Odisha

Chandipur: A Crime Branch team led by additional SP Prashant Bisoyi reached Chandipur police station to investigate the sensitive DRDO espionage case. Reportedly, the CB team will also discuss with district police about the progress of…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered four more Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, the State Health & Family Welfare Department confirmed. Among the deceased persons, one each is from the districts of Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur; and two each…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha in the last 24 hours reported 580 new positive cases of Covid-19, out of which 77 are between the age of 0-18 years. With a total of 60,722 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate (TPR) stands at…

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam is releasing excess water through 24 gates due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas, dam authorities informed. At present, the water level in the dam stood at 628. 39 ft by 6 am against its water…

Jajpur: Bodies of the man and his son, who were reportedly swept away by floodwater near Balia Swainkhanda under Bari Block of Jajpur yesterday was recovered from near Gangadharpur school today. According to reports, the deceased were…

Bhubaneswar: Two rivers are flowing above the danger mark while several others are swelling across Odisha. The Jalaka river was flowing at 6.63 metres at Mathani in Balasore against the danger level of 5.50 metres by 6.00 AM today.…

Kalahandi: People in the Gadajat region of the undivided Kalahandi district celebrated the Nuakhai festival today welcoming the new rice harvest of the season with offering of Navanna to the presiding deity Maa Manikeswari here. The…

Bhubaneswar: Sudasa Brata is unique to the state of Odisha and observed by married women. All the rituals are dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi. This festival is celebrated on the day, when Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon), Thursday and…

Sambalpur: In a bid to release excess floodwater due to heavy rainfall, the authorities of Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur have opened 6 more sluice gates today. With this, the floodwater is now being discharged through 12 gates of the…

Koraput: Jeypore TPSODL Electrical SDO K Srinivas Patra was arrested by the vigilance sleuths for allegedly accepting a bribe from a man to provide him a job in the department. As per reports, Patra had demanded Rs 20,000 from the…