Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on corruption, Odisha government today dismissed 16 government officials and in a span of one month such punitive action has been taken against as many as 37 officials. The information...

Sundergarh: Despite Odisha government’s claim of taking adequate measures to keep dengue in check, the disease continues to spread its tentacles across several parts of the State. As many as 18 people have been tested...

Balasore: After meeting each other on Facebook, a young couple in Balasore fell in love, but they were completely unaware of the consequences. In Soro area of the district, the youth from Babupatna area was...

Kandhamal: A Protective Service Officer(PSO) working with Kandhamal Police was detained yesterday for allegedly raping a woman. The matter came to light after a complaint was lodged at Khajuripada Police Station by mother of the...

Jagatsinghpur: A day after the dead body of nurse, Niharika Patra was found stuffed inside a sack from Biluakhai riverbed in Jagatsinghpur, suspicion that her friend Kishore Chandra Anchalalias Raja is behind the murder, grew...

Bhubaneswar: The increase in pollution levels across Odisha was one of the key concerns raised during the 36th Foundation Day celebration of the Odisha Pollution Control Board today. During the event, it was learned that...

Cuttack: A fire broke out today on the fourth floor of Telephone Bhawan building  located at Bajrakabati Road in Cuttack. It is being suspected that a short circuit could be the reason behind the fire...

Jagatsinghpur: In a major development in the murder case of nurse Niharika Patra, her friend and accused Kishore Chandra Anchal alias Raja, surrendered before the police today. Raja was absconding after body of the 23-year-old victim,...

Sambalpur: Police arrested three minor boys in connection with the assault and torture of a Plus II student of Vedic International School in Sambalpur. As per reports, all the accused were released after being produced...

Dhenkanal: Alleging misbehaviour by Dhenkanal district collector, a group of lawyers today manhandled the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) and ransacked the collectorate. As per reports, the lawyers who had come to the collectorate for hearing...

Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles embark on their journey for nesting along Odisha coast every year, little aware of the fate which awaits them. Thousands of them get killed after being stuck in fishing...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has raised questions on State government’s decision to relax enforcement of new traffic rules for three months. In a letter, OHRC has claimed that the ‘liberty granted by...

Paralakhemundi: Selling vehicle without registration proved costly for a vehicle dealership as a whopping Rs 1 lakh penalty was imposed by the office of Gajapati Regional Transport Officer (RTO). As per reports, one Jubinas Bhuyan...

Cuttack: A day after a fire broke out at the BSNL office in Cuttack, mobile, internet and banking services were disrupted in several districts of Odisha. As per reports, while BSNL subscribers are unable to...

Bhubaneswar: BJP national vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda today met former Indian Ambassador Abasar Beuria at the latter’s residence in Bhubaneswar as part of party’s nationwide ‘Jan Sampark Abhiyan’. A discussion on abrogation of Article 370...

Bhubaneswar: It seems there is no end to controversies surrounding Odisha government’s (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) KALIA scheme. Now a new report has revealed that more than Rs 50 crore was spent...

Bhubaneswar: The claims made by Chiranjeevi-starrer Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy that the revolt led by the freedom fighter Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy some decades before 1857 has raised questions on the tag of Odisha’s Paika Bidroha...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the issuance of gazette notification for the by-election to Bijepur Assembly segment, senior leaders of the BJD and Congress are bracing up to finalise their respective candidates for the upcoming bypoll...

Mayurbhanj: As many as 56 students of a polytechnic college in Patpur area under Chitrada block of Mayurbhanj district have claimed that huge amount of loan has been borrowed in their names by the authorities...

Bhubaneswar: Not many were aware that Asha Bhosle has an inclination towards bird species. During her recent trip to Odisha for an event at a private university, the evergreen singer visited the peacock valley situated...