Metro

Bhubaneswar: A well-marked low-pressure area over central parts of the north Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a depression which will trigger heavy rains in Odisha for next five days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar said Monday. In a bulletin, the weather...

Cuttack: The inaugural edition of the Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) Cuttack that took place in the city witnessed a confluence of eminent writers, poets, speakers, journalists, politicians, and literary enthusiasts. Organised in association with Cuttack Heritage Walks, Soumyaranjan Sahoo, the coordinator of KLF, during the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Examination-2021 result was announced Monday by Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC). As per the official notification, Sudev Kumar Prusty has topped the examination. A total of 432 candidates have cleared the examination. Out of the 432, as many as...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the decline in Odia entertainment industry, Odisha-born actor Prem Parija is set to make his debut as protagonist in Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s action-thriller web series based on the popular film 'Commando' - which originally starred Vidyut Jammwal. The teaser for the web series...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar in its weather alert issued both Orange and Yellow  Warnings for several districts of Odisha July 31 and August 1. The weather agency said that the low-pressure area over north Odisha and adjoining west Bengal coasts now...

Bhubaneswar: Orissa was changed to Odisha for convenience in pronunciation of some IAS officers in the state, OrissaPOST and Dharitri Editor Tathagata Satpathy said Sunday. “Before 2013 and after 2013 the spelling of ‘Odisha’ in Odia language is the same. We have not changed that....

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar in its weather alert has advised fishermen not to venture into sea along and off the Odisha coast, northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal between August 1 and August 2, 2023. The agency informed that under...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Centre and the state government to file reports in connection with the death of three students in Keonjhar due to snakebite, an official said Saturday. While hearing a plea filed by rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy,...

Bhubaneswar: With formation of a fresh low pressure area over north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, the IMD Saturday forecast heavy downpour in north and interior parts of the state. IMD sources said places such as Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda,...