Berhampur

Naveen Patnaik announces ban on use of plastic from 2 October in Odisha's major cities like Bhubaneswar and Cuttack

Naveen Patnaik said the plastic-ban would be imposed in municipal corporation areas and Puri town from Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October.

Odisha mother and son die within 24 hours; family donates their eyes in hometown of Berhampur

Four persons would now be able to see the world after getting eyes of a woman and her son who had died within 24 hours in Odisha's Berhampur town.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik seeks review of AICTE's 'no admission' decision on two premier institutes

Naveen Patnaik on Sunday sought the intervention of Prakash Javadekar for reconsideration of AICTE's decision to debar admissions into two premier institutions.

Sitaram Yechury backs 'secular alternative' to fight 'communal elements' in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said there was need for formation of an alternative secular political force to fight against the communal elements before the next general elections.

Amit Shah begins three-day visit to Odisha, likely to visit Naveen Patnaik's home district on Tuesday

Taking on Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik in his home district, BJP chief Amit Shah will launch a door-to-door campaign in Ganjam

Odisha farmers forced to sale paddy below MSP: Radha Mohan Singh

Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Sunday claimed that farmers in Odisha were forced to go for distress sale of paddy as mandis were not functioning properly.

Odisha: 13 juveniles escape home, nabbed by police

Thirteen of the 27 inmates who escaped from a state-run juvenile home in Odisha's Ganjam district two days ago, after assaulting its superintendent and other staff, have been nabbed.

Lok Sabha, assembly poll begins in Odisha amidst tight security

The first of the two-phased simultaneous elections to the 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in the Maoist belt in Odisha began today amidst tight security in view of the poll boycott called by the extremists.

Odisha: Berhampur university likely to reopen on 12 November

Odisha: Cyclone-hit Berhampur limping back to normalcy

Leaving behind the trail of destruction caused by cyclone Phailin and two successive floods, Berhampur town in Ganjam district has started limping back to normalcy.