President Murmu on day-long Rourkela visit to inaugurate planetarium, museumGet ready, Rourkela! President Droupadi Murmu is set to touch down in Odisha this Tuesday for an action-packed day. She’ll be cutting ribbo...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
Heat wave grips Odisha; schools shut in 3 districts till April 21Odisha is experiencing an intense heat wave. Authorities in Bolangir, Subarnapur, and Kalahandi districts have ordered the closure of all e...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Odisha government announces morning classes in all schools from April 2 due to heatThe Odisha government has scheduled morning classes for schools from April 2 due to a heatwave. Anganwadi centres will also operate early. ...
20 Mar, 2025, 09.25 AM IST
Vedanta sets up 'VeDakshata' skills training centre in Odisha's SundargarhVedanta Aluminium launched a skills training center, VeDakshata, in Odisha. The center offers courses like sewing, electrical maintenance, ...
14 Dec, 2024, 08.37 AM IST
Odisha: CPI (M) announces candidates for Bhubaneswar LS seat, 7 assembly constituenciesThe CPI (M) has announced its candidates for one Lok Sabha seat and seven assembly constituencies in Odisha. Senior leader Suresh Panigrahy...
18 Apr, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
Odisha: Vedanta's Jamkani coal mine operation begins as talks with displaced locals successfulA meeting was held between the company authority, district administration and the displaced villagers regarding the problems of the aggriev...
12 Feb, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
India's largest hockey stadium planned in Rourkela, will host 2023 world cup gamesAnnouncing this in a video message, Patnaik said, "As we have announced earlier, Odisha will once again be the proud host of the prestigiou...
24 Dec, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rains in Odisha: MeTHeavy rainfall may also occur at isolated places over Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Puri, Sundargarh and Deogarh districts till Tuesda...
24 Aug, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
A 1,500-km walk to meet PM Narendra ModiMuktikanta Biswal, an idol maker from Sundargarh district of Odisha, walked 1,500 kilometres to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
14 Jul, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
NTPC's Darlipali thermal plant to start in two yearsThe Darlipali power plant is likely to be commissioned by Feb 2018, Kumar said the project is estimated to cost Rs 13,000 cr and there has ...
17 Feb, 2016, 02.15 PM IST
BJD-JMM tie-up in Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districtOdisha CM & BJD supremo Patnaik announced that the party will enter into seat sharing with JMM in tribal dominated Mayurbhanj and Sundargar...
07 Mar, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
UMPP: Odisha sets target to complete disbursement by December 2013It has set up the OIPL, a fully owned subsidiary of the Power Finance Corporation (PFC), to set up the maiden UMPP at Bhedabahal in Sundarg...
26 Dec, 2013, 10.35 PM IST
- BJD sweeps urban local body polls in Western Odisha
Ruling BJD today swept the second phase of urban local body (ULB) polls in western Odisha by winning a clear majority.
23 Nov, 2013, 09.14 PM IST
- Nalco plans Rs 18Kcr investment in aluminium smelter in Odisha
State-owned Nalco is looking to set up a new aluminium smelting facility of 5 lakh tonnes and 1,250 MW captive power plant in Odisha's Sund...
15 Apr, 2012, 12.13 PM IST
- Maoists blow up railway track, set ablaze dumpers
Maoists on Saturday blew up a railway track and set afire at least 12 dumpers in Orissa's Sundargarh district on the first day of a two-day...
21 May, 2011, 10.43 AM IST
- Combing operation on to trace abducted police officer
An operation was launched to trace the officer allegedly abducted by Maoists.
08 Jul, 2010, 02.06 PM IST
- Maoist Bandh hits normal life in some parts of Orissa
Normal life was disrupted in parts of Orissa, where Maoists have been calling the shots for some time as they observe a two-day Bharat Band...
07 Jul, 2010, 07.34 PM IST