Bhubaneswar: In a bid to ensure proper security in and around the Kalinga stadium during the men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police has decided to use drones for surveillance & traffic management...

Jharsuguda: Amidst outrage across the country over rising fuel prices, Union Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan today urged Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik to reduce VAT on petrol & diesel like other state governments. “The central...

Bhubaneswar: Amid ruckus inside the Odisha Assembly over sapling plantation scam, Speaker P K Amat today directed Agriculture Minister P K Maharathy to make a statement on the alleged irregularities before the end of this...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy, a national camp of the Indian Hockey team kicked off at Kalinga Stadium here today. Players of the national team who arrived in Bhubaneswar today will be...

Bhubaneswar: The proposal for setting up of an additional power station at NTPC in Talcher has now snowballed into a controversy between the State government and Centre. While the Centre wants the foundation laying ceremony...

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium will visit Puri on September 20 to hold discussions with various stakeholders over 12 proposals suggested by the apex court as part of disciplinary reforms for the...

Angul: Amid tension over the alleged killing of a woman by newly relocated tigress ‘Sundari’ in Satkosia Tiger Reserve, a team of officials from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII)...

Bhubaneswar: Police have identified the two miscreants accused of firing at a hotel owner near Kalinga Studio in Khandagiri area on Thursday night. The owner of the Dhaba, who was critically injured in the attack,...

Bhubaneswar: The Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate police has been reconstituted months after the suspension of its former chief, Deepak Lenka over allegations of misappropriation of seized narcotics. Subhendu Sahu, who was posted...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the general elections, Odisha government is facing flak for its rising debt burden which may touch Rs 92,000 crore by the end of the year. While in 2000-01, the total debt burden...

Puri: To mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 68th birthday on September 17, sculptor Sridhar Das of Odisha has carved 68 sculptures of the PM. Das has made 6-inch tall sculptures using marble powder and plaster...

Phulbani: In a bizarre attempt to cure disability, a youth suffered burn injuries after hanging himself upside down over fire during a secret ritual at Mahamayee Temple in Baliguda of Kandhamal district. The youth has...

Bhubaneswar: Police today recovered the body of a woman from a rented house in Shree Vihar area of the capital city. The deceased woman Manaswini Barik, identified as a resident of Melchhamunda village of Bargarh,...

Malkangiri: Huge cache of arms and ammunition were seized by security personnel from a Maoist camp today after a fierce encounter with the red rebels in Tulasi Pahada area of Malkangiri district. Acting on a...

Rayagada: A woman was killed while the driver of an auto-rickshaw sustained critical injuries in a road accident near Naidupeta of Jaykaypur in Rayagada district this morning. The incident took place after the auto-rickshaw carrying...

Balasore: Tension ran high at Balasore Railway Station last night after members of the ‘Go Surakshya Samiti’ stopped the Pondicherry-Howrah Express allegedly due to cattle smuggling. However, the train was allowed to leave the station...

Bhubaneswar: Apprehending possible terror attacks by terrorists and Maoists, Odisha police is planning to use anti-drone devices and make registration mandatory for commercial use of drones. “In the near future a policy will be brought...

Bhubaneswar: Just days after alleging multiple instances of corruption in various departments of the State government, former minister & senior leader Damodar Rout was dismissed from the BJD today. In pursuance to orders from party...

Bhubaneswar: An inter-ministerial committee meeting held today to address the issues of agitating teachers ended inconclusively following which the protestors said that they will intensify their agitation and threatened to resign en masse. According to...

Bolangir: Miscreants looted Rs 19 lakh in broad daylight from the officials of Andhra Bank at Bangla Chowk of Deogaon in Bolangir today. The incident took place when the cashier and a peon of the...