expecting that the well-marked low-pressure area over the east-central Bay of Bengal will concentrate into a depression during next...
13 districts has no representation in Naveen Patnaik's new ministryThe district which are not represented in the council of ministers are Jajpur, Kendrapara, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Samb...
- Congress activists demonstrate against inadequate flood relief
Congress activists staged a demonstration accusing the BJD government in Odisha of failing to provide adequate relief to flood and cyclone ...