Sudarsan Maharana

BHUBANESWAR: Incessant rain under the influence of a well-marked low-pressure battered north Odisha districts on Thursday, even as the Central Water Commission (CWC) warned about flash flood risk in 11 districts till Friday evening. The IMD has also issued heavy rainfall alert for north and western Odisha districts over the next four days.

BHUBANESWAR: Following a direction from the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), the state government has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to probe the village relocation process at Satkosia Tiger Reserve.

BHUBANESWAR : The state government has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to probe the village relocation process undertaken in Satkosia tiger reserve,

BHUBANESWAR: Amid rising cost of essential commodities, a sudden surge in sugar prices has added to the burden on households and businesses alike.

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has come up with a three-month tourism service provider (TSP) certification course, mandating it for tour operators who do not have any professional/trained staff to offer transport service to visitors in the state. The course will be provided to the staff of the tour operators, prior to grant of recognition to them as TSPs.

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has started soil testing for the proposed Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan elevated corridor, marking the initial phase of work for implementation of the ambitious project intended at reducing congestion on the busy stretch and improving connectivity between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

BHUBANESWAR: Nearly 70 per cent BTech seats have fallen vacant in the state following three rounds of admission, prompting Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) committee to hand them over to engineering colleges and technical institutions concerned for admission at their level.

BHUBANESWAR: Anxiety has gripped Nepali students pursuing higher education at different institutions in the state capital as they await news of those affected by the devastating flash flood that hit their homeland Nepal's Himalayan region on Wednesday.

BHUBANESWAR: With tigress Zeenat successfully establishing her territory and producing offsprings in the Similipal landscape, the Forest department has decided to remove the radio collar that had been fitted on the big cat to monitor her movement.

BHUBANESWAR: As the statewide food safety crackdown continues, enforcement teams seized and destroyed over 3,605 kg of stale and adulterated sweets and food products from across the districts in a three-day drive ahead of Raksha Bandhan.