Puri: Anganwadi workers and helpers in Kakatpur area of Puri district have alleged that the ‘Chhatua’ (supplementary nutrition) provided to Anganwadi Centres are of poor quality. As per reports, two organizations are supplying Chhatua to...

Khurda: Unidentified miscreants uprooted a TATA Indicash Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and decamped with cash in Tulasipur under town police limits in the district late night on Sunday. According to sources, a few locals this...

Angul: The carcass of a 25-year-old tusker was found in Badagunduri forest  under Khamar range of Angul district today. Though the exact reason behind the death of the jumbo is yet to be established, it...

Cuttack: An unidentified bike-borne miscreant allegedly looted Rs 5.15 lakh from a businessman in Malgodown area of the town late night on Thursday. According to sources, Ajit Panigrahy who owns a business in Malgodown area...

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: As many as 370 residents of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack were booked by the Commissionerate Police for violation of the Supreme Court directive on bursting of firecrackers on Diwali. Cases have...

Kandhamal: Palpable tension prevailed as residents of Tajungia panchayat under Daringbadi block staged road blockade today near Mahagudi area demanding construction of a road from Mahagudi to KiIimela area in the district. People of Tajungia...

Rayagada: A youth drowned in Nagavali River in Rayagada after he slipped off the hanging bridge on the river while taking a selfie today. The deceased has been identified as T. Gangaraju, a resident of...

Kalahandi: A man allegedly killed his younger brother over family feud at Biswanathpur village under Lanjigarh block in the district on Monday night. According to sources, the accused Rige Majhi (35) had an altercation with...

Rourkela: A man was arrested by Plant Site Police in Rourkela today for duping nearly Rs 20 lakhs from 15 job aspirants by impersonating as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). The accused has been...

Mayurbhanj: Two migrant labourers from Koshiabeda village under Saraskana block of the district were killed after being hit by a car near Bhumireddy Palli in Andhra Pradesh. The deceased, identified as Lubuna Marandi and Suru...

Cuttack: In a major crackdown on anti-socials, the Commissionerate Police arrested seven members of an inter-state gang of looters from the town today. Sources said the city police had intensified patrolling while acting on a...

Jajpur/Mayurbhanj: At least three persons were killed while another sustained critical injuries in separate road accidents in Jajpur and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha today. According to reports, a man was killed and his minor daughter...

Bhubaneswar: Asia’s first international sports literary meet- Ekamra Sports Literary Festival 2018 was inaugurated by CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar today. Noted sports writers, journalists and critics from across the globe will participate in the...

Rourkela: Resentment is brewing among locals as construction work of second bridge over Brahmani river in the district has been stopped for last two months. As per reports, there are lots of mismanagement in the...

Sambalpur: The body of a school teacher was recovered under mysterious circumstances from a drain near Tangana in Sambalpur district today. The deceased identified as Ved Prakash Sahi was a resident of Bahalpada area and...

Cuttack: Demanding price, pension and prestige, farmers under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) sat on dharna the entire night on Wednesday at Pasupatigada under Tangi block of Cuttack district. “We are protesting...

Kendrapara: The carcass of a whale measuring around 52-feet long was found on the beach near Habalikhati area in Gahirmatha Marine Santury of the district on Wednesday. Some officials of the forest department discovered the...

Sambalpur: The agitating lawyers today showed black flags to Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan Patro in Sambalpur during the latter’s visit to the area for Kharif crop procurement meeting. As per sources,...

Keonjhar: A 7-month-old baby boy who was in a critical condition died after being allegedly left unattended by the doctors at the District Headquarters Hospital here today. According to sources, Seikh Nayeem Naik, a resident...

Puri/Cuttack: As the first Monday of the Holy month Kartika holds special relevance and marks the beginning of ‘Kartika Brata’, large number of devotees across the State performed puja at various temples across the state....