Sudarsan Pattnaik creates tallest sand castle at Puri beach; sets new Guinness World Record!
World famous sand artist from Odisha, Bhubaneswar, Sudarsan Pattnaik has achieved yet another huge feat. The renowned artist along with his team of 45 children has made the world's tallest sand castle at Puri beach. And thereby he has created Guinness World Record.
Feb 11, 2017, 10:33 AM IST
Woman beheaded, teenaged children hacked to death in Orissa's Balasore
A woman was beheaded while her teenaged children and a relative were hacked to death by unidentified assailants in a village in Balasore district, police said.
Jan 28, 2017, 14:36 PM IST
Jharkhand coal mine reopens after 18 killed in collapse
The Lalmatia open cast mine has an annual capacity of 17 million tonnes and accounts for about half of ECL`s coal production.
Jan 13, 2017, 12:15 PM IST
Rose Valley chit fund scam: CBI to produce TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in court today
The CBI will produce Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in Bhubaneswar court on Wednesday in connection with Rose Valley chit fund scam case.
Jan 04, 2017, 08:34 AM IST
SEC announces five-phase Odisha panchayat polls from Feb 13
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday announced dates for panchayat polls in Odisha.
Dec 27, 2016, 16:22 PM IST
Odisha CM stands in human chain marking Biju Patnaik's birth centenary
School and college students also participated in large number in the human chain.
Nov 23, 2016, 17:33 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik speaks to Modi on farmers plights, seeks RBI's review
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct Reserve Bank of India to review its decision of not allowing District Central Cooperative Banks to exchange demonetised notes and said his government stands committed to every anti- corruption measure that benefits common man.
Nov 16, 2016, 16:46 PM IST
BJD feud out in open at public meeting in presence of Naveen Patnaik
Internal feud in Odisha's ruling BJD came to the fore today when the party's Lok Sabha MP Baijayanta Panda faced opposition reportedly from supporters of former health minister and party MLA Atanu S Nayak at a public meeting in Kendrapara.
Nov 08, 2016, 20:18 PM IST
Japanese encephalitis epidemic intensifies in Odisha, death toll escalates to 63
This death toll has crossed 60 in six weeks in Odisha's Malkangiri district, where a central team is already present to assess the situation.
Oct 23, 2016, 12:16 PM IST
Odisha hospital fire: Death toll mounts to 26 as two more succumb to injuries
The death toll in Odisha`s SUM Hospital fire has mounted to 26, as a person undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital here succumbed to injuries on Saturday, a health official said.
Oct 22, 2016, 14:11 PM IST
454 people, 388 elephants died in man-animal conflict in Odisha in 6 years
Odisha has seen terrible human-animal conflict in the last six years, resulting in the deaths of 454 people and 2,261 animals, including 388 elephants, a Forest Department report said.
Oct 21, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
Manoj Ranjan Nayak assures police of 'full cooperation' in the investigation
Hours after the arrest of its founding President Manoj Ranjan Nayak, the Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Charitable Trust, that runs Sum Hospital where 21 people died in a fire mishap, today assured the police of full cooperation in the investigation.
Oct 20, 2016, 19:07 PM IST
Bhubaneswar fire: SUM hospital chairman Manoj Nayak surrenders
A day after the Odisha Police issued a Look Out notice against Manoj Nayak and his wife Saswati Das, SUM Hospital founder on Thursday surrendered.
Oct 20, 2016, 08:02 AM IST
SUM hospital fire tragedy: JP Nadda calls for punitive action, NHRC issues notice to Odisha govt
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday inspected the SUM hospital where a massive fire mishap had claimed the lives of at least 20 people on Monday.
Oct 19, 2016, 09:10 AM IST
Bhubaneswar hospital fire: Sonia Gandhi expresses grief over loss of lives
New Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the fire mishap at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
Oct 18, 2016, 13:08 PM IST
Markandey Katju stirs up controversy, writes derogatory remarks about Odisha and its people – Read here
Former Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju later apologised on Facebook for his remarks.
Oct 14, 2016, 18:32 PM IST
In Bhubaneswar, girls teach eve-teasers a Karate lesson
In an act of bravery, a group of karate-trained girls in the city thrashed five eve teasers and handed them over to the police recently.
Oct 14, 2016, 09:53 AM IST
Former Odisha CM's son charges wife with harassment, extramarital affair
Sishir Gamang, son of former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, on Saturday charged his wife with harassment, torture of their minor son and an extramarital affair.
Oct 01, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Odisha mulls moving SC on Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh
The Odisha government is mulling to approach the Supreme Court for setting up of a tribunal under the law on inter-state water disputes to resolve the Mahanadi dispute with Chhattisgarh, an official statement said on Saturday.
Sep 18, 2016, 04:30 AM IST
WATCH: PRODIGY! This 11-year-old from Odisha slum will now train at Bayern Munich
He is one of the few who were selected for an all-expenses-paid junior football camp to Munich.
Aug 23, 2016, 22:57 PM IST
