Rourkela

FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 to be hosted by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, confirms Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik

The 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Wednesday.

On Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, Odisha will ban single-use plastic, including one-time use disposable cutlery, in all cities

Odisha government has banned single-use plastic in all urban areas of the state from Gandhi Jayanti Day on Wednesday, an official said.

Former Congress MLA Jogesh Singh, who was suspended by party's Odisha unit for 'anti-party remarks', joins Biju Janata Dal

Jogesh Singh's entry into the ruling BJD coincided with the visit of Congress President Rahul Gandhi to Odisha to address rallies at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district and Rourkela in Sundrgarh district on Wednesday

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 man walks 1,350 km to remind Narendra Modi of his poll promise: Rahul Gandhi says Congress will fulfill PM's 'promise'

Rahul Gandhi hit out at prime minister Narendra Modi alleging that he had failed to keep his promise of establishing a multi-speciality hospital in Odisha.

Odisha man walks 1,350 km to remind Narendra Modi of his promise to provide better healthcare

A 30-year-old man from Odisha's Rourkela walked a staggering distance of 1,350 km to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a promise.

Top Maoist leader Kunu Dehury, who spearheaded over 51 attacks, lays down arms in Odisha

In a major setback to the Maoist movement in Odisha, one of its top leaders, Kunu Dehury, surrendered before police in Sambalpur, a senior police officer said

Odisha: Groom killed, bride injured in Bolangir district as wedding gift explodes; probe underway

A newly married man and his grandmother were killed and his wife was critically injured when a gift packet the couple had received at their wedding reception

Flood alert issued for four districts in Odisha following rising water level of Subarnarekha river

With the water level in the Subarnarekha river recording a sudden rise after remaining steady for several hours, the Odisha government Thursday issued a flood alert for four districts

Three Maoists, including minor surrender before Odisha police; carried reward on their heads

Three Maoists, including two hardcore Maoists and a minor boy, surrendered before Rourkela police on Monday.