Jajpur: Demanding CBI investigation into the death of lady Panchayat Extension Officer (PEO) Smitarani Biswal and registration of criminal cases against Superintendent of Police Charan Singh Meena, BJP workers today gheraoed different police stations of...

Bhubaneswar: As part of Odisha government’s zero tolerance policy towards corruption, action has been taken against as many as 11 senior OAS officers in past three months. While two of them have been dismissed from...

Bhubaneswar: After registering a thumping victory in recently concluded Bijepur bypoll, speculations are rife that BJD’s Rita Sahu might end up in Naveen Patnaik’s team of ministers for her record-breaking win. Sahu, who secured a...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to address lapses in rural housing schemes across Odisha, call centres will be set up for beneficiaries in each district. In a letter to all the Project Directors of District Rural...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved an additional annual contingency fund of Rs 17.5 crore for 587 police stations across the State to enable them to provide better services to public under the “Mo Sarkar”...

Kendrapara: It was nothing less than a shock for the district collector and other government officials at Rajnagar Block office when more than hundred bulls entered the premises during a public hearing today. Later, it...

Paradip: While most of us were busy bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets to celebrate Diwali, some villagers on the outskirts of Paradip chose to bring smile on the face of a cancer survivor Sangram Sethi...

Keonjhar/Baripada/Rourkela: As many as six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts. In Keonjhar, a man, his 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son were killed after the motorcycle they were...

Bhubaneswar: The fate of coastal highway project at a cost of Rs 7,500 crore proposed by the Centre earlier this year seems to be hanging in balance. As per reports, the expert appraisal committee of...

Cuttack: In a rare surgery, a tumour weighing 40 kg was removed from the uterus of a woman at Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre in Cuttack recently. As per reports, the tumour was growing inside...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concerns about the safety of Lord Jagannath’s Ratna Bhandar inside Puri Srimandir and failure of the administration to trace keys of the inner chamber, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Kumar Naik urged the...

Bolangir: In what could turn out to be a major concern for bank account holders, a temporary staffer of Central Cooperative Bank in Bolangir allegedly looted nearly Rs 10 lakh from a customer after stealing...

Rourkela: Four youths of Rourkela turned life saviour for a patient by donating rare blood group ‘Bombay Phenotype’. It is pertinent to mention that the patient Santosh Kumar Behera, a resident of Balasore underwent heart...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has instructed government officials to refrain from violating code of conduct during interaction with media, a letter regarding the same has been written by Principal Secretary to Government, Sanjeev Chopra, to...

Bhubaneswar: Rescued Andaman resident Amrit Kujur, who was washed ashore in Odisha is all set to embark on his return journey to home with the assistance of local administration of Puri. As per reports, Kujur...

Bhubaneswar: Tarang Cine Productions’ much awaited film ‘Bala- The Rhythm of Life’ was released in theatres across Odisha today. The premiere of the film was held at Jayashree Cinema Hall in Cuttack. “A movie on...

Balasore: Despite strict warning to not enter the restricted areas near the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) and Military Engineering Service (MES) in Chandipur, many allegedly unheeding locals enter the restricted zone and often end...

Bhubaneswar: While Health minister Naba Das was absent during marathon visits of Transformation and Initiatives (5T) team to different hospitals, his sudden visit to Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) today, raised questions about the role...

Bolangir: Despite stringent laws in place to make schools corporal punishment-free, incidents to the contrary continue to rise in Odisha. In one such incident, some class 1 students of Jalpali primary school in Patnagarh area...

Rourkela: Allegations of illegal stone mining and blatant flouting of forests and environment guidelines right under the nose of local administration in Sundergarh district have raised serious concerns. Such allegations of illegal mining have been...