Berhampur: A man was axed to death over suspected past rivalry at Khairapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Suriya Nahak. According to sources,...

Bhubaneswar: Top four teams of the world Australia, Belgium, England and Netherlands will lock horns with each other to book a place in the finals of the on-going Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup at the...

Balasore: The Crime Branch sleuths on Friday arrested an employee of Bank of India Remuna branch in the district for alleged misappropriation of pension funds to the tune of Rs 1.32 crore. According to sources,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been selected by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the ‘Commendation Award’ under the ‘Total Food Grains Category II’ for the year 2016-17. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh,...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Thursday arrested two persons from a shopping mall while the duo was shopping after robbing a house in VSS Nagar area of the city, thanks to a mobile message. According...

Angul: Locals and members of various social welfare organisations today staged a ‘rail roko’ protest at Bamur railway station in the district demanding halt of two express trains at the station. According to sources, members...

Balasore/Baripada/Cuttack: One person was killed while at least 15 persons were injured in separated road accidents across Odisha today. In the first instance, one person was killed and 5 others were injured after the ambulance...

Bhubaneswar: A ‘Pani puri’ vendor was injured after unidentified miscreants opened fire at him in Tamando area here late on Thursday night. The injured has been identified as a local resident named Rabindra Swain. According...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 17 residents from Odisha who had gone to Oman to work there as labourers are stranded in the foreign shores. While eight of the stranded labourers hail from Ganjam district, rest...

Rayagada: The District and Sessions Judge on Tuesday declared Rayagada Zilla Parishad president Purusottam Gamang’s post invalid after hearing a petition over alleged violation of election secrecy norms during the last panchayat polls. According to...

Puri: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik through a sand art congratulated comedian Kapil Sharma who will tie the knot with his long time girlfriend Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar, Punjab today. Through his sand art...

Bhadrak: At least ten students of Rajpur Tihidi Primary school were taken ill after consuming toxic fruits inside their school premises here on Tuesday. According to sources, after taking their mid-day meal, some students of...

Sonepur/Malkangiri: Farmers in various districts of Odisha are facing a tough time in the paddy procurement process owing to a dispute over fair average quality (FAQ) norms with rice millers. According to sources, farmers in...

Khurda: Despite several anti-poaching measures and warnings issued by the Wildlife department, poachers have continued hunting birds on a large-scale basis in the Chilika Lake. With thousands of migratory birds arriving at Nalabana and Mangalajodi...

Bhubaneswar: As the competition gets tougher in the ongoing Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here, sports pundits have now started to speculate team India’s prospects of good performance in the upcoming matches....

Dhenkanal: Palpable tension prevailed at Lodhani village under Parjang police limits here after a woman was killed today in an elephant attack. The deceased has been identified as Nirupama Biswal. As per sources, the incident...

Dhenkanal: More than 15 persons were injured after a bus carrying domestic tourists met with an accident near Khairamunda Chhak under Parjang police limits in the district in the wee hours today. As per reports,...

Bargarh: Police have arrested two persons in connection with the murder of a minor girl, whose body was recovered from Bidhyabasini hills under Bheden police limits of the district on December 8. The accused, identified as...

Nabarangpur: Body of retired police personnel was found under mysterious circumstances from the Inspection Bunglow (IB) premises in Nabarangpur district on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Premchandra Bag (62), a retired Assistant...

Nabarangpur:  At least three persons including an expectant mother and ASHA worker were critically injured after the 108 ambulance they were travelling in met with an accident near Gabaguda village in Umerkote of the district...