Kandhamal: Fresh Maoist posters opposing the ongoing anti-naxal operations by the Centre were recovered from Simanbadi area under Daringbadi police limits in Kandhamal district. The posters, bearing the name of CPI (Maoist) were put up...

Berhampur: A man allegedly killed the mother-in-law of his deceased daughter at Annapurnasahi under Buguda police limits of Ganjam district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Kanak Sahu. According to sources, the daughter...

Cuttack: Police today recovered the body of a youth from a water tank atop an apartment in Nima Sahi area under Purighat police limits here. The deceased Dayanidhi Maharana, was identified to be a resident...

Angul: Panic gripped local residents after a wild tusker strayed into a human settlement in Chhendipada block in district here on Saturday. A senior official of the forest department informed that the elephant might have...

Kalahandi: Vehicular movement on the National Highway-26 came to a grinding halt after hundreds of farmers staged a road blockade at Ampani near Dharmagarh in the district today over various demands including drought-hit status for...

Nabarangpur: Panic gripped the locals after Maoist posters were found at Chandahandi-Jharigaon ghat in Umerkote in district on the last day of the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) observed by the ultras. In the posters,...

Kalahandi: Vigilance sleuths on Friday raided the residence and office of an engineer of the Soil Conservation department on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The official has been identified...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan today wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking cooperation and support of the State government in execution of the Rs 6,500 crore-strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) project at Chandikhole...

Bhubaneswar: In case you are too engrossed in men’s Hockey World Cup in Odisha and the players fighting out on the striking blue astro turf; here’s an interesting fact about the brains that run the...

Balasore: Police today detained three persons from Sahadevkhunta bus stand in Balasore after they were caught while allegedly trying to circulate fake currency notes in the district. Sources said the trio- Hafeez Anwar, Sakil Qazi...

Malkangiri: Panic gripped local residents of Hanumal village near bordering Koraput-Malkangiri border after Maoist posters surfaced today. The posters bearing the name of Gumma area Committee of CPI (Maoist) have been put up during the...

Rourkela: Property worth lakhs of rupees and several important documents were gutted after a fire broke out at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus in Rourkela late on Tuesday night. However, no casualty or...

Sambulpur: An additional spillway will be constructed at the Hirakud reservoir to reduce the pressure and allow more flow of flood waters through the sluice gates of the dam. According to sources, the additional spillway...

Jajpur: Palpable tension prevailed at the Lankabalisahi village under Sadar police limits of the district after a group clash erupted between two families of the village over an alleged love affair. According to sources, miscreants...

Keonjhar: A pregnant woman of Suakathi village died at the Keonjhar District Headquarters hospital today after being allegedly left unattended by the hospital staff. Deceased Jhunu Munda, was identified as the wife of Jogendra Munda...

Kendrapara: Congress MLA from Rajnagar Anshuman Mohanty Monday served a legal notice to Odisha Food Supplies and Cooperation Minister Surya Narayan Patro over his controversial remarks on the paddy procurement scam in Kendrapara. Mohanty stated...

Dhenkanal: The managing director of the Beltikiri Dream Centre Shelter Home Fayaz Rehman, who was arrested by Dhenkanal police on charges of sexual harassment of girl inmates of the shelter home, was taken on a...

Malkangiri: A hardcore woman Maoist carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head surrendered before Malkangiri police in the district today. According to sources, the Maoist identified as Ide Maddi laid down...

Balasore: A video of the husband of Nilgiri Sub-Jail superintendent Mamtabala Patra, working in the computer inside the jail premises has reportedly gone viral on social media. Soon after the incident drew criticism from various...

Sambalpur: The healthcare facilities have been disrupted at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) due to the cease work stir by the Junior Doctors’ association here since November 17 in Sambalpur...