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...
20 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
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...
20 Jun, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
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...
18 Jun, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
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...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
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 ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
All India 12 State Agniveer Vayu recruitment rally started in Odisha's Baripada; thousands young aspirants participateThe Indian Air Force Agniveer Vayu Recruitment Rally 2025 started today in Baripada, Odisha. Thousands of young people from 12 states are p...
27 Aug, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
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...
26 Jul, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik inducts three more ministers into Odisha cabinetBoth Arukha and Marndi were dropped from the council of ministers during the previous reshuffle held in June last year. Nayak had also earl...
22 May, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
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...
21 Aug, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
Draupadi Murmu: Spiritual, soft spoken and set to be India's next presidentAn early image on Wednesday of the 64-year-old who will be India's first tribal president and the second woman in the post if elected was p...
22 Jun, 2022, 05.10 PM IST
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...
07 Jul, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
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...
07 May, 2017, 02.15 PM IST
Flood threat looms large over North-Coastal OdishaWith upper catchment areas of river Baitarani receiving heavy rains during the last 24 hours, Odisha government put at least 6 coastal and ...
28 Jul, 2015, 11.32 PM IST
- 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 ...
06 Nov, 2013, 07.23 PM IST
- Odisha announces 3-day relief as flood situation grim; 19 dead
At least 19 people have died in the second phase flood that severely affected 16.50 lakh people in 10 districts, as over 60 villages still ...
26 Oct, 2013, 10.38 PM IST
Govt caught unawares by sudden surge in river water post PhailinOdisha Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra admitted the government was caught unawares by a sudden surge in river waters in Balasore ...
14 Oct, 2013, 11.26 PM IST
After cyclone Phailin, Odisha faces floodHeavy rains caused by cyclone Phailin triggered floods in major rivers in five districts of Odisha with over 2.5L people marooned in worst-...
14 Oct, 2013, 10.33 PM IST