Odisha

International Day of Yoga celebrated at universities

Odisha observes International Yoga Day

6:03 pm June 21, 2019

Bhubaneswar: International Yoga Day was observed with enthusiasm across Odisha on Friday. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, who attended a programme organised on the occasion at Janata Maidan in the state capital, said Yoga can not only unite people but can also protect our ecology which is in danger. Following the initiative of India, all the […]

Patnaik raises spl category issue in NITI Aayog meet

10:30 pm June 15, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik raised the Special Category Status issue before the Niti Aayog on Saturday, four days after pushing for the ‘Special Focus State’ status for the state in view of its vulnerability to natural calamities. Attending the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog chaired by the Prime […]

Odisha sizzles again after a day’s respite

9:38 pm June 14, 2019

Bhubaneswar: After a day’s respite, heat wave gained steam again in Odisha with the temperature jumping above 40 degree Celsius in at least 11 places on Friday. Most parts of Odisha had experienced respite from the sweltering heat on Thursday with sharp fall in the temperature following norwester rains. As the state sizzled again under […]

India successfully tests scramjet demonstrator aircraft

9:30 pm June 12, 2019

Balasore (Odisha): India successfully launched the indigenously-developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) in its maiden test from a base off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. The HSTDV was successfully test-fired by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Launch Complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Dr Abdul Kalam Island in Bay of […]

13 places in Odisha record temp above 40 degree Celsius

8:56 pm June 11, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Sweltering heat wave intensified in Odisha on Tuesday with the temperature soaring above 40 degree Celsius in at least 13 places in the state. While the entire western region sizzled under boiling heat, coastal and interior areas of the state also encountered unbearable weather conditions due to rising temperature coupled with high level of […]