Bhubaneswar

All religious places closed for public in Odisha capital

11:28 pm April 20, 2021

Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar registering the highest ever single day spike of 581 new COVID-19 cases, the local municipal authorities Tuesday declared closure of all religious places like temples, mosques, gurudwaras and churches for devotees from Wednesday till further order. After consultations with management committees of religious institutions like temples/mosques/gurudwaras/ churches and others, […]

President to visit Odisha from March 20-22

8:20 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Odisha from March 20 to 22, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday said. He will reach Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening. The president will grace the 18th annual convocation of NIT Rourkela on Sunday. On the same day, he will inaugurate a super specialty hospital […]

Tribal woman dies in Odisha's forest fire

Forest fires totally contained & controlled: Odisha govt

12:45 am March 15, 2021

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: The Odisha government on Sunday claimed that the forest fire situation in the state is “totally contained and controlled” while the opposition BJP alleged that the forest department was responsible for the widespread wildfire in different jungles. The state government’s Forest Fire Task Force chief Dr Sandeep Tripathy said the forest fire situation across […]

Odisha cop suspended after skeleton found in seized car

11:42 pm March 13, 2021

Bhubaneswar: An assistant sub-inspector, who is also in-charge of a police outpost here, was suspended recently after a skeleton was recovered from a car parked on its premises, a senior officer said on Saturday. Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umashankar Dash told reporters that the remains of a middle- aged woman were found in […]

69 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha, tally at 3,37,929

8:06 pm March 10, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,37,929 on Wednesday as 69 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said. Of the new cases, 41 were reported from quarantine centres and 28 detected during contact tracing. Sundargarh district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 14, followed by Cuttack (11) and […]