Cuttack: A herd of more than 20 elephants narrowly escaped a severe mishap while crossing the railway track thanks to the alertness of the train driver. The incident reportedly happened in Khuntuni Forest Range under...

Puri: In a major security breach at the famous Siddha Mahavir temple in Puri, miscreants allegedly looted Rs 3 lakh from the donation box of the shrine late yesterday night. As per reports, after breaking...

Cuttack: There seems to be a noticeable spurt in crime in silver city Cuttack. After three brutal murders within a span of 24 hours, a bombing incident was reported near Puja Mandap in Khan Nagar...

Nabarangpur: Vigilance sleuths today unearthed property worth Rs 5.5 crore belonging to a school teacher of Mundagada project upper primary school in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangpur district. Anti-corruption officials conducted simultaneous searches and unearthed movable...

Bhubaneswar: Alleging rise in number of minor girl rape cases across Odisha, Opposition parties BJP and Congress took to streets today and have threatened to intensify their agitation. A team of BJP workers led by...

Bhubaneswar: The legislators of the ruling and Opposition parties today targeted the Assembly Speaker alleging that they were not allowed to speak during the question hour session of the Odisha Assembly today. Congress’ Jeypore MLA...

Nabarangpur: Incidents of wild animals straying into human settlements have raised serious concerns. Two wild bears found roaming in Jamal colony of the district have been spreading panic among local residents. The wild animals have...

Bhubaneswar: Members of both the Opposition and ruling party today expressed displeasure in the State Assembly over safety of senior citizens. Responding to a question by the Opposition, Social Security Minister Ashok Panda said that...

 Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties today targeted the Odisha government over the KALIA scheme alleging that it was rolled out only to gain political mileage ahead of elections. Questions including how beneficiaries were chosen, source of funds...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress today targeted the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly alleging that the House is not being run properly. During zero hour, senior Congress leader and Bolangir MLA Narasingha Mishra targeted the Speaker and...

Bhubaneswar: In a disappointment for Odisha, its ace sprinter Dutee Chand’s nomination for Arjuna award was rejected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, reported news agency ANI quoting sources. As per the ANI...

Bhubaneswar: The House yet again witnessed uproar by Congress members as the face-off between senior Congress MLA Narasingha Mishra and BJP deputy leader Bishnu Sethi over Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse continued for the second...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday issued moderate thunderstorm with lightning and rainfall alert for eight districts of Odisha. According to the latest forecast, the warning has been issued for one or...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Alleging failure in bringing down the cases of illegal transportation of cattle in the State, the Opposition parties- BJP and Congress today launched a scathing attack on the Odisha government in the Assembly. There...

Cuttack: Two days after police nabbed Narayan Sahu, the suspect serial killer behind the three brutal murders in Cuttack, his wife Gitanjali today met Nayagarh SP demanding justice. Refuting the allegations levelled against her husband,...

Sambalpur: In a major development, the SDJM court here has given permission to Sambalpur police to conduct a DNA test of the recovered skull suspected to be of Jayashree Mishra, who was murdered eight years...

Bhubaneswar/Delhi: The countrywide agitation by doctors against National Medical Commission Bill, which was passed yesterday in the Upper House of the Parliament, is slowly gaining momentum with doctors and medical students in Odisha threatening to...

Koraput: A controversy erupted after two government officials were assigned the same post at the office of Superintending Engineer of Roads and Buildings Department in Koraput. The controversy has reportedly led to a dispute between...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) will begin spot admission for medical and dental courses from tomorrow and continue for three days. In a fresh notification issued by OJEE, it has stated that the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today made some changes in the bureaucracy. As a part of the reshuffle, the current Director of Higher Education, Niranjan Sahu has been given additional charge as the Labour Commissioner. Director...