Pradeep Pattanayak

While Malkangiri jail is at the top of the list for housing the maximum number of such prisoners, Koraput and Jeypore jails are in second and third spot respectively. 

Born in a poor family, Rajesh Kumar Sahu toiled hard to get a job in the police department. Then he took a vow that he wouldn’t let the youths’ dream of joining the police or...

Local people rushed the children to the Tihidi government hospital. Later, they were shifted to the Bhadrak district headquarters hospital (DHH). 

A couple hailing from Karnataka and settled in Germany adopted the one-year-old baby on Thursday, in presence of Cuttack Collector, Bhabani Shankar Chayani. 

It is believed that Lord Hanuman was born on the Purnima Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Chaitra. This year, his birthday falls on April 6.

Raids were conducted on the property of BJD leaders Benudhar Pradhan, who is the vice chairperson of Nayagarh’s Bhapur block, and Bhramarabara Nayak, who is the vice chairperson of Balasore’s Soro block.

The priest who was arrested by the Lingaraj Police has been identified as Shaktikanta Badu, a priest of the Mukteswar temple. 

The hearing came on a petition filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI).

"We have also got cases registered and dismissed those who furnished fake certificates to get jobs. They were also arrested," said School and Mass Education Minister.

The Sarpanch of Kankadajodi panchayat and ward members too joined the protest. The agitating people demanded transfer of the junior engineer, Sabita Dhal. 

The BJP leaders alleged that the Kotia people are willing to merge with Andhra Pradesh because the Odisha government has been neglecting them. 

The reality is that development is still a mirage in Katragada village of Kotia Panchayat, forcing people to live a wretched life. 

The intensity of the explosion was so high that the asbestos roof of the house was blown away.

The students of Binod Ray Upper Primary School at Rasgovindpur village were being given mid-day meals today. However, the school ran out of curry and when the students asked for more, they were denied. 

The statue portrays former Odisha Chief Minister Nabakrushna Choudhury in a pair of shirt and trousers. But, the freedom fighter, who was immensely inspired by the principles of Gandhi and used to live a simple...

At a time when the murder of Jharsuguda MLA and health minister Naba Das is still a mystery, May 10 has been declared as the date for the bypoll to fill up the vacant seat. 

The lady sub-inspector had been sexually abusing the victim, who is a woman, on the pretext of marriage. Acting on the complaint lodged by the victim, the Bhadrak Town police launched a probe and arrested...

Despite living in a foreign land, the Odia people didn’t forget to observe Utkal Dibasa. The Taiwan Odia Samaj took the initiative to celebrate the day. On this occasion, different competitions among the children and...

To go to the root of the crime, the probing agency is very likely to grill 19 arrested persons including the mastermind Mishra and his key associate Alok Udgata. 

While the leaders and activists were marching towards the Odisha Assembly, police confronted them, leading to a scuffle between the police personnel and Congress leaders.