Panic gripped Naguda-Manitara area in Ganjam district after a leopard got stuck in a trap laid by villagers for wild boars. Locals noticed the animal stuck in a trap laid in the hollow of a mountain on the outskirts of the village.

In an awkward incident, a woman barged into the house of an Odisha MLA with a marriage proposal.  The incident took place at Balipasi village in Angul district on Monday (January 25), when the woman landed in Pallahara MLA Mukesh Kumar Pal’s house seeking marriage with the legislator.

During an excavation drive carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) remains of an ancient temple was unearthed near̥ Suka-Sari Temple in Bhubaneswar today. During the excavation a base made of ancient stones which are believed to be the remains of an ancient temple was unearthed in the vicinity of Suka-Sari Temples near the 11th century Lingaraj shrine. The ASI unearthed the structure while the area was being cleared as a part of the Ekamra Kshetra heritage project for beautification of Lingaraj temple and its surroundings.

In a tragic incident a three-year-old girl was charred to death following a fire at a paddy field. The mishap occurred at Okilpal village under Rajnagar block of Kendrapada district late on Thursday night (January 28).

The leopard, which got stuck in a wild boar trap, died after being rescued by the Forest officials. The wild animal had gotten stuck in a trap laid to capture wild boars in Naguda-Manitara area under Buguda Forest Range of Ganjam district on Thursday (January 28).

A new twist has emerged in the brutal attack on an 8-year old girl in Berhampur. While the investigation is still underway, the police said that the assailant slit the throat of the girl after attempting to rape her.

Rudra Maharathy has hinted at contesting the bypoll for Pipili constituency, which has fallen vacant following the demise of his father and 7-time MLA Pradeep Maharathy. Surprisingly, this statement from Rudra Maharathy comes days after Pradeep Maharathy’s wife Pratibha Maharathy also expressed her willingness to contest Pipili bypolls.

In a disconcerting incident, two minor boys were critically injured after a mobile phone battery exploded while they were playing with it. The incident was reported from Haripur-Nuasahi area under Badagada Police limits of Ganjam district on Thursday (January 28).

Vigilance sleuths conducted simultaneous raids on the houses and offices of Former Revenue Inspector (RI) Basant Mohanty on charges of amassing disproportionate assets. Several teams of vigilance officials carried out searches at six places. Mohanty’s two houses at Friends Club in Puri, his residence at Penthakata and his relative’s house at Balighat were raided by the anti-corruption sleuths.

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Though summer season is still far away, the cries of plight are already resounding on the streets. Even as we are still experiencing the pleasantness of January, these women in Banki of Cuttack district are already feeling the heat of suffering that lies ahead of them.

More details continue to surface in the Ramadevi University girl student death case while one person has been arrested by police.

After representing State at the 72nd Republic Day parade at Rajpath New Delhi, the Bajasal dance troupe arrived in Odisha to a rousing welcome. Though the troupe was stranded in Delhi due to the violence during farmers rally, they finally reached Kesinga in Kalahandi district today.

The students of the Rama Devi Women's University got together to pay tributes to their fellow colleague Jharaphula Nayak, whose death has rattled the State.

At least 12 officials of the Forest Department sustained multiple injuries after they were allegedly attacked by a group of villagers in Malkangiri district.

Dog is man’s best companion. However, a tribal community in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha embodies this adage in a superstitious and bizarre way. Here, children are married off to dogs to dispel any bad luck and disease.

Cold wave conditions may intensify in the next couple of days in Odisha. As per the predictions of the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar, the night temperatures in Odisha’s interior districts may fall by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius.

Odisha lags behind in justice delivery! Odisha languishes at 11th place among 18 States in justice delivery to the common man. Such worrying statistics have been revealed by the India Justice Report 2020.

All departments and sub-ordinate offices of the Odisha government in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack shall function with full strength with effect from February 1. An order to this effect was issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department

The Odisha government on Saturday issued unlock guidelines which will remain in force till February end. Gatherings at social/ religious/ political/ sports/ entertainment/ academic/ cultural functions and gatherings shall be allowed with a ceiling of 500 persons.