Bargarh: Protesting frequent unscheduled power cuts, some youths ransacked the Pradhanpali Grid office in the town today. Following the incident, executive engineer of WESCO lodged a written complaint in the town police station. As per...

Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels to her State, Bhubaneswar-based girl Lavanya Das has won the ‘Miss Teen Universe’ title during the Miss and Mister Tourism Ambassador Universe competition held in Malaysia on Monday. She successfully cleared the...

Balasore: In a crackdown on illegal trade of drugs, the District Excise department officials today seized 30 grams brown sugar from a house at Kadraya village in Basta town of Balasore district and arrested a...

Bolangir: A four-member central team today visited several places in Bolangir district to take stock of the pest menace situation which has assumed serious proportions here. The visit assumes significance as farmers in several areas...

Dhenkanal: A mutilated body of a youth was recovered from a jungle in Dhenkanal district today. According to sources, the deceased has been identified as Bidyadhar Pradhan, a Plus-III student of Siminai College in the...

Kendrapara: Panic gripped the residents of Mangalpur village under Derabis panchayat in the district after 12 sheep were killed by an unidentified animal yesterday night. As per reports, the unidentified animal has killed 12 sheep...

Malkangiri: Highlighting the poor rural infrastructure and healthcare in Odisha, a pregnant woman was carried in a sling for nearly five kms after an ambulance failed to reach her village due to lack of motorable...

Bhubaneswar:  Sangram Aich, husband of Tanuja Aich, who was found dead inside a car parked at Sriram Nagar of Bhubaneswar, was arrested by police in Kolkata yesterday. Sangram who was absconding since Tanuja’s body was...

Bolangir: In yet another case of black magic in hospital premises, family members of a 15-year-old boy, who died of snake bite, took help of a sorcerer to resurrect the deceased in Bolangir district headquarter hospital...

Bargarh: A four-year-old boy was allegedly murdered by his cousin at Dhaurakhandi village in Bargarh district yesterday over family feud. Family members of the boy alleged the deceased, identified as Sudeb Das was pushed into...

Bhubaneswar: An eviction drive was carried out by the Enforcement officials of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) at Jagannath slum in Jaydev Vihar area of the city today. As per...

Kendrapara: In a tragic incident, two brothers died after being bitten by a snake at Bandhasahi village under Mulabasant panchayat in Kendrapara district late Thursday night. According to sources, the brothers were bitten by the...

Jajpur: A debt-ridden farmer of Mangrajpur village under Dharmasala block in Jajpur district allegedly committed suicide late last night by hanging himself with a rope from a tree in the backyard of his house. The...

Sambalpur: Police have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a lady constable and her sister in Ainthapalli area of Sambalpur. As per reports, the accused identified as Sapan Chakraborty, physically assaulted the sisters Rashmirekha Dixit...

Bolangir: As many as 25 students of Gunshar Primary School under Saintala block of Bolangir district were taken ill after consuming deworming medicines today. According to sources, all the affected students were admitted to the...

Balasore: People of Nilagiri in Balasore district are surviving with immense fear as a herd of wild elephants has been frequently straying into human habitations damaging massive crops and property. Moreover, this constant fear has...

Keonjhar: In yet another case of superstitious practice, a 15-day-old girl was branded with a hot iron by grandmother to cure ailments. As per reports, the infant was suffering from common cold and stomach related...

Angul: Adding to the number of bear attack cases in the state, one person sustained critical injuries after being attacked by a bear near Athmallik forest in Angul district on Tuesday. According to sources, one...

Koraput: A BSF Jawan caught hold of a Maoist and four of his associates after foiling a dacoity attempt at Ankadali in Koraput district on Saturday. According to police sources, the prime accused has been...

Jajpur: Three persons were killed while another sustained grievous injuries after an unidentified trailer truck hit them near BRPL square in Kalinganagar area of Jajpur district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Tapan...