Festive season has finally arrived and many of us are still wondering how to make the best out of it while fasting. While this may appear like an uphill task, there is no need to...

Bhubaneswar: Durga puja spirit soared high across Odisha on Tuesday which marked Maha Saptami — day two of the Puja — as thousands of revellers, adorned up in their best, stepped out for pandal-hopping. While...

Rourkela: Police have arrested three persons for allegedly raping a minor girl in Rourkela. All the accused were arrested by Brahmani Tarang police based on the statement of the survivor who was rescued today near...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has directed all the district collectors to provide ex-gratia to the families of those who lost their lives in cyclone Titli within three days of death. Through a letter,...

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Sambalpur: In a firing incident, a man was shot at over past enmity at Budharaja daily market in Sambalpur today. As per reports, Mantu Podha, a vegetable seller was shot at his left leg by...

Angul: Days after tigress Sundari was chased away into the core area of the Satkosia Tiger Reserve, a villager has alleged that the big cat has killed his bullock. The allegation has been levelled by...

Gajapati: The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will distribute LPG cylinders at subsidised rates in three flood-hit districts-Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada. According to sources, beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme can avail a cylinder at Rs...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has accepted the demand of Odisha Primary Teachers’ Association (OPTA) regarding restructuring of cadre & also indirectly approved hike in grade pay to Rs 2800 from Rs 2200, informed association president,...

New Delhi: Chanda Kochhar has stepped down from the post of MD and CEO of ICICI bank after the board of directors of the private bank on Thursday accepted the former’s request to seek early retirement...

Bhubaneswar: After contributing to a series of successful repatriations of Odisha youths stranded on foreign shores, the  former MP Baijayant Jay Panda has once again assured another Kendrapara family that he will do the needful...

Sambalpur: The woman constable, who was attacked by her landlord’s son on September 24 in Sambalpur, succumbed to her injuries yesterday. The deceased Rashmirekha Dixit, who was undergoing treatment at Burla hospital had sustained severe...

Sundergarh: Tension erupted near Orissa Cement Limited (OCL) campus in Rajgangpur today during the public hearing on mining area expansion following which one person suffered injuries. According to sources, some protesters tore important papers and ransacked...

Paradip: Body of a student, who went missing yesterday in the sea in Paradip during a cleaning programme near the beach, was recovered today. The deceased has been identified as Anshuman Das, a student of...

Puri: Members of socio-cultural outfit Shree Jagannath Sena today staged violent protests while observing bandh in Puri over eight-point charter of demands including scrapping of newly implemented queue system at Puri Srimandir. According to sources,...

Bhubaneswar: Palpable tension prevailed in Raghunathnagar area of Bhubaneswar following a group clash in which bombs were hurled and several police personnel were also injured. According to sources, bombs were hurled at a few houses...

Rayagada: Tribal leader Jitu Jakasika targeted the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today and accused the party of using him by appointing him the member of the Special Development Council (SDC) in Rayagada. “BJD has used...

Balasore: Close on the heels of Supreme Court’s landmark decision to scrap section 377, a female student in Odisha who was allegedly in a same sex relationship, committed suicide in Nilagiri area of Balasore after...

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Bhubaneswar: A 4-feet long rat snake was rescued from the dickey of a car in VSS Nagar area of Bhubaneswar today. The matter came to light after a resident Kishore Jena found the snake in...