Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has revised the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Metro Rail project to extend it till the Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal (CNBT) in Cuttack. Plans for a new bridge scheduled to be constructed over Kathajodi river connecting…

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Police have issued a set of instructions to the hotels, clubs, bars, and the general public on Zero Night celebrations in the capital city. All hotels, clubs, and bars have been directed to close down their…

Bhubaneswar: With the detection of two more active COVID cases in Odisha during the last 24 hours, the total number of active patients has gone up to five on Wednesday. Three cases were detected earlier in December and the condition of…

Mayurbhanj: The Similipal Sanctuary, which gained fame as the second-largest biosphere reserve in Asia owing to its natural beauty, reopened for tourists on Wednesday after remaining closed for one month. Three villages within the…

Bhubaneswar: The minimum temperatures (night temperatures) rose significantly across Odisha during the last 24 hours with fewer places recording nighttime temperatures of 10°C. While Koraput continued to be the coldest place in the state…

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatpur police have arrested Odia actor Biranchi Narayan Nayak for allegedly attacking and misbehaving with cops. As per police sources, Nayak, a resident of VIP Colony in Nayapalli area here, was travelling in a car…

Bhubaneswar: With the emergence of a new sub-variant of COVID-19, the active caseload in Odisha reached 3 with the detection of one more positive case in the last 24 hours. According to reports, the infectee is stated to be in good…

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi has written to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the incident of the parliamentarian being allegedly detained by some miscreants in the capital city on Monday evening. “With deep…

Puri: Thirty teams left the Shree Jagannath Temple premises on Tuesday morning to distribute the invitation cards for the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama project in Puri on January 17. Of the 30 teams, 13 teams will distribute…

Kandhamal: Elaborate arrangements for Christmas celebrations have been made across the state by respective district administrations. Similarly, security has also been tightened in different parts of the state including in Kandhamal. At…