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Bhubaneswar: Producer Sridhar Martha recently released the first-look poster of his upcoming Odia film Patnagarh, which is based on the much talked about Patnagarh wedding gift bomb blast, which claimed the groom and his grandmother, while leaving the bride critically injured February 23 this year....

Bhubaneswar: Seven students from the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack brought laurels to the state by garnering international ranks in different categories at the prestigious SOF Olympiad. Arihant Tripathy, a Class VII student of Sai International School, Bhavesh Patra a Class IV student from...

New Delhi, June 7The Indian government today sought an explanation from Facebook by June 20 on reports that the social networking giant shared information of its users with mobile device makers. Taking suo-motu note of reports, the IT Ministry has asked the US-based firm for...

Bhubaneswar: City mayor Ananta Narayan Jena distributed personal protective kits to sanitation workers of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) at an event here Wednesday. The event was organised to educate the workers about self-protection, hygiene and healthcare. Stating that Bhubaneswar is the prime urban local body...

Dipchand Bihari, OP Bhubaneswar: Summer vacation culminates before the commencement of the new academic session. Meanwhile, students and parents who should be busy collecting books are conspicuous by their absence at the book stalls these days. Interestingly, the crowd is around the second-hand bookstores near...

Bhubaneswar: Quick on the heels of a strike call given by the All India Confederation of Goods Vehicle Owners Association from June 18, the All Odisha Auto Chalaka Mahasangha Wednesday announced to observe a statewide 12-hour strike Thursday. About 10 lakh auto drivers across the...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Wednesday said that the One Stop Centres, meant for women in distress, should not be opened in hospitals and claimed it to be a bad idea. She blamed the states which have opened such...

Bhubaneswar: A petition has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking justice for a 20-year-old youth who was allegedly assaulted by Bargarh Town police in May this year. In his petition, rights activist Srikumar Mahanta has informed the commission that the victim...

Bhubaneswar: Terming the ruling Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) renewed decision for formation of legislative council (LC) in the state as a “rehabilitation” scheme for the dissenters in the party (BJD), a war of words ensued between the two. Congress chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati said...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a 45-year-old man was recovered from a temple here Wednesday morning. According to Infocity police, the deceased was identified as Dilip Parichha of Agarapada in Bhadrak district. Parichha was residing at Bara Devi Slum in Chandrasekharpur police limits here and his...