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  Odisha to receive extremely heavy rainfall today, six districts under Red alert | DETAILS

  India | September 13, 2023 9:35 IST

  Odisha weather: IMD scientist said that under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the Northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours.

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  BJD MLA and former Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro passes away at 75

  India | September 02, 2023 22:11 IST

  According to reports, BJD MLA was rushed to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after his health condition deteriorated on Saturday afternoon.

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  Amit Shah Odisha visit: Home Minister lays foundation stone of development projects in Kalahandi

  India | August 05, 2023 12:34 IST

  Amit Shah Odisha visit: The home minister is also scheduled to attend a meeting at the airport lounge before leaving for Delhi on Saturday evening, officials said, without specifying who would be present in it.

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  Odisha government prepones summer vacations in schools amid heatwave conditions

  India | April 20, 2023 14:35 IST

  Heatwave in Odisha: All schools- government, private and aided- will be closed for summer vacation from Friday, the Information and Public Relations Department said on Thursday (April 20). The date of reopening of the schools will be decided soon, it added.

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  AIIMS Bhubaneswar conducts 'rare' quadruple joint replacement surgery, garners PM's praise

  February 13, 2023 17:07 IST

  The doctors performed a quadruple joint replacement surgery on the patient who was admitted to the premier hospital with painful knee and hip joints.

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  FIH Hockey World Cup 2023: Excitement hits peak, tickets for tournament in Rourkela sold out

  Hockey | December 26, 2022 13:30 IST

  FIH Hockey World Cup 2023: Ahead of the all important tournament, that starts on January 13, 2023, the tickets have been sold out. The tournament is being hosted by Bhubaneshwar and Rourkela

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  Raimohan Parida dies; Odia actor found hanging in his Bhubaneswar home

  Entertainment | June 24, 2022 16:44 IST

  Raimohan Parida has acted in over 100 Odia films and 15 Bengali movies. He was also a popular figure in theatre. Several celebrities mourned his demise on social media.

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  Odisha: Man arrested for 17 marriages as 3 more wives now traced

  India | February 17, 2022 12:32 IST

  The police officer said the accused, who approached women under the fake identity of a doctor, had also tied the knot with a charted account from Chhattisgarh, a physician from Assam and a highly educated lady of Odisha.

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  IIT researchers develop new tech for charging Electric vehicles which costs half the current one

  Education | January 23, 2022 17:32 IST

  One of the country's leading electric vehicle manufacturer has also shown interest in this new technology and is ready to develop a full-fledged commercial product that can be applied to existing electric vehicles, the team claimed without naming the company. 

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  Cyclone Jawad: Cyclonic storm may hit Odisha, Andhra on Dec 4; Bhubaneswar on red alert | Top points

  India | December 03, 2021 0:27 IST

  India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that low pressure region in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into Cyclone Jawad and is expected to reach coast of North Andhra Pradesh – Odisha around morning of Saturday 4th December 2021, with the wind speed ranging upto 100 kmph.

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  Bhubaneswar-Jaipur direct flight services to commence from November 2

  India | October 16, 2021 15:27 IST

  The Odisha government has been demanding flight services on the route to attract tourists to the eastern state.

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  Odisha: At least 3 dead, lakhs affected; record rainfall in Bhubaneswar, Puri

  India | September 13, 2021 23:25 IST

  The capital city of Bhubaneswar received 195 mm rainfall in 24 hours, breaking a 63-year-old record, while the pilgrim town of Puri recorded 341 mm, the highest in 88 years, during the period as rain clobbered large parts of the state, they said.  

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  COVID-19: Odisha demands 25 lakh vaccine doses in single lot from Centre

  India | April 16, 2021 7:57 IST

  Health and Family Welfare Minister in a letter to central govt, said the state is prepared to administer 3 lakh doses daily, but about 2-3 lakh vaccine shots are being allocated to it at a time. 

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  Odisha govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 preparations to hospitals

  India | April 14, 2021 7:41 IST

  In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the health and family welfare department of the state government on Tuesday had asked all districts administrations to activate all government and private COVID-19 hospitals and medical facilities.

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  50 percent of Bhubaneswar population developed COVID antibodies: RMRC

  India | October 30, 2020 22:13 IST

  The Regional Medical Research Center (RMRC) in Bhubaneshwar on Friday announced that a serosurvey has found out that about 50 percent of people of Bhubaneswar have developed antibodies against the highly infectious disease.

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  Raipur tweeted most about animals, Bhubaneswar on good deeds: Twitter

  Trending | September 15, 2020 22:36 IST

  Ludhiana topped the charts for conversations on romance, while Raipur led conversations around animals. Bhubaneswar had the most conversations around family and doing good deeds, whereas Mumbai led conversations on nostalgia.

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  Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2020: The Lord embarks on his journey

  India | June 23, 2020 23:13 IST

  World's biggest chariot festival - Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra - was held in Puri, Odisha under guidelines set by the Supreme Court of India. The deities of Lord Jagannath (also referred to as Bhagwan Vishnu), Balabhadra (his brother) and Subhadra (his sister) travelled on a chariot for a nine-day sojourn to Gundicha temple.

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  IIT-Bhubaneswar to hold final semester exams online for graduating students

  Education | June 04, 2020 11:18 IST

  The IIT-Bhubaneswar has decided to conduct final semester examinations for outgoing students in the online mode to facilitate their timely graduation, a statement issued by the institute has said. 

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  Odisha to impose complete lockdown in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak for 48 hours

  India | April 03, 2020 13:53 IST

  Odisha government has decided to impose complete lockdown in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak for 48 hours from 8 pm on Friday, to prevent community transmission of COVID-19.

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  Odisha to seek coronavirus testing facilities

  India | March 05, 2020 8:21 IST

  The Odisha government has decided to request the Centre for setting up coronavirus testing facilities in the state. The government has also decided to set up a quarantine facility for coronavirus.