Bhubaneswar: A massive fire broke out late last night at No. 1 Haat’s Plastic Market, gutting more than 40 shops and reducing property worth lakhs of rupees to ashes.The blaze, reported at 1:38 am via the 112 control room, spread rapidly through the densely packed market, causing extensive damage before it was brought under control.Fire services…
Monday.The two-day festival, organised by the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, theuniversity's faculty of agriculture, to coincide with the International Flower Day onJanuary 19, was inaugurated by Ms. Saswati Das, Vice-President of SOA.The festival's objective was to create awareness among the people aboutfloriculture and encourage farmers, flower traders, students and housewives totake to flower cultivation, Ms….
Today i.e on 16.01.2026, a short while ago, Dr. Sumanta Kumar Patel, Medical Officer, CHC Kaniha, Dist-Angul has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance inside CHC campus, Kaniha while demanding and taking bribe of Rs.49,000/- in lieu of grant of incentive to CHOs (Community Health Officers). The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered from the…
Bhubaneswar : Eminent literature scholar and researcher Dr Nrusingha Charan Sarangi was conferred with the prestigious Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Odia Bhasha Samman–2021 by the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department, Government of Odisha. The award was presented by Culture Minister Shri Suryabanshi Suraj, at a programme organised at the Odisha Research Centre on the…
Cuttack, (Correspondence): A new political party will be formed by the end of March. Its foundation will be laid on the 12th. Expelled Congress leader Mohammed Mokim gave this information today. He further said that a youth conference will be held in Bhubaneswar on the 12th. Many youth leaders from coastal Odisha will participate in…
Bhubaneswar: The third day of the 4th Odisha Mining and Infrastructure International Expo was successfully held today witnessing enthusiastic participation from industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders from across India and overseas. The four-day Expo is being organized from 8th to 11th January and is open daily from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM at Baramunda Ground….
Bhubaneswar, January 09, 2026:Indian Railways honoured 100 outstanding employees and officers with the prestigious 70th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar–2025 at a grand ceremony held at the India International Convention & Expo Centre (Yashobhoomi), Dwarka, New Delhi. The awards were presented by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology,…
Dhamnagar/Bhadrak, 09/01/26 : Sushree Priyanka Priyadarsani Nath, a brilliant student of Korua Govindpur High School has been awarded with Surendra Nath Mishra Memorial Award in a grand function organized in Korua Govindpur High School at Dhamnagar of Bhadrak District. This award is being offered by the organization every year in the memory of Late Surendra…
Paralakhemundi:(Correspondent):-Akhay Sunil Agrawal joined as new Collector of Gajapati district.After Madhumita relieved on long leave ADM (Revenue)Munindra Honoga had taken as in charge Collector.He handed over charge to new Collector.On his view Agrawal said that being the tribal pockets education,health communication,tourism will be given priority. Besides that overall developments of the district will be his…
Bhubaneswar 8th January 2026: Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal on Wednesday announced the passing of his son Agnivesh, describing it as “the darkest day of my life”. Agnivesh, 49, had been recovering at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, following a skiing accident, but suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal on Wednesday announced the passing…
