The cabinet approved the promulgation of two ordinances for conferment of land rights to people living in slums in Notified Area Councils (NACs) and Municipalities of the state and property rights to those living in Municipal Corporation areas.

Ollywood superstar Anubhav and Elina are coming together in their upcoming Odia movie ‘Kabula Barabula’. The film will be released in Dussehra this year.

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Monday tonight which will be visible in Odisha, said Subhendu Patnaik, Deputy Director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium here.

Odisha’s first Swine Flu casualty of the year was reported at a private hospital here on Saturday. A man from Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, who was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, succumbed to the killer disease.

Odisha likely to receive heavy rainfall in next 24 hours, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Saturday moved the Finance department seeking attachment of Rs 63.55 crore, which was deposited by the Hi-Tech Group in its bid to get conditional bail in connection with a land fraud case.

Babushan and Sheetal starer Odia movie ‘Suna Pila Tike Screw Dhila’ was released on Friday at several cinema halls across Odisha.

The Orissa High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to self-styled godman Sarathi alias Santosh Raul in a case registered by Crime Branch.

The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the state government to issue a notification for holding the second Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) by August 5 to fill up the vacant posts in several engineering and management colleges in the state.

While the youth, who featured in a viral video being thrashed by two young girls at a park in Odisha capital, moved the court seeking justice, two girls on Thursday filed a complaint against the youth before Mahila police station here.