Bargarh: It is that time of the year when trees in Bhatli block of Bargarh district wear a different look. The treetops are seen housing winged guests flying down here from several hundred miles. Locals...

Bhubaneswar: The first-ever biography of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik written by Editor of Outlook Ruben Banerjee was released today at Bhubaneswar club here by former Police DGP Amiya Bhushan Tripathy. Starting from his entry into...

Dhenkanal: At least two persons including one student were injured in a bombing incident at Kamakhyanagar college in Dhenkanal today. The incident took place around 11:00 am when a college student along with five outsiders...

Keonjhar: The mining lessees in Keonjhar will depose before Collector’s court today to present their side in connection with the illegal mining case in the State. The owners include S C Padhi, B D Patnaik,...

Kendrapara: Several acres of agricultural land were submerged after a major portion of embankment of Pattamundai main canal collapsed near Gopinathpur Sasansahi in Salepur today. A 30-feet wide breach was formed due to the erosion...

Angul: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is observing a 24-hour bandh in Pallahara block of Khamar in Angul on a 2-point charter of demands. Movement of vehicular traffic was adversely affected as party activists staged a...

 Malkangiri: Two days after a Class X student died under mysterious circumstances at a residential school in Malkangiri, the family members on Saturday alleged that the girl was murdered after a rape attempt. The victim...

Keonjhar: Police have arrested four people for allegedly forcing a young couple to get intimate, recording the act and uploading the video on social media. All the accused have been arrested under POCSO Act and...

Rourkela: The Odisha government on Thursday submitted the details of expenditure incurred during construction of the Gurupriya bridge to the Centre. Other important information related to the project were also submitted to the Centre by...

Bhubaneswar: The lady traffic constable accused of slapping the daughter of an Odisha Police ADG yesterday filed a police complaint today at the Capital police station here. The daughter of Additional Director General (ADG) of...

Sambalpur: Two Class X students drowned to death while taking bath at the Jhankarpali power channel in Sambalpur today. The deceased identified as Sumit Dash and Sameer Dalai were  students of the Aurobindo school. As...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the bandh call given by Maoists in Jharkhand on last day of the Martyrs’ Week (Shahid Saptah) today, security has been tightened in bordering areas of Odisha. While combing operation conducted...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: BJD’s MP from Cuttack, Bhartruhari Mahtab, received the Best Parliamentarian award for the year 2017 from President Ram Nath Kovind today. The Lok Sabha member was awarded by the President at an event...

Bhubaneswar: Students and academicians have opposed the Odisha government’s decision to hike seat reservation in engineering colleges for students from outside the state to 25% from the current academic year. The Policy Planning Body, the...

Angul: Members of the BJP Mahila Morcha waved black flags at Labour and Energy Minister Sushant Singh during his visit to Angul today in protest of rising unemployment. The protestors with black flags ran towards...

Bhubaneswar: Members of Western Odisha Yuva Manch today celebrated “Sambalpuri Diwas” in Bhubaneswar. The members organised a bike rally in the state capital which started from Master Canteen square and continued till DAV Public School...

When “Dancing Uncle” Sanjeev Srivastava grooved at a wedding ceremony, video of which later went viral, little did he know that one day he will share stage with Bollywood biggies like Salman Khan, his idol...

  Bhubaneswar: The mushrooming of hookah bars across the city is enough evidence to this new found smoking craze among the youth in Bhubaneswar. It is so much so that the rise in the number...

Jajpur: It was on April 12, 2014 when Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced an underground oil reservoir project (rock cavern) at Dankari near Chandikhol in Odisha’s Jajpur district. However as per an investigation carried...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee(OPCC) chief Niranjan Patnaik has directed district presidents to elect three candidates from every electoral constituency for the upcoming general elections this year. “Party district presidents have been asked to...