Nayagarh: Several rare and medicinal trees have been destroyed after fire broke out inside Banigochha forest under Dasapalla area in Nayagarh district.  Sources said unidentified miscreants allegedly set the forest on fire on Saturday. As...

Kandhamal: The 8th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) busted a Maoist camp during a combing operation at Radha and Hatipeda forests range under Kotgarh police limits in the district today. Several articles used by...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for ten districts of Odisha till 2 PM today. As per the latest bulletin of the IMD, rainfall accompanied...

Bargarh: A youth allegedly axed his father to death inside their house at Tarava village under Padmapur sub-division in the district today. The matter came to light after suddenly a few villagers barged inside his...

Paralakhemundi: Hours after the ruling-BJD announced its candidate list for first and second phase general elections in Odisha on Monday, party leaders and workers in Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district have spewed venom over the candidate...

Cuttack:  Locals of Chandini Chowk gheraoed the Lalbag Police Station in Cuttack today protesting the detention of a youth over a false case. According to sources, the Commissionerate Police had arrested one Chandan Maharana of...

Bhubaneswar: The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced 2019 exam, earlier scheduled to be held on May 19th this year has been postponed to May 27th due to clash of the exam date with Lok Sabha...

Rayagada: Posters purportedly put up by Maoists urging people to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the State were found in Niyamgiri area of Rayagada district today. According to reports, the Basadhara-Ghumusar...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: The samples of the leopard skins seized by the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch in Kuchinda town of Sambalpur district on March 15 will be sent for forensic test to Wildlife...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the general elections, the farmers under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) have decided to take out rallies in Odisha from Apr 2 to Apr 22 demanding price, prestige and...

Bolangir: The Town Police today seized huge quantities of Corex syrup and detained four persons for illegally transporting the cough syrups in two trucks. Acting on reports of cough syrup smuggling in the area, the...

Bhadrak: Worried over the long delay in procurement of paddy, farmers in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district staged a demonstration by placing gunny bags filled with paddy on roads. According to sources, tonnes of paddy...

Bhubaneswar: People of Odisha today celebrated the festival of colour ‘Holi’ with great fervour and festive spirit. Also known as “Dola Purnima” or “Basant Utsav” in Odisha, Holi is one of the major festivals. Residents...

Rourkela: The Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel today seized two suitcases containing Rs 2.23 crore cash at Rourkela railway station and arrested three persons in connection with the case. The accused have been identified as...

Dhenkanal: A man allegedly hacked his brother-in-law with a sharp weapon over some family dispute at Bidyabandha village under Sadar police limits here on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Nagesh Rout. The accused...

Cuttack: Evaluation of answer sheets of this year’s Matriculation examination began today across the State amid tight security. Around 16,030 teachers are examining the answer sheets of Matric, Madhyama and Open school students at 60...

Jajpur/Malkangiri: Discontent has surfaced among the BJP leaders in Barachana of Jajpur and Chitrakonda in Malkangiri over the party’s nomination of candidates for the upcoming polls. State BJP Secretary Simantini Jena expressed her dissatisfaction after...

Keonjhar: Panic gripped Anandapur area of the district after former block chairman and ex-MLA candidate from Ghasipura assembly constituency, Ram Chandra Behera was found hacked on Monday night. According to police, Behera was attacked with...

Berhampur: With polls round the corner, increased instances of cash seizures are raising concerns over illegal use of money in the elections. Around Rs 5.36 lakh was seized from a car at Punjikayan Chhak in...

Bhubaneswar: Body of a security guard with throat slit was found inside the kitchen room of a marble trading outlet near Pahala area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar today. The deceased has been identified as...