Odisha News

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday decided to disengage Panda Infra Private Ltd from the construction of the flyover at Jatani in Khorda district with immediate effect. The decision came after a series of…

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police busted an adulterated sauce production unit at Mahaveer slum in Sailashree Vihar area here in Odisha last night. One person, identified as Aarta Singh, has been arrested in this connection.…

Bhubaneswar: India celebrates National Sports Day on 29th August every year to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday paid tributes to the hockey wizard Dhyan Chand…

Jakarta: Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand will be seen in action in the Women's 200-metres Final at the 18th Asian Games here in Indonesia on Wednesday. Dutee entered the Final after she finished first after clocking 23 seconds in…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an America-based agency ‘Malaria No More’ and another Indian agency ‘Malaria Elimination Trust’ in a bid to make the state malaria-free. The state…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved 1,746 projects worth Rs 38.45 crore. Patnaik approved the projects under Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana to be implemented at 171 gram panchayats (GPs) in 10 blocks of…

Bhubaneswar: A mild earthquake was felt in northern parts of Odisha in the evening today. According to H.R. Biswas Director of Meteorological centre, Bhubaneswar, earthquake of magnitude of 5.0 occurred at 6.33 PM in Hugli district of…

Jakarta: Ace Indian athlete Dutee Chand entered the women’s 200 metres final at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday. Dutee, who run in lane number 8, qualified for the final after finishing first with a timing of 23.00 seconds in the…

Doctor attempts suicide after patient’s death in Odisha Bargarh: In a bizarre incident, a doctor allegedly attempted to commit suicide following the death of one of his patients today. According to reports, Labanga Sahu, a native of…

New York: Veteran Indian development economist and UN official Satya S Tripathi has been appointed as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The appointment made on…