Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has asked the director-general of police to submit an affidavit on how to tackle elephant poaching, which has assumed alarming proportions recently. The court expressed concern over the poor enforcement of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) in the state after...
Bhubaneswar: While highlighting the party's role in the freedom struggle, Congress in Odisha Tuesday launched ‘Azadi Ki Gaurav Yatra' to commemorate the 75th anniversary of country's Independence. The Yatra, which will be held in all districts of Odisha till August 14, aims at creating awareness...
Bhubaneswar: Villages, agriculture fields and low-lying areas were flooded as rivers were in spate in several districts of Odisha Tuesday after torrential rain pummeled the state, especially the southern region. A well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and...
Puri: A woman tourist from Chhattisgarh drowned while bathing in the sea in Odisha's Puri Tuesday, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Minakshi Nayak from Raigarh area of Chhattisgarh. "Six tourists from the Raigarh area of Chhattisgarh were bathing in the Puri sea......
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government said Tuesday that there will be no parade on Independence Day this year due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state. Sources said that this decision was taken during a preparatory meeting held in the Odisha capital for observation of...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,20,014 Tuesday as 487 more people, including 82 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,151 with one death each in Bhubaneswar and Sundargarh, it said. The state had logged 652...
Cuttack: Shortly after BJP and BJD supporters started a war of slogans during a non-political programme here Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made it clear that the Centre seeks to develop Odisha in cooperation with the state government. Amit Shah, sharing dais with BJD...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set a target to complete around 300 more bridge-cum-check dams in the ongoing financial year (2022-23) at a cost of over Rs 400 crore for irrigation, drinking water and other purposes. It is part of the Odisha government’s plan in...
Bhubaneswar: Young people should bring about positive changes in society instead of waiting for the change to occur naturally, said Orissa POST and Dhartiri Editor Tathagata Satpathy. He said this while attending the concluding day of a two-day event titled ‘Utkrishta Model United Nations’ (MUN)...
Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) declared Monday the Plus-2 Arts results. According to data released by CHSE, 177 students have received over 90 per cent marks. A total of 28 schools achieved 100 per cent success rate. Nabarangpur district has the lowest...
By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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