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Bhubaneswar: With the closure of schools in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the state government has decided to distribute dry food under mid-day meal (MDM) scheme to all students of Class I to VII through Public Distribution System (PDS). School and Mass Education secretary Chithra...

As COVID-19 cases crossed the 200 mark in India and people in urban areas are living in fear of the pandemic, tribals of Odisha are blissfully unaffected by it BHUBANESWAR: At a time when the world is reeling under the threat of the deadly coronavirus...

Bhubaneswar: With the announcement of near total lockdown in five districts and eight towns, the state government Saturday asked the Omfed to ensure uninterrupted supply of milk and milk products to the consumers across the state. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development secretary R Raghu Prasad...

The Anglo-Indian community in Jatni feels marginalised but have made a mark with their warm hospitality, friendliness and helping nature JATNI: Odisha is a land of diversity where various communities live in harmony. One such community is that of the Anglo-Indians. There are about 100...

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab Friday stressed upon increasing the number of Information Technology institutions in the country and advocated for investment in research and development. While speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Indian Institute of Information Technology Laws (Amendment)...

Puri: A large number of persons working outside the state for long have been facing hostile villagers on their return to home in the wake of coronavirus menace and closure of companies and business houses. With the closure of business houses, outbreak of COVID-19, these...

Bhubaneswar: At least eleven persons were killed after lightning struck them at separate places during thunderstorm and rain in various parts of the state, Thursday. One Jugeshwar Parabhue, 34, was laying bricks for his Indira Awas house when lightning struck him during a thunderstorm and...

 Ahead of the World Sparrow Day, Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan (OPSA) and conservationists have come forward with a noble venture of providing artificial nests for the endangered species BHUBANESWAR: The numbers of House Sparrows, one of the most endangered species in the world, are dwindling...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday appealed to the public to cooperate with the government by strictly following its advisories and guidelines to check the spread of coronavirus in the state. In a press statement, the Governor said coronavirus outbreak has...

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra in the Rajya Sabha Monday placed the details of several measures undertaken by Odisha government to prevent spread of novel coronavirus and sought Union government’s support for effective implementation of these steps. Patra suggested for sanitation...