The MeT centre also warned of gale wind with speed reaching 60-70 kmph and gusting up to 80 kmph along and off south Odisha coast for a few hours. read more

A case was lodged following Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s tweets on September 16 mocking the erotic sculptures of the 13th century Sun temple at Konark as well as another disparaging post on the 12th century Jagannath temple. read more

The Prahaar missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, was test fired from launching complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore at about 1.35pm. read more

The Odisha police on Tuesday summoned former BJD MP Baijayant Panda and his two co-passengers to record their statement after filing a case against him on Monday for flying his chopper low over lake Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lake and a “No-Fly... read more

Seven police personnel were suspended for negligence. An intensive search operation has been launched and special teams have been formed to nab the Maoist. read more

Baijayant Jay Panda, who quit the BJD in May, said the charge was a brazen attempt to stop him from moving around. The Chilika lake is an eco-sensitive zone with a no-flying restriction. read more

Dolagobinda Pradhan, who was elected to the state Assembly twice from Cuttack Sadar constituency in 1980 and 1990, was a minister from 1989 to 1990. read more

Tigress Sundari had mauled a woman earlier this week in Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul district, triggering outrage among locals. read more

Tigress Sundari was brought to Odisha’s Satkosia tiger reserve from the Bandhavgarh reserve in Madhya Pradesh. read more

Sudha has decided to rest and skip the Open Nationals later this month at Bhubaneswar. She however, plans to participate at the World Railways Athletics at Ostrava (Czech Republic) in October. read more

Pratap Chandra Khandelwal, a 33-year-old home guard currently deployed as a traffic police personnel in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) uses his dance moves to control the traffic movements. Speaking to ANI Khandelwal said, “‘I convey my message through dance moves. Initially, people didn’t obey rules, but with my style, people got attracted and started obeying rules.’ Khandelwal can be seen striking dance poses in this video and enacting swift moves to control traffic at busy intersections in the city. Crowds often gather around to see his moves. (HT Correspondent )read more

Pratap Chandra Khandwal can be seen striking dance poses and enacting swift moves to control traffic at busy intersections. read more

Born as Ratikanta Pradhan in Kanabagiri village of Kandhamal district, Aishwarya entered into Odisha Financial Services in 2010 with her gender identified as Male. read more

The Special Relief Commissioner said Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, fire service and National Disaster Response Force have been kept in readiness to meet any eventuality. read more

The Odisha government has submitted the required documents for getting the Geographical Indication status to ‘Odishara Rasagola’, MSME Minister Prafulla Samal said. read more