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Bhubaneswar: It seems that the state government has learnt no lesson from a major fire mishap at SUM Hospital here in 2016 claiming 30 lives. Taking a U turn, the state government has initiated the process to relax the fire safety norms prescribed for functioning...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will take up a special drive to keep the Puri railway station clean during Rath Yatra when lakhs of devotees will throng the Holy town, an official said. “As a part of our contribution to Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, it...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cooperation department has decided to refund deposits of less than a lakh in the closed Bhubaneswar Urban Cooperative Bank. This was revealed by Odisha Cooperation Minister Surya Narayan Patro at the state secretariat here Tuesday. Patro informed, “Bhubaneswar Urban Cooperative Bank has...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons sustained injuries when police caned protesters who ransacked the district Collector’s office here Tuesday morning demanding solutions to various issues. Sources said around a thousand people including members of the Tangi Janajagarana Mahamenta, Tangi block residents and its local representatives, were present...

Puri: The Nagarjuna Besha of Srimandir deities is scheduled to be organised November 27, 2020 after a gap of 25 years, said astrologer Baikuntha Nath Nayak of Samanta Chandrasekhar almanac. However, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is yet to announce anything regarding the unique...

Edinburg: England have their followers in large numbers in India as the English Premier League has a huge TV viewership in the country. An ad on the ongoing World Cup currently doing the rounds titled ‘Meri Doosri Country’ will have many Indians rooting for England...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the state government to appoint Lokayukta within two months. The Odisha government Tuesday apprised the Supreme Court about its preparedness to appoint a Lokayukta after the apex court in the last hearing asked the state to report on...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing serious concern over the impact of plastic on environment, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced that Odisha would be made plastic-free in two years. The Chief Minister made the announcement while giving an awareness message on environment protection during ‘Aama Mukhyamantri, Aama Katha’...

The Supreme Court Monday declined to review petitions of convicts in Nirbhaya case and upheld death penalty awarded to them in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case. Here is a look at the reactions of women in Bhubaneswar, compiled by Orissa POST: Sonalika...

Bhubaneswar: Terracotta is an Italian term for “baked earth”. The Smart City has witnessed in recent times display of several terracotta products on the pavements meant for interior decoration and domestic utility. People have evinced considerable interest in the ‘‘finished’’ clay products on sale. According...