Bolangir: Police nabbed a hardcore criminal after a fierce encounter near Mahimunda area under Puintala Police limits in the district on Sunday. During the exchange of fire, criminal Sitaram Rana, involved in several cases of...

Malkangri: During a joint operation by the Police and BSF personnel, a Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was arrested in Malkangiri on Sunday. The arrested red rebel has been...

Angul/Rayagada: The owner and a worker of a brick kiln were electrocuted to death after coming in contact with an underground electricity wire at Haripur village under Talcher Police limits of Angul district today. According...

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of series of road accidents on the busy Khandagiri-Rasulgarh section of the National Highway 16 in Bhubaneswar, the Khurda district administration has now made wearing of helmets compulsory for bikers...

Cuttack: Though the state government makes tall claims of providing market facilities for the farmers and vendors, the picture of Banki market in Cuttack district is a stark example of such claims being just an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha based Pratima Panda was crowned Mrs Queen Universe at a beauty contest held in Delhi recently. Around 46 contestants from different states from across India participated in the contest,  where Panda emerged the...

Balasore: Unidentified miscreants decamped with cash and valuables after breaking into four shops located at Gopalpur market under Khantapada Police limits in Soro of Balasore on Saturday night. The matter to light after locals found...

Dhenkanal: A couple was killed while four others sustained critical injuries in road mishap at Old Cuttack-Sambalpur Road under Bhapur Outpost near Jaripal in the district today. The deceased have been identified as Pratap Chandra...

Keonjhar: In a major crackdown on a fake job racket, Keonjhar Police arrested seven persons on Sunday on charges of duping many unemployed youths on the pretext of providing jobs. According to sources, the members...

Dhenkanal: An attempt by a group of miscreants to execute robbery at a branch of Odisha Gramya bank in Dhenkanal was foiled on Sunday night after security alarm of the bank went off. As per...

Bhubaneswar:  In yet another crackdown on illegal drug trade, the Excise department today seized brown sugar weighing 17 gram and worth over Rs 1.5 lakh from Gurujanga area in Khurda district and arrested one person...

Bhubaneswar: It seems people are not safe in the capital city anymore as there has been a significant rise in number of loot incidents in past couple of months. In the latest incident, three armed...

Balasore:  In a shocking incident, a stray dog was found devouring the corpse of an infant inside the campus of Balasore Medical College and Hospital in the district on Wednesday. According to sources, the matter...

Kandhamal: Vigilance officials today conducted simultaneous raids at five places including the residence and office of Phulbani NAC Executive Officer Radhamohan Behera on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. A...

Koraput: In what appears to be a case of ‘love affair gone awry’, a youth allegedly set a girl’s scooty on fire at Jeypore area in Koraput district. The accused youth Arijit Mahapatra is a...

Bolangir: A man was beaten to death after he rejected a marriage proposal for his sister at Ankariapada village under Puintala Police limits in the district on Sunday. According to sources, the deceased Gobardhan Giri,...

Jajpur/ Balasore: Ensuring safety of commuters is turning out to be a major challenge for the State government as road mishaps continue to take lives across the State. As per latest reports, two persons were...

Boudh: A youth in Odisha allegedly slit the throat of his aunt with a knife for resisting rape. The shocking incident was reported from Kantamal area of Boudh district on Sunday. According to sources, accused...

Balasore: Two minor sisters were allegedly raped by a youth in Khantapada area of Balasore district on Thursday. The matter came to fore after the girls were taken ill following which a FIR was lodged...

Jajpur: A blood-soaked body of a youth was recovered from inside his shop located near Panikoili Chhak on NH-16 in the district today. The deceased has been identified as Rabindra Sahoo, a native of Jajpur....