More than 500 schools and Anganwadi centres across two Odisha districts have been closed on August 21 as a precautionary measure against flooding and waterlogging. In Jajpur district, 313 schools in eight…
Artisans in Odisha's Nabarangpur district are making rakhis from paddy grains, and demand is rising beyond the district for the upcoming Raksha Purnima festival. The Dhanalakshmi Producer Group, a 10-member collective from…
The Congress party has threatened to impose an economic blockade in Odisha's mineral-rich districts unless the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 is withdrawn. The decision came from a…
Odisha is planning to do away with separate revenue department clearance for converting agricultural land to non-agricultural use in urban areas, making municipal and development authorities the single point of approval under…
At least four people were killed and more than seven injured in three separate road accidents across Odisha on Thursday, odishatv.in reports. In Sundargarh, three bikers were crushed under a speeding truck.…
Odia migrant workers have alleged they were assaulted and robbed at a bus counter in Hyderabad after booking tickets to return home. The workers say counter employees took them to a separate…
The Odisha government has formed a high-level inquiry committee to examine the relocation of villages from the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR), following allegations of forced evictions. The committee, headed by the Revenue…
Odisha government has taken a tough stance against auto-rickshaw drivers involved in disturbances during a protest by online cab and bike-taxi drivers in Bhubaneswar's Master Canteen area on Wednesday. Housing and Urban…
Residents of Puri have started a round-the-clock protest outside the west gate of the Srimandir, demanding a separate and easier darshan arrangement for local devotees. The protest began on Wednesday evening and…
Cuttack's Biswanath Pandit Central Library, built at a cost of Rs 45 crore near the old Angul bus stand in Badambadi, remains closed to readers more than a month after its inauguration…
