Odisha
- May- 2022 -16 MayDH NEWS
Kumki elephant of Nandankanan dies at Chandaka Sanctuary in Odisha
On Monday, Nandankanan Zoological Park’s (NZP) male kumki elephant, ‘Nanda’ died in the Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of…
Read More » - 9 MayDH NEWS
Cyclone Asani intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; States on alert…
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Asani, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday…
Read More » - 7 MayDH Latest News
Cyclone Asani updates: IMD warns of heavy rainfall in these states
Cuttack: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) updated that the Low Pressure Area (LPA), formed over South Andaman Sea, is likely…
Read More » - 2 MayDH Latest News
Maoist leader carrying reward of Rs 5 lakh on head surrenders before police
Cuttack: A Maoist leader carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head surrendered before Odisha police. Lalsu aka…
Read More » - 2 MayDH Latest News
BJP MLA along with aides nabbed for assaulting Govt official in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested BJP MLA Subhas Chandra Panigrahi from his official residence on Sunday, for allegedly assaulting a…
Read More » - Apr- 2022 -30 AprilDH Latest News
40 years after dropping out of school, 58-year-old Odisha MLA appears for Class 10th exam
Phulbani: Age is no bar for learning, and this is being proved by a 58-year-old MLA from Odisha’s Phulbani…
Read More » - 28 AprilDH Latest News
‘Naagin dance’ with Cobra at wedding procession in Odisha; 5 nabbed
Baripada: 5 individuals have been detained for utilizing a stay cobra whereas dancing to the tune of ‘Primary Naagin‘…
Read More » - 18 AprilDH Latest News
Drunk-driving: 216 people arrested in Odisha; licenses of 138 suspended
Bhubaneswar: At least 216 people have been arrested in various parts of Odisha for allegedly driving in an inebriated…
Read More » - 18 AprilDH Latest News
Legendary Odia singer-music director Prafulla Kar passes away
Bhubaneswar: Legendary Odia singer and music director Prafulla Kar (83) died at his residence in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, due…
Read More » - 15 AprilDH Latest News
Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude hits Odisha
Cuttack: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Daspalla town in Nayagarh district, Odisha on…
Read More » - Mar- 2022 -29 MarchDH Latest News
20th National Para Athletics Championship commences in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: 20th National Para Athletics Championship began at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The three-day event will…
Read More » - 27 MarchDH Latest News
‘Direct hit’: India successfully test-fires Medium Range Surface to Air Missile
New Delhi: The Indian Army successfully carried out the test firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile…
Read More » - 22 MarchDH Latest News
Transgender to independently contest in Cuttack civic polls demanding to ensure justice to slum dwellers
Cuttack: A 28-year-old transgender activist from Odisha, Tanushree Behera, will be contesting as an independent candidate in the election…
Read More » - 21 MarchDH Latest News
Shree Jagannath Temple reopened for devotees on Sundays amid fall in Covid cases
Puri: Nearly two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha government opened the doors of the…
Read More » - 20 MarchDH Latest News
10 people drowned after Holi celebrations in Odisha; 2 missing
Bhubaneswar: At least 10 people were reported drowned in different districts of Odisha, following the celebrations of Holi. According…
Read More » - 17 MarchDH Latest News
Odisha: Fire breaks out at a Junagarh shopping mall in Kalahandi
Kalahandi: A major fire broke out at a shopping mall in Junagarh in the Kalahandi district of Odisha on…
Read More » - 16 MarchDH Latest News
Rare legless lizard spotted in Odisha for 4th time
In Buddhakhol hill in Buguda in Ganjam district, the Snake Helpline spotted a highly rare and elusive legless lizard. Harish…
Read More » - 3 MarchDH Latest News
Mild earthquake hits Kalahandi in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology said. Also read:…
Read More » - Feb- 2022 -27 FebruaryDH Latest News
Schools for classes 1-7 to reopen from tomorrow in this state
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has announced that the schools will reopen for classes 1-7 from February 28. Schools are reopening in…
Read More » - 25 FebruaryDH Latest News
Former Odisha CM and veteran Congress leader Hemananda Biswal passes away
Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Odisha, Hemananda Biswal, passed away on Friday at Sum Hospital…
Read More » - 23 FebruaryDelhi
Yet another fraudulent groom? Indian women swindled into marriage by trickster!
Tens of thousands of people are targeted by ‘romance scams’ every year, their numbers rising during the Covid pandemic as…
Read More » - 13 FebruaryDH Latest News
Car rams into truck in Odisha’s Kandhamal; 4 killed, 4 injured
Phulbani: Four people were killed and four others injured when their car rammed into a truck amid fog in…
Read More » - 4 FebruaryDH Latest News
State government announces re-opening of educational institutions
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has announced the re-opening of schools and colleges in the state from February 7. According to…
Read More » - Jan- 2022 -23 JanuaryDH Latest News
11 killed, 25 injured in two road accidents
Cuttack: 11 persons were killed and 25 others injured in two road accidents in Odisha. Six people were killed and…
Read More » - 15 JanuaryDH Latest News
Police recovers huge quantity of explosives left by Maoists
Cuttack: Odisha police recovered huge quantity of explosives from a forest near Maribeda and Nademanjari villages in Jodamba in Malkangiri…
Read More » - 13 JanuaryDH Latest News
State government imposes new Covid-19 restrictions
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government imposed new restrictions in the state. The new curbs were imposed after considering the upcoming festival…
Read More » - 7 JanuaryDH Latest News
State government announces additional Covid-19 curbs
Bhubaneswar: Odisha state government announced additional Covid-19 guidelines in the state. The state government ordered to close all colleges, universities…
Read More » - 7 JanuaryDH Latest News
Government offices in Odisha to function with 50% employees till January 31
The Odisha government has announced that from January 7 to January 31, all government and subordinate offices in the state…
Read More » - 2 JanuaryDH Latest News
Covid surge: Odisha puts off resuming physical classes for primary students
Odisha on Sunday put the decision to commence off-line classes for Primary classes on hold due to a steep upward…
Read More » - 1 JanuaryWest Bengal
Overcrowding in prisons, due to ganja seizures
Malkangiri, the southernmost district of Odisha, is overflowing with prisoners due to arrests of those involved in large-scale cultivation and…
Read More » - Dec- 2021 -25 DecemberDH Latest News
State government issues revised guidelines for Christmas, New Year celebrations
Cuttack: The Odisha government-imposed restrictions Christmas and New Year Celebrations. The restrictions will be in force from December 25 to…
Read More » - 24 DecemberDH Latest News
Talk of weird wedding rituals and this one goes a bit further; get the details
In the Ganjam district of Odisha, a couple got married by taking an oath on the Indian Constitution rather than…
Read More » - 20 DecemberDH Latest News
Odisha woman attempts suicide after killing daughter with grinding stone
Rourkela: A woman attempted suicide after allegedly killed her 17-year-old daughter with a grinding stone in Odisha’s Sundargarh district,…
Read More » - 20 DecemberDH Latest News
Odisha CM inaugurates state’s longest bridge over Mahanadi
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state’s longest bridge over Mahanadi River on Monday, at Gopinathpur in…
Read More » - 9 DecemberDH Latest News
Police seize 223 kilograms ganja
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) seized 233 kilograms of ganja worth Rs 23 lakh. Three people…
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