Balasore: Armed miscreants looted silver and gold ornaments from a businessman at gunpoint near Bhogapur in Soro area of Balasore district late on Saturday night. The victim identified as Mahesh Prasad, a native of Miripur...

Titlagarh/Jharsuguda/Bhubaneswar: At a time when the entire Odisha is reeling under intense heat wave conditions, the officials of the regional metrological centre predicted that similar situation will persist for the next three days.  A yellow...

Nayagarh: Four persons were injured in LPG cylinder explosion at Bahadajhola village under Odagaon police limits of Nayagarh district on Saturday. According to reports one Bijay Ghatua of the village had called a mechanic soon...

Sonepur/Balsore: One person was killed while 11 others sustained injuries in separate road mishaps in Sonepur and Balasore districts today. In Sonepur, one person was killed while another person sustained critical  injuries after the two-wheeler...

Bhadrak: As many as 12 children had a narrow escape when fire broke out in a temporary Anganwadi centre at Mahalik Sahi in Bideipur panchayat under Basudevpur block in the district today. As per reports,...

Nayagarh: A student was killed while her father sustained critical injuries after the two-wheeler they were riding was hit by a cement laden truck  at Gourangpur village under Ranpur police limits in the district on...

Balasore: Forest officials arrested a person on charges of poaching migratory birds near Khumkut dam inside Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary here on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Pahali Muduli. Acting on a tip off,...

Malkangiri: In a shocking incident, a seven-year-old boy was electrocuted to death atop an electricity transformer at Patanaguda village under Kairaput block in Malkangiri district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Rajendra Sisa....

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan says filmmaker Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra have fulfilled every dream the superstar had. Shah Rukh on Monday tweeted a photo collage of himself, Karan and Chopra and captioned it: “Dreamers...

Kalahandi/Sambalpur:  Pre-monsoon showers and thunderstorm lashed several areas of Kalahandi and Sambalpur on Monday causing heavy damage to paddy crops and houses in the region. Sources said, heavy rain accompanied by gusty wind destroyed standing...

Balasore/Puri: At least one person was killed while three others sustained grievous injuries after being struck by lightning during nor’wester rain in separate places of Odisha on Wednesday. Even though thunderstorm activities have plummeted temperature...

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological department has issued thunderstorm, lightning and rainfall alert for as many as eight districts of Odisha today. According to a release of the Regional Meteorological Centre here, light to moderate thunderstorm/lightning and...

Bhubaneswar: We have heard that dogs are often more loyal and trustworthy than human beings. Well they may not have ability to express in language, but they can certainly express their emotions in most beautiful...

Keonjhar: Two minor boys drowned while taking bath in Baitarani river at Panchupalli village under Ghasipura Police limits in the district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Ruda Patnaik and Raju Jena. According...

Mayurbhanj: Tension prevailed at the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital in Baripada on Sunday after a minor girl died while undergoing treatment. Alleging negligence in treatment, family members of the deceased girl staged...

Angul: Sharp decline in the Gharial (fish-eating crocodile) population at Satkosia gorge near Tikarpada area has raised serious concerns among the environmentalists and forest department. Blame it on overfishing, water pollution or lack of proper...

Bargharh/Balasore: The Vigilance sleuths today conducted raids at the residence and property of Assistant Engineer of Bargarh Irrigation Department Tankadhar Meher on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. A six-member...

Kendrapara: The Nikirai Police seized body of a married woman buried by her -in-laws in the village crematorium at Bandhasahi in the district on Wednesday and detained the husband of the deceased based on the...

Nuapada: Khariar Police today arrested a self-proclaimed Baba, Basant Kumar Bagh for allegedly sexually assaulting a local minor girl on pretext of removing evil spirit from her possession in Nuapada district. According to sources, Bagh,...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run as many as 192 trains, including special ones, to cater to the huge rush of pilgrims to the temple city of Puri to witness the annual World...