IFS officer shares stunning bloom that’s also Odisha’s state flower. Can you guess it?An Indian Forest Service officer shared a striking image of the Ashoka tree in bloom. This tree, also known as Sita Ashok, is Odisha's stat...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
'Nagrikdevo Bhava' must be at heart of every decision: PM Modi to over 1 crore civil servantsModi has urged over a crore civil servants to place the principle of “Nagrikdevo Bhava” (citizen is god) at the centre of governance, empha...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Odia music composer-singer Abhijit Majumdar's Instagram post goes viral: 'Those moments'Odia music industry mourns composer and singer Abhijit Majumdar, 54. One of his Instagram posts, featuring images from a concert, deeply mo...
25 Jan, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
Pall of gloom descends in village of Army jawan killed in terrorist attack in KashmirA pall of gloom descended at Khandayat Sahi in Odisha's Puri district as the people of the village came to know that a son of the soil was ...
21 Apr, 2023, 01.28 PM IST
'Amada Bata' actress Jharana Das passes away at 82Jharana Das, an Odia actress with a long and successful career, has died due to health issues. Full state honours will be offered at her fu...
02 Dec, 2022, 12.45 PM IST
Popular Odia singer Murali Mohapatra collapses and dies while performing on stageAs per reports, Mohapatra was performing at a show in Jeypore town of Koraput district in Odisha. After singing a couple of songs, he sat o...
04 Oct, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
Legendary Odia singer Prafulla Kar dies at 83Born on February 16, 1939 in Puri, Kar was an eminent musician, singer, lyricist, writer and columnist. He was popular for his numerous son...
18 Apr, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
VP, PM greet people on Baisakhi, Vishu, Bahag BihuVice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted people on Baisakhi, Vishu, Puthandu, Masadi, Vaishkhadi ...
13 Apr, 2020, 11.28 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: Odisha churches suspend Sunday massThere are 8.97 lakh Christians in Odisha, comprising around 2.44 per cent of the state's population as per the 2011 Census. Major churches ...
19 Mar, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Odisha CM seeks probe into negligence in Sun Temple preservationPatnaik's letter comes after a news report claimed that 40 per cent of the artistic original stone carvings in the temple have been removed...
11 Nov, 2018, 10.07 PM IST
BJP needles Naveen Patnaik for not knowing OdiaHarichandan raised question on Patnaik's knowledge in Odia, a couple of days after senior BJD leader and former MP Baishnab Charan Parida p...
13 Oct, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
A person who cannot speak Odia has no right to become CM:Ex-MP"If Naveen Patnaik wants to remain in power without knowing Odia, it is an insult to Odia community," Parida said .
10 Oct, 2017, 05.42 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan appeals J P Nadda to add Odia as medium in NEET examPradhan's letter to Nadda came barely four days after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sent a similar message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
26 Dec, 2016, 07.40 PM IST
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju calls Odias 'poor and dejected'The post referred to Oriyas as being a dejected lot ever since they suffered defeat at the hands of king Ashoka in the battle of Kalinga.
14 Oct, 2016, 09.58 PM IST
Narendra Modi tries to woo Odias, seeks Lord Jagannath's blessingsNarendra Modi today invoked blessings of Lord Jagannath here while lauding the contribution of Odia people for the economic development of ...
16 Jul, 2013, 03.46 PM IST
- Odisha announces Rs 5 crore for Uttarakhand, 100 Odias trapped
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a contribution of Rs 5 crore for relief work in the flood hit Uttarakhand
20 Jun, 2013, 07.07 PM IST
- Congress leader questions Naveen Patnaik's 'sincereity' to Odisha
Congress Chief Whip Prasad Harichandan today gave him five tasks including speaking two sentences in Odia during a debate in the Assembly.
23 Feb, 2013, 09.43 PM IST