Odisha: News
08 Sep 2019
Hindustan TimesTruck driver fined Rs. 86,500 under new Motor Vehicle Act
In a bizarre piece of news, a truck driver in the Sambalpur district of Odisha was fined a whopping Rs. 86,500 for traffic violations.
28 Aug 2019
EducationThis samosa-seller has cracked CA exam, after 5 failed attempts
A 27-year-old Odisha man, who supported his family by running a fried-food cart, has cleared the CA Final 2019 examination, one of the most difficult professional tests.
10 Jun 2019
EducationOnce a teaseller, Odisha man helps underprivileged students crack NEET
Results of the coveted National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 came out last week and almost 8 lakh candidates cleared the medical entrance exam.
04 Jun 2019
KeralaOdisha: Man raped minor in front of mother, gets arrested
A man who fled from Odisha after raping a minor and killing her mother has been arrested, state police said on Monday.
31 May 2019
Narendra ModiMeet Pratap Sarangi: The minister who lives in a hut
On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Cabinet of ministers took oath at the bedecked Rashtrapati Bhavan.
29 May 2019
Narendra ModiNaveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for fifth time
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) head Naveen Patnaik took oath as Chief Minister of Odisha on Wednesday. This is the fifth time the 72-year-old was sworn-in as the CM of the coastal state.
26 May 2019
Lok SabhaThis 25-year-old engineer is the youngest Lok Sabha MP ever
Today in wholesome news, a 25-year-old engineering graduate from Odisha is set to step into the Parliament, making history by becoming the youngest Lok Sabha member.
24 May 2019
Nepal"Traffic jam" on Mt Everest leads to 2 deaths
As mountaineers neared the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, to enjoy a breathtaking view of the entire Himalayan range, they were welcomed by a traffic jam-like situation.
11 May 2019
PuriCyclone Fani: Living without electricity, residents protest on streets
On May 3, Cyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha and left a trail of destruction. As the coastal state is struggling to pick up its pieces, residents are losing cool, and naturally so.
06 May 2019
West BengalPM Modi slams Mamata's 'arrogance' during cyclone, she hits back
Replying to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claims that she didn't answer his calls after Cyclone Fani, West Bengal Chief Minister on Monday said she is not interested in sharing the stage with "Expiry PM".
05 May 2019
PuriCyclone Fani: 16 dead, Puri struggles to return on feet
Cyclone Fani, the rare storm which hit Odisha on Friday wreaked havoc in Puri, the home of Lord Jagannath, with residents struggling in the absence of drinking water and food. The death toll due to Fani (pronounced as Foni) reached 16.
04 May 2019
India#CycloneFani strikes West Bengal: Heavy rain batters Kolkata; trees uprooted
One of the biggest cyclones to hit India in 20 years, Cyclone Fani entered West Bengal on Saturday morning a day after making landfall in Odisha, where eight people lost their lives.
03 May 2019
India#CycloneFani: How to stay safe during a cyclone?
Cyclone Fani made landfall in the Puri district of Odisha this morning.
03 May 2019
Mamata BanerjeeCyclone Fani batters Odisha, 3 dead, villages submerged: Details here
The most severe cyclonic storm since 1999's Super Cyclone, Cyclone Fani, made landfall in Odisha on Friday killing three people.
03 May 2019
IndiGoCyclone Fani makes landfall, flights canceled, people evacuated: Details here
The severe cyclonic storm Cyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha's Puri, the land of the famous Jagannath Temple, on Friday. Around 10,000 villages and more than 50 towns lie in its path.
02 May 2019
Indian RailwaysCyclone Fani 450 km from Odisha, 8 lakh people evacuated
Cyclone Fani, which turned into "extreme severe cyclonic storm", is expected to hit Odisha's coastal areas by Friday. According to a recent tweet of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Fani is about 450 km away from the state.
01 May 2019
West BengalCyclone Fani inches towards Odisha, state put on high alert
Cyclone Fani has turned into "extremely severe cyclonic storm" and is inching towards the coast of Odisha, prompting MeT Department to issue a orange warning.
27 Apr 2019
Narendra ModiWas doing duty: IAS-officer, who checked Modi's chopper, speaks up
Mohammed Mohsin, the IAS officer who is facing action for allegedly checking PM Narendra Modi's chopper on April 16, said on Friday that he didn't violate any rules and was only following the guidelines of Election Commission.
19 Apr 2019
IndiaOdisha: Wild jumbo tramples 5 to death in one night
Five people, including a woman and two girls, were killed when a wild elephant strayed into human habitation in different villages of Angul district, officials said today.
18 Apr 2019
IndiaOdisha: IAS officer checks PM Narendra Modi's chopper, gets suspended
The Election Commission yesterday suspended an officer posted as a general observer in Odisha for allegedly checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter in Sambalpur in violation of norms.
12 Apr 2019
Lok Sabha#LokSabhaElections: Voters turn out in large numbers in phase 1
Amid reports of non-functional EVMs, missing names on voters' list, and violence, the first phase of 17th Lok Sabha elections concluded on Thursday. Citizens voted to elect representatives for 91 LS seats.
08 Apr 2019
Lok SabhaElections 2019: 10 candidates of Odisha's poverty-stricken areas are crorepatis
Voters in four Lok Sabha constituencies, namely Koraput, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, and Berhampur, of Odisha will cast their votes on April 11. Barring Berhampur, the other three constituencies are infamous for poverty.
01 Apr 2019
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala YojanaSambit Patra's video invites questions over Ujjwala scheme
Sambit Patra, the BJP spokesperson who has been fielded from Puri Lok Sabha constituency, shared a video of a woman cooking food on an earthen oven sparking questions about the success of Ujjwala Yojana.
25 Mar 2019
Government SchoolsOne dies, five fall ill after eating hostel-food in Odisha
A minor girl student died and five others fell ill after consuming a meal in the hostel of a government-run school in Odisha's Gajapati district, officials said yesterday.
23 Mar 2019
Narendra ModiBJP releases second list of candidates, Sambit Patra gets Puri
The Bharatiya Janata Party released its second list of candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections late on Friday night.
13 Mar 2019
ElectionsOdisha: All-women booth for each Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Odisha's Ganjam district will have at least one booth in each Assembly constituency that will be managed only by women during the ensuing elections, officials said today.
04 Mar 2019
Lok SabhaAhead of elections, former BJD MP Baijayant Panda joins BJP
Baijayant Jay Panda, who quit Biju Janata Dal (BJD) last year, joined Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.
02 Mar 2019
CancerOdisha teenager builds 'cheapest' mobile cover that absorbs harmful radiations
In a remarkable innovation, a 17-year-old boy from Odisha has developed a mobile flip cover, using biodegradable products like cow dung and bael leaf. It is cheap and also protects users from harmful radiation.
25 Feb 2019
MaoistsOdisha: Maoist carrying Rs. 5L reward on his head surrenders
A Maoist, carrying Rs. 5 lakh reward on his head and involved in many crimes, has surrendered before the police at Koraput, a senior police officer said today.
24 Feb 2019
IndiaOdisha: Boat ambulance service launched for patients from remote areas
The Odisha government has launched a boat ambulance service at a cost of Rs. 5.40 crore to ferry patients to hospitals in remote areas.
12 Feb 2019
IIT MadrasLaborer's son to NASA scientist: Incredible story of Odisha boy
Hard work and determination never ditch you, and stories on a similar theme rarely fail to inspire us.
08 Feb 2019
IndiaIndia successfully tests Helicopter-launched anti-tank missile 'Helina' from Odisha
India test-fired its helicopter-launched version of one of the most-advanced anti-tank weapons from the Odisha coast today.
28 Jan 2019
IndiaFormer Odisha minister, tribal leader Chaitanya Prasad Majhi passes away
Veteran tribal leader and former Odisha minister Chaitanya Prasad Majhi died at a hospital in Bhubaneshwar today morning following brief illness.
26 Jan 2019
Republic DayWelfare of poor, everyone's empowerment has become Odisha's identity: CM
Republic Day was celebrated across Odisha amid tight security today, with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asserting that development, welfare of the poor and empowerment of all sections has become the state's identity.
26 Jan 2019
Padma ShriCiting timing, Gita Mehta, Naveen Patnaik's sister, refuses Padma Shri
Author Gita Mehta, who is also the sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, refused the Padma Shri award, announced on Friday, saying the timing isn't right.
17 Jan 2019
India25% Class-4 students in rural India can't read Class-2 books
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018 has shed light on the sorry state of education in rural India, again. It is alarming, to say the least.
12 Jan 2019
India40-feet long endangered giant whale washes ashore in Odisha, dead
A 40-feet-long endangered whale was washed ashore in an estuary close to Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district, Forest department officials said today.
11 Jan 2019
Crime Against WomenOdisha man burns wife to death, gets life imprisonment
A Balasore court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife four years ago in Nilagiri area of the district.
10 Jan 2019
Fire BrigadeFire breaks out at bank in Odisha, destroys cash-counter, computers
A fire broke out at a nationalized bank at Pailipada in Ganjam district, Odisha, today.
10 Jan 2019
IndiaOdisha: Man tied to electric pole, thrashed on theft suspicion
In a barbaric incident, a man was brutally thrashed in the district of Mayurbhanj in Odisha on suspicion of theft.
