Odisha: IMD issues yellow warning in 18 districts, 6 places receive over 100 mm of rainfallSeveral areas in Odisha received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours under the influence of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, an of...
18 Aug, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
Sambalpur violence: VHP's bandh affects normal life in 14 districts of OdishaThe Sambalpur district administration has relaxed curfew from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. as the situation has improved in the town. The state governm...
19 Apr, 2023, 02.09 PM IST
Cyclone Asani weakens, Odisha, West Bengal brace for heavy rainThe weather office had asked fishermen to suspend fishing operations in the region as sea condition is likely to be high over west central ...
11 May, 2022, 11.59 AM IST
Odisha: 64 school students test COVID-19 positive in Rayagada districtAccording to Rayagada District Magistrate Saroj Kumar Mishra precautions have been taken and the situation is under control.
09 May, 2022, 09.43 AM IST
Odisha logs 7,188 new COVID-19 cases, 35 more fatalitiesOf the fresh cases, 4,026 were reported from quarantine centres and the remaining 3,162 detected during contact tracing.
29 May, 2021, 01.26 PM IST
Kotia issue: Odisha's LoP urges Andhra Pradesh CM to maintain status quoLeader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly P K Naik in a letter to YS Jagan Mohan alleged that Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district administ...
21 Feb, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
Cyclonic storm 'Phethai' to trigger heavy rainfall in OdishaThe cyclonic storm, which is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, would move north-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coa...
16 Dec, 2018, 07.18 PM IST
Stand-off at IMFA's Rayagada plant takes a political hueIt has been five days since employees have been locked in at their plant, after protesters came and locked the main gates, claims Indian Me...
27 Apr, 2018, 09.50 PM IST
Maoists attack Odisha railway station to oppose Modi visitAround 15-20 Maoists stormed Doikalu railway station under Sambalpur Division shortly after mid-night and ransacked the station master's of...
31 Mar, 2017, 12.09 PM IST
39 killed as Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailsTrain services were affected on Rayagada and Vijayanagaram route, with at least five trains cancelled and around eight others diverted.
22 Jan, 2017, 04.23 PM IST
Odisha to give priority to digging of wells for irrigationThe administration said digging of wells in agricultural fields of farmers will not only provide them the much-required irrigation faciliti...
17 Nov, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
68,000 evacuated in Odisha as Cyclone Hudhud lands in Andhra Pradesh68,000 people have been evacuated to safe places, the chief minister said, directing the officials to continue the evacuation of people fro...
12 Oct, 2014, 01.33 PM IST
- European Union to launch project to help people in remote areas of Odisha
Under the project, govt officials and public representatives would voluntarily share info relating to various schemes as per the RTI Act Se...
20 Jun, 2014, 08.15 PM IST
Onions sold at wholesale rates in Odisha"We decided to sell the onions in the control shops to stabilise the market," said sub collector, Berhampur BK Das.
14 Aug, 2013, 12.28 PM IST
11th Gram Sabha also rejects mining on Niyamgiri HillsIn another setback to the Odisha government's plan for bauxite mining for Vedanta on the Niyamgiri hills.
13 Aug, 2013, 10.52 PM IST
- Maoist menace can be fought with rural development: Jairam Ramesh
"Rural development is the answer to fight naxalism. It will improve the living standard of the people living in villages," Jairam Ramesh sa...
14 Aug, 2011, 01.12 PM IST
- 11 churches torched in Orissa
Eleven churches and prayer houses were ransacked and torched in several areas of Kandhamal district in Orissa in the early hours on Thursda...
27 Dec, 2007, 01.08 PM IST