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According to a report, officials said there were reports of trees, electric poles getting uprooted and damages to kuchha houses. (Photo: AP)

'Very severe' cyclone Titli leaves 8 dead in Andhra, causes widespread...

Rainfall ranging from 2 cm to 26 cm was recorded in several districts even as road network was vastly affected.

11 Oct 2018 8:15 AM

According to a report, officials said there were reports of trees, electric poles getting uprooted and damages to kuchha houses. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cyclone Titli crosses Odisha-Andhra coast, no loss of life

Power supply and telephone links got disrupted and road communication snapped due to uprooted trees at many places of...

11 Oct 2018 2:56 AM

Baijayant Jay Panda

'Naveen govt throttles voice of farmers'

Panda condemned the attempts being made by the Odisha government to throttleâ€ the voices of farmers.

4 Nov 2018 11:14 PM

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik interacting with school students.

Elementary education takes a back seat

Odisha plans reforms from 2018-19 to improve the state of primary education.

27 April 2018 8:52 PM

As per custom, the women declared witches will not be allowed to serve food to other members of the families and are barred from attending auspicious occasions such as marriage. (Representational image)

Odisha hikes inter-caste marriage incentives

The amount would be given irrespective of the economic status of the marrying couple and has to be used to purchase land...

4 July 2018 10:48 PM

After normalisation of the situation, the inflow of tourists, both domestic and foreign, has appreciably increased.

Odisha's Red Zone Malkangiri opens a new chapter of development

The change in the status of the region has begun to witness the local tribals waking up to a new phase of progress and...

24 Nov 2019 9:42 PM

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Row in Odisha over Mahatma Gandhi's death

Congress legislature party leader Narasingh Mishra demanded an apology from chief minister Naveen Patnaik holding him...

15 Nov 2019 9:11 PM

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Gandhi died due to 'accidental reasons', says Odisha govt school...

'Patnaik must take responsibility for the blunder, seek apology and issue directive to immediately withdraw the...

15 Nov 2019 8:20 AM

Income support schemes the Congresss Nyay for 20 per cent of the poorest households and the BJPs PM Kisan scheme for farmers with less than two hectare of land, are both progressive social protection measures.

Odisha's 45,000 ineligible farmers pocketed Rs 22.98 crore

The government has in the first phase provided Rs 5,000 to KALIA beneficiaries.

13 Nov 2019 9:50 PM

Maharathy was not available for comment. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha minister resigns over comments on acquittal of rape accused

'Maharathy has sent his resignation letter to the chief minister's office. He has resigned on moral grounds,' a source...

6 Jan 2019 12:40 PM

Cyclone Fani battered the coastal districts on May 3 but only half of the over 4.5 lakh electricity consumers in Bhubaneswar have got power supply back at a time when the state is sizzled under intense heat wave. (Photo: File | AP)

Incurred a loss of Rs 12,000 crore in cyclone Fani: Odisha govt

The state government will then send a memorandum to the Union government after preparing a final report.

15 May 2019 11:36 PM

The districts which are in the path of the Cyclone Fani are Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khurda, Naygarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cyclone Fani: 'Death toll rises to 41 in Odisha,' says government...

The state government informed that situation in eight out of total nine affected districts has improved.

8 May 2019 3:28 PM