Bhubaneswar: MLA from Gopalpur, Pradeep Panigrahi has alleged that his relatives and supporters are being subjected to custodial torture by the local police following his expulsion from the party. In a letter to CM Naveen...
Bhubaneswar: In last 24 hours, Odisha reported 378 fresh Covid infections taking the total tally to 3,19,103 on Tuesday. Of the fresh cases, 219 are from quarantine and 159 local contact cases, informed Information &...
Bhubaneswar: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) which has been constituted following massive outcry across State to probe the ghastly ‘Pari’ kidnapping and murder case visited Jadupur, the native village of the victim in Nayagarh district...
Sambalpur: Carcass of a 12-year-old wild elephant found on Tuesday in a paddy field at Jadu Loisinga area under Sadar forest range. The elephant died after coming in contact with a live wire, reports said....
Kendrapara: In an incident that has once again brought to light the deep-rooted caste divide in society, members of Maa Sarala Help Foundation, a voluntary organisation performed the final rites of a government school teacher...
Puri: In a once in human-generation spectacle, Friday morning Lord Jagannath and sibling deity Lord Balabhadra were adorned with the Nagarjuna Besha attire, which is a military general form, after a hiatus of 26 years....
Cuttack: A manager in a private gold loan firm was arrested in the middle of his marriage procession by the Crime Branch in connection with IIFL loot in Cuttack, on Thursday. Following his arrest, the...
Bargarh: Tension prevailed at Bargarh district headquarters hospital after a pregnant woman died due to alleged medical negligence on Wednesday. According to reports, Rekha Mallik, wife of Manas Mallik, a resident of Katakiapada village was...
Koraput: Two days after talks were held between officials from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to diffuse the long-drawn tension between two border villages, a fresh row has erupted after unofficial demarcation marks and flags were...
Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 778 new coronavirus infections, Odisha’s COVID-19 tally went up to 313323 on Friday. Of the fresh cases, 446 are from quarantine, while 332 are local contact cases, informed State...
Sambalpur: In a bizarre incident, Rajib Kishan, a local resident of Sambalpur, who claims to be a victim of administrative apathy, set the Rengali Tehsil office here on fire Friday morning. Kishan in a video...
Bhubaneswar: With each passing day, it seems Bhubaneswar is turning into a crime capital as there has been a sudden spurt in crime rate even since lockdown restrictions were eased. In another loot incident the...
Bhubaneswar: As many as 868 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 311788. While 499 fresh cases are from quarantine, the rest...
Bhubaneswar: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) at the Dhauli Police station in Bhubaneswar – Tofan Guru was on Wednesday caught red-handed by the Vigilance sleuths while allegedly taking bribe reportedly to hush up a case. As...
Rayagada: At least two persons were killed after a bus en route Bhubaneswar from Laxmipur in Koraput overturned near Hajaridanga under Bissamkatak police limits in the Rayagada district Monday night. As per preliminary reports, more...
Kendrapara: Age seems to have become just numbers for octogenarian Koili Moharana of Atharabati village under Pattamundai block in Kendrapara district. Despite her advance age, she sings classical Odissi songs with utmost precision with the...
Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance department on Friday arrested Udaynath Jena, a senior clerk posted at the Bhubaneswar Sub-Collectorate on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. The sleuths detected Rs 1.32 crore...
Nayagarh: The Chandapur Police here on Thursday arrested a conman for cheating crores of rupees from several people of Tangi and Chandapur area by promising them jobs in various government departments. According to police sources,...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday revised COVID-19 guidelines for marriage and funeral in the Capital city. As per the revised guidelines, BMC has restricted the number to 100 persons in marriage functions...
Bhadrak: Three jawans of the Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) sustained critical burns in a fire that was caused due to a mosquito repellent coil here on late Sunday. According to reports, the armed police...