Bhubaneswar

Odisha CM launches travelogue by Maharaj of Puri

10:22 pm November 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched a travelogue written by Gajapati Maharaj of Puri, Dibyasingha Deb. The book, “Majestic Mara”, is based on Deb’s eight-day safari across Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya last year. Unveiling the book in the presence of Kenya’s High Commissioner to India, Willy Kipkorrir Bett, Kenya’s National […]

Toxic gas leak: Seven persons detained, probe ordered

1:56 pm November 14, 2019

Balasore/Bhubaneswar: Seven persons were detained and a probe ordered on Thursday into the leak of harmful gas at a private seafood processing plant in Odisha’s Balasore district which left over 100 people sick, officials said. A case has been registered in Khantapada police station in connection with leakage of the harmful gas in the factory […]

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ disrupts normal life in Bengal; 4 killed

4:15 pm November 10, 2019

Kolkata: Cyclone ‘Bulbul’, which made landfall between Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with strong winds till early Sunday, affecting normal life in several parts of the city and the coastal districts of the state. At least four people were killed in rain-related incidents in Kolkata and North 24 Parganas […]

Centre assures states all help to deal with cyclone 'Bulbul'

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ may intensify, likely to move towards Bengal

1:56 pm November 7, 2019

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic storm formed over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the next 24 hours and set to move towards West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, skirting Odisha, a senior IMD official said. Cyclone ‘Bulbul’, moving at a speed of 7 kmph, was currently centred over east-central […]

Onion auctions to resume after Maha CM's assurance

Odisha to supply onions through fair-price shops

11:28 pm November 6, 2019

Bhubaneswar: With the price of onions skyrocketing due to low procurement from other states, the Odisha government on Wednesday said it will supply the vegetable through fair-price shops and ‘maitree’ outlets. The price of onions is showing an upward trend and selling at Rs 4,800-6,200 per quintal and Rs 52-70 per kilogram in different markets […]