New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) A weather system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 26 and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast around October 28, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to warn of extremely heavy rainfall, strong winds and possible flooding in several states.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (UNI) Blending Odisha’s rich cultural heritage with its vision for modern, sustainable and well-connected cities, renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a special sand art installation to mark the 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition and the 2nd National Urban Conclave (NUC) 2026, being hosted in Bhubaneswar from October 23 to 25.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (UNI) In a significant step towards strengthening rural healthcare and making essential medical services more accessible to underserved communities, TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has launched its fourth Mobile Health Dispensary (MHD) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, ‘Aarogya’.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (UNI) Emphasising Odisha’s immense tourism potential, Governor Brajmohan Ram on Friday called for an integrated and inclusive approach to tourism development, focusing on improved infrastructure, wider global promotion and greater participation of local communities.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (UNI) Odisha is bracing for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on October 27 and 28 as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 26 and move towards the north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (UNI) Hotel & Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) Chairman J. K. Mohanty has called for a comprehensive strategy to strengthen connectivity, upgrade tourism infrastructure, attract fresh investment and improve destination management to position Odisha as a leading domestic and international tourism destination.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (UNI) Rooftop solar adoption is gaining momentum across Western Odisha, with TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL) facilitating more than 73,000 installations, reflecting growing consumer interest in clean energy and its potential financial benefits.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (UNI) The political row over Kotia Panchayat has intensified, with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announcing that a party delegation will visit the disputed border region on Friday to protest against reported election-related activities undertaken by Andhra Pradesh in villages claimed by Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (UNI) The CPI(M) Odisha State Committee on Thursday demanded the immediate release of Dr Randall Secura, a physician serving tribal communities in Kalahandi and Rayagada for years, and Dalit youth leader Laxman Naik, alleging that their arrests reflect a wider crackdown on those opposing mining projects in the region.
Bhubaneswar, October 22 (UNI) Odisha is set to strengthen its digital infrastructure with the inauguration of a Rs 170-crore artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Khordha district by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 25.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (UNI) Accusing the Modi government of undermining democratic rights and promoting corporate interests at the expense of ordinary people, the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan on Thursday announced protests during the Prime Minister’s October 25 visit to Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (UNI) Former union Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday called for a united, bipartisan effort to resolve the long-standing Kotia border dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, asserting that safeguarding the state’s territorial integrity and Odia identity was the collective responsibility of all political parties.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (UNI) Odisha Director General of Police Binayatosh Mishra on Wednesday paid tribute to police personnel and members of the Central Armed Police Forces who laid down their lives in the line of duty, saying their supreme sacrifice would continue to inspire the entire police fraternity.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (UNI) The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) has proposed positioning Odisha as a “21-Night Tourism Destination” as a long-term strategy to extend tourists’ stays, attract fresh investments and generate large-scale employment by showcasing the State’s diverse spiritual, cultural, natural and heritage attractions.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (UNI) Wielding traditional weapons and drawing on a martial legacy passed down through generations, the Paikas of Kandabindha village in Dhenkanal district brought their ancestral combat tradition into focus during the 42nd edition of Dhenkanal Heritage Walks (DHW), held during Durga Puja.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (UNI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP-led Odisha government of betraying the state’s territorial integrity through its alleged silence over Andhra Pradesh’s move to hold panchayat elections in the disputed Kotia region.
Kendrapada, Oct 20 (UNI) Festive celebrations turned into tragedy at Gahaga village in Odisha’s Kendrapada district on Tuesday after three minor boys drowned in the Luna River while bathing at a local ghat on Dussehra.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 19 (UNI) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Monday sought a clear stand from Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Andhra Pradesh’s reported move to hold elections in the disputed Kotia region, questioning whether the BJP government was compromising the state’s territorial integrity due to its political dependence on the Centre.
Bhubaneswar, 19 Oct (UNI) BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday questioned the BJP government’s commitment to Odisha’s territorial integrity after Andhra Pradesh announced local body elections in Kotia, a disputed border region in Koraput district, asking whether the BJP’s pre-2024 poll promise of a permanent solution to the dispute had been reduced to a electgion slogan.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 19 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will skip Durga Puja pandal visits this year in solidarity with farmers who have suffered extensive crop losses due to incessant rain and floods across several districts of Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (UNI) A women-led enterprise in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district is turning traditional lacquer bangle-making into a profitable rural business, generating monthly earnings of over Rs 25,000 for each of its 25 members.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (UNI) Braj Mohan Ram was sworn in as Odisha’s 28th Governor on Sunday, with Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tandon administering the oath at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other dignitaries.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18(UNI) Braj Mohan Ram was sworn in as Odisha’s 28th Governor on Sunday, with Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tandon administering the oath of office at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other dignitaries.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (UNI) Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the student wing of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), has won 173 of the 286 colleges that have declared results so far and secured victories in five universities in Odisha’s recently concluded students’ union elections, BJD president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik claimed on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha on October 28 and 29 to attend a series of programmes in Mayurbhanj district, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the state on October 25 to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) greenfield data centre and training institute near Khordha.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has sanctioned the opening of two new Kendriya Vidyalayas in Uttarakhand from the 2027-28 academic session and permitted an existing school in Odisha to function from temporary premises at Chhendipada, according to separate orders issued by its headquarters.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (UNI) Odisha Excise officials have seized 46,218 bulk litres of illicit liquor and 931 kg of ganja and arrested 470 persons in 958 cases in the first five days of a statewide crackdown as the festival season has got underway.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (UNI) CPI (M) Odisha State Committee secretary Suresh Chandra Panigrahi on Friday criticised the appointment of Braj Mohan Ram as the state’s new Governor, alleging that his political affiliations raised doubts about his impartiality.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (UNI) Senior Congress leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with their INDIA bloc allies, are conspiring to create anarchy in the country under the guise of political resistance and saving democracy, Odisha BJP spokesperson Smruti Pattnaik alleged on Friday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) Odisha has mobilised 45,250 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) along with 31 District Election Officers and hundreds of other election officials for a statewide special drive to enrol eligible voters left out of the electoral rolls, said officials on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) With a focus on improving rural women’s earnings, ICAR-CIFA has showcased modern aquaculture technologies and backyard poultry farming on Thursday as potential livelihood options in a programme organised by ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Bhubaneswar, to mark Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) With lightning posing a persistent threat to lives in Odisha, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Thursday has called for integrating satellite data, artificial intelligence and machine learning into forecasting and warning systems to improve prediction and alert vulnerable communities in time.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) Experts at a two-day national workshop on lightning safety, which began here on Thursday, will prepare a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and an action plan for 2027 to strengthen lightning forecasting, early warning systems and disaster response in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) Smart appliances, AI-enabled kitchen and home gadgets, sports and fitness equipment and automotive products have witnessed a sharp surge in demand in Odisha during the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026, , Amazon India Director for Kitchen, Home Improvement and Sports Karthik Subbarayappa said.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) Jindal Ferrous Limited (JFL) has commissioned a 2.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel manufacturing facility at Jajpur in Odisha, marking the company’s entry into integrated steel production with an investment of over Rs 5,000 crore.
Bhubaneswar,Oct 15 (UNI) Former union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take stringent measures against illegal and hazardous parking of heavy vehicles and trucks along national and state highways in the state’s major mining and industrial corridors, citing rising road accidents and threats to public safety.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (UNI) Punjab FC began their MG Indian Super League 2026/27 campaign with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Odisha FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday, as Messi Bouli scored a stoppage-time winner in the 90 5th minute after the sides went into half-time level at 1-1.
Kendrapada, Oct 14 (UNI) A 14.6-foot-long Burmese python was rescued from a residential area near the ecologically sensitive Batighar Reserved Forest in Odisha’s Kendrapada district after the giant reptile strayed into a villager’s backyard, forest officials said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (UNI) The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), Hyderabad, under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, for joint exploration, scientific research and exchange of technical expertise.