Odisha is one of the 29 states of India. Located in eastern India, it is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the northeast, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and northwest, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Ganjam. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state also has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. Odia is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 36.6 million according to the 2016 Census.
The system has been developed by the institute on the directions of the government and established in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. IndiaTimes - Published
India's indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test-fired from the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday. The Astra is capable of engaging targets of different.. IndiaTimes - Published
The truck, registered in Nagaland, was fined by the enforcement team of the transport office in Sambalpur when the department found the vehicle violated multiple traffic rules DNA - Published
Ever since higher penalties for traffic violations came into effect from September 1 after the implementation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, the nation has erupted with reports of.. DNA - Published
After water level in the reservoir of the Hirakud dam rose considerably on Friday, excess water was released from it leading to inundation of low-lying areas in five districts of Odisha, officials.. IndiaTimes - Published
Most of the states are considering notifying lesser fines for traffic offences than the stiff penalties in the amended Motor Vehicles Act, barely a day after the Gujarat announced reductions between 25.. IndiaTimes - Published
A 27-year-old tribal woman from Odisha’s Maoist-hit Malkangiri district has become the first pilot from the region to fly a commercial plane. Anupriya Lakra, daughter of a police constable, always.. IndiaTimes - Published
I believe I can fly. It was a statement that's just a motivation phrase for most people for Anupriya Lakra from Odisha's Maoist-hit Malangiri district, it was a life goal DNA - Published
The ruling BJD has said that the Odisha government will approach the Centre for bringing some amendments in the new Motor Vehicles Act because of resentment among people over the hefty fines for.. IndiaTimes - Published
The toddlers Jagga and Balia were born with fused brain and skull, a condition known as craniopagus. They were admitted to AIIMS on July 14, 2017, and their heads were separated after a series of.. DNA - Published
The weather forecasting agency also predicted that some isolated pockets of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Vidarbha, Odisha, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa are also likely to receive heavy downpour.. DNA - Published
The Traffic police near Acharya Vihar today levied the penalty on the auto-rickshaw driver and issued him a challan for drunk driving and not carrying documents including his driving licence, vehicle.. DNA - Published
After issuing the letter, Minister of School and Mass education, Sameer Dash says that the government is trying to strengthen and systematise the Odisha educational system DNA - Published
In a statement, the home ministry said a high-level committee headed by home minister Amit Shah had cleared additional central assistance of Rs 3,338 crore to Odisha for the damage caused by Cyclone.. IndiaTimes - Published
A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose issued notices to the Centre and other social networking sites — Google, Twitter and YouTube — on a petition filed by Facebook seeking transfer.. IndiaTimes - Published
It's a crime under the Wildlife Protection Act to keep a snake at home, an official said, adding that the reptile will be released in a forest. DNA - Published
She showed signs of shivering and intense stomach ache. Instead of visiting a doctor, she went to a local sorcerer named Kosa Beti who performed rituals in the local dialect. DNA - Published
IMD also stated that Uttarakhand, Gujarat region, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura and Andaman and Nicobar Islands will also witness heavy downpour throughout the.. DNA - Published
Lakhs displaced as monsoon rains batter Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Odisha & other Eastern states; MoS for Home Rai reviews situation DNA - Published
Rains have claimed nearly 500 lives between April 1 and July 17, 2019. Maharashtra saw the most number of deaths (137), followed by Bihar (78), Odisha (64) and Karnataka (57), which together.. IndiaTimes - Published
Heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, West Madhya Pradesh, and others DNA - Published
Close to 8,000 paramilitary troops airlifted and moved in from Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Assam and other parts of the country to the Kashmir valley. Indian Army and Indian Air Force have been put on high.. IndiaTimes - Published
The company claimed that it could not meet the milestone chart as the Odisha government did not issue the prospecting licence within the stipulated period of nine months of making an application. DNA - Published
Rainwater flooded parts of Odisha and Rajasthan after a heavy downpour in the two states, while Gujarat's rain-hit Vadodara limped back to normalcy as the swollen Vishwamitri river's ferocity started.. IndiaTimes - Published
With the tag, the sweet now appears in Class 30 of GI tagged products that include other items such as coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, and tapioca among other items DNA - Published
Shubham, a Computer Engineering student at National Institute of Science and Technology, Orissa has developed an app called CLA with an aim to reduce the burden of long-distance passengers DNA - Published
Heavy showers lashed large swathes of the country on Sunday, with nine more people dying in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan, while there was no let up in the flood situation in Assam and Bihar.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged the Centre to include Odisha's Jagannath Temple and Konark Sun Temple in the proposed list of 'iconic tourist sites'. Pradhan wrote a letter to culture and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Former information commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu has written to the chief ministers of Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh seeking an explanation behind their support to the RTI amendment bill which.. IndiaTimes - Published
Four workers are feared dead and nine have been injured in a landslide at a Coal India Ltd mine in the eastern state of Odisha, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. India is one of the most dangerous.. IndiaTimes - Published
Four workers are feared dead and nine have been injured in a landslide at a Coal India Ltd mine in the eastern state of Odisha, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
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