The new cases have been detected after testing 15,615 samples, and the positivity rate stood at 1.31 per cent
The nine-day rath yatra of Lord Jagannath begins on July 1 in Odisha's Puri. Similar yatras will be taken out in other parts of the country. Odisha police have made top-notch security arrangements keeping the crowd at the festival in mind.
"We have issued an order to the Mayurbhanj section of the company to complete electrification work and ensure power supply to the entire Uparbeda village within 24 hours," a senior official of the TPNODL told PTI.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Pope Francis in Vatican City and presented him with a traditional Patachitra painting on Wednesday.
Ahead of flying to Delhi, presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu visited several temples of Lord Jagannath, Hanuman and Shiva with her friends and family.
If Murmu is elected as the president - which appears to be likely as the BJP-led NDA holds the number's edge - she will become the first member from the tribal community to hold the top constitutional office.
The heritage city of Puri is gearing up for the world-famous Rath Yatra as the construction of chariots kicks into full swing.
The new ministers will take the oath of office at 11.45 am at a function to be held at the Convention Centre on the premises of the Lok Seva Bhavan on Sunday, a highly placed source in the Raj Bhavan told PTI.
After meeting Modi, Patnaik told reporters that he paid a courtesy visit to the PM as he could not meet him due to the Covid pandemic.
Shreya Lenka, an 18-year-old from Odisha, has been selected as the newest member of South Korean girl group Blackswan
Bhubaneswar, May 16 The opposition BJP has released a list of 40 star campaigners including five Union Ministers who will campaign for the party can..
New Delhi, May 13 Bypoll to fill up a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha will be held on June 13, the Election Commission said on Friday. The se..
A constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Odisha saved the life of a woman getting dragged by a moving train.
Odisha Government's new hockey stadium, Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium underway, in Rourkela, will have seating capacity of 20,000 and all modern facilities. The stadium has been named after freedom fighter 'Birsa Munda'.
The fully-mechanised terminal at Paradip Port has an annual handling capacity of 30 million tonnes. Built as a cape compliant terminal, it can handle capesize vessels once the dredging at the port is completed.
The weather system is likely to further lose steam and turn into a depression by Thursday morning, the Met Department said.
The IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohaptra has on Saturday made it clear the cyclone was unlikely to make landfall either in the coast of Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, but will move parallel to the coast in the sea.
The weather office has suggested total suspension of fishing and tourism activities in Andaman and Nicobar Islands till Sunday.
The low-pressure area is very likely to move north-westwards and intensify into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal, and into a cyclonic storm over the east-central Bay of Bengal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director-General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.
The state's tally now stands at 12,87,980. The total number of active cases has dropped to 85, while 12,78,718 patients have recovered from the disease and 9,124 have succumbed to the infection to date.
Anvi Agrawal from Bhubaneswar has 72 paintings to her credit. The wonder kid has been painting since she was 9-months-old.
Prafulla Kar had received the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2015 and was honoured with Jayadeva award in 2004. He had received the state film award eight times.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 12 The Odisha government signed an agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for exploring green energy possibilities ..
JSW Utkal Steel will incur capital expenditure worth Rs 65,000 crore including associated facilities for the “modern, green and environment-friendly” integrated steel plant project.
In 2021, forest fires lasted for over 10 days in the Similipal region, affecting close to one-third area.