Odisha

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches star-rating system for industries to cut pollution

The programme will cover 20 industrial plants initially and will eventually cover all the 136 plants with continuously monitored data.

Sep 17, 2018

UK to ban sale of diesel and petrol cars from 2040

Bharat Bandh: At least 100 Congress workers including women arrested in Arunachal Pradesh

The nationwide strike has been called by Congress over rising fuel prices.

Sep 10, 2018

Indian Oil Corporation Petrol prices petrol price hike IOC

BJD holds protests against fuel price hike in Odisha

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the BJD was suffering from mental bankruptcy as Odisha was now getting a revenue of over Rs 7,000 crore as against Rs 3,000 crore in 2014.

Sep 7, 2018

Odisha postman suspended for not delivering 6000 letters in over 10 years

For a decade, the postman had to shoulder the twin responsibilities of running the post office and delivering mail and this according to him was an impossible task.

Aug 15, 2018

Senior citizen stranded in flood, rescued [VIDEO]

A senior citizen, who was stranded in a flooded river in Odisha's Sambalpur, was rescued by the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF).

Jul 23, 2018

Olive Ridley turtles at Rushikullya beach

Odisha focuses on eco-tourism, aims to get 23 million tourists by 2021

The state is looking at boosting tourism the eco-tourism and medical tourism attractions under its dynamic tourism policy. With the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup also scheduled to be held in the state, Odisha is looking to boost its credentials as a tourism hotspot.

Jul 17, 2018

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan

Link all regulated market panels of Odisha with e-NAM: Union Minister Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh to link all 66 Regulated Market Committees (RMCs) of Odisha with the e-NAM platform.

Jul 4, 2018

Over 140 snake hatchlings found in house in Odisha's Bhadrak

On Saturday evening, a girl had accidentally stepped on a hatchling after which the family searched the house and called the helpline.

Jun 25, 2018

Promise unfulfilled, man walks 1,350 km to remind PM Modi

A man from Odisha is walking all the way to New Delhi to meet PM Modi after his unfulfilled promise of better infrastructure for his village.

Jun 16, 2018

Bhubaneswar: Auto, taxi drivers on 12-hour strike; commuters suffer

The members of the Auto Chalaka Mahasangha staged a demonstration at different places of the state. The 12-hour strike created difficulty for the commuters across the state of Odisha.

Jun 8, 2018

Auto driver allegedly rapes minor, enraged locals protest

"The girl was raped when she was returning with her family from a religious festival", said the police.

Apr 20, 2018

Woman tied to electric pole, thrashed by locals

The woman used to help solve issues of distressed women in the area and such interventions had developed many rivals.

Apr 19, 2018

Tribe in Odisha celebrates festival by piercing iron hook to their skin

The tribe believes Goddess Basuli listens to their prayers after they practice these rituals.

Apr 16, 2018

Train moves 10 km without engine: How often does it happen?

The railway officials had failed to apply the skid-brakes at Titlagarh station in Odisha, and the Ahmedabad-Puri Express moved due to a downward slope.

Apr 8, 2018

Odisha: Kashmiri student of AIIMS missing since leaving a note 2 weeks ago

Suhail Aijaz Kataria, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, is a second-year MBBS student.

Feb 26, 2018

Wedding shocker: Groom and his grandmother killed as gift explodes after 5 days

A man and his grandmother were killed, and his wife was severely injured when they opened their wedding gift in Odisha's Balangir district.

Feb 24, 2018

India test-fires Agni-V missile from Abdul Kalam island in Odisha

India test-fired the nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missile, Agni-V, on Thursday, January 18

Jan 18, 2018

Tribal man, who carried wife's body on shoulders, now owns a house, a bike, his daughters study in a school in Bhubaneswar

Dana Majhi now has a comfortable life and has even remarried.

Dec 7, 2017

Did West Bengal really win the Rasgulla origin debate with Odisha? Here's the truth

West Bengal on Tuesday won the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Rasgulla. Read to know more.

Nov 14, 2017

Sweet tussle turns bitter! West Bengal to move court against Odisha claim on Rasgulla origin

The West Bengal government is reportedly eyeing the legal route to lay claim to the origin of the Rasgulla. Read to know more.

Nov 10, 2017

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