Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Odisha, more than six years after the scheme was launched nationwide.
The sex ratio of newborn turtles at Rushikulya nesting site in Odisha’s Ganjam district has tilted towards females, experts said quoting contents of research on Olive ridley sea turtles.
Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in strong defence of his former aide VK Pandian, saying that he should not be criticised or blamed for anything related to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
The 73rd All India Police Hockey Championship – 2025, hosted by the Odisha Police under the aegis of the All-India Police Sports Control Board, was inaugurated on Monday at the 7th Battalion Ground in Bhubaneswar
Comprising a multi-function radar, command post, mobile launcher system, and other vehicles, the MR-SAM Army weapon system underwent four operational flight trials against high-speed aerial targets.
An unidentified miscreant allegedly fired gunshots at a moving train in Odisha on Tuesday causing damage to the window glass pane in one of the unoccupied compartments.
The poor visibility due to dense fog might be one of the causes of the road mishap. Besides, the driver of the van might have possibly dozed off leading to the mishap.
Two tribal women died and seven others fell sick after allegedly consuming mango kernel gruel in far-flung Mandipanka village under Daringbadi block of Odisha’s Kandhamal district.
The Odisha government on Friday enforced a seven-month-long prohibition on sea fishing activity from 1 November within 20 km of the coast at the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rusikulya as part of annual Olive Ridley turtle conservation programme.
In a bid to hone the skills of upcoming theatre artists, the Odisha government on Friday approved the establishment of an outreach centre of the National School of Drama (NSD) in Bhubaneswar.
