Paradip: Fourteen fishermen stranded in the turbulent sea off Paradip shore were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard yesterday. According to sources, 14 fishermen in two boats had gone into the deep sea on September...

Bhubaneswar: Clouds of danger seem to be looming large over Air Odisha chief, Santosh Pani as police have started investigation into the rape charges brought against him by a former employee. According to sources, police...

Bhubaneswar: Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Odisha in the months of October and November, Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik informed today. “Most likely, Rahul is coming to Odisha in October. He may also visit...

Nabarangpur: Palpable tension prevails at Raighar block in the district following dispute between two villages over a burial ground. Due to the controversy, the funeral of a woman who died yesterday is yet to be...

Khurda: A dowry harassment case has been lodged against former Khurda MLA Jitu Mitra at the Town police station. Mitra’s daughter-in-law has reportedly lodged the complaint alleging that she was harassed for dowry. Names of...

Cuttack: Judicial work has come to a standstill across Odisha with lawyers continuing their protests over various demands. Orissa High Court lawyers have been on strike since one of their colleagues was allegedly thrashed by...

Ganjam: Assistant Conservator of Forests of the Chilika Development Authority (CDA), Binod Acharya lodged an FIR today at Marine Police Station in Arakhkuda in connection with a chopper flying over the ‘No Flying Eco Sensative...

Rourkela: A woman died and several others including minor children were critically injured in an explosion at Telugu slum near Madusudhanpalli in Rourkela today. Two persons critically injured in the incident were admitted to Rourkela...

Khurda: Tension ran high at Banapur Hospital today as locals of Khuntapalli village thrashed a doctor after he refused to refer an electrocuted youth to other hospital. According to sources, one Sushanta Sahoo of Khuntapalli...

Balasore/Keonjhar: Two persons sustained grievous injuries in separate bear attack incidents across the State. One of the injured has been identified as Jayaram Singh of Rangapur village of Jamudiha panchayat in Balasore. As per reports,...

Khurda: Miscreants made an unsuccessful attempt to loot an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) of UCO bank at Jatni in Khurda late last night. Though the miscreants managed to break the ATM cabin and some parts...

Khurda/Dharmagarh: As many as four persons died in separate road mishaps across the State late last night. Two people were killed in a gruesome accident when a car they were travelling in fell off a...

Keonjhar: A man was allegedly killed by a bear in Ghatagaon of Keonjhar district today. The deceased has been identified as Rajan Juanga. According to reports, Rajan had gone to a forest near Gayalamunda village...

Bhubaneswar: The meteorological department has predicted more rains for several parts of Odisha due to the formation of a fresh low pressure system over the Central and North western Bay of Bengal from September 18....

Cuttack: Several organisations in Salepur area of Cuttack district today resorted to dawn-to-dusk bandh pressing construction of the Cuttack-Chandbali road. Vehicular movement was affected while businesses and educational institutions were also hit as protesters staged...

Angul/Keonjhar/ Jagatsinghpur: In a string of unfortunate incidents three women and a minor boy drowned in separate places across Odisha today. In Angul, two sisters reportedly met their watery grave while taking bath in a...

Kandhamal: Inhabitants of 10 villages under Gunjanbadi panchayat in the district undertake an arduous and risky job of crossing the swelling Kalipen river every day with the help of a rope tied to some trees....

Kendrapara: The seven precious Astadhatu idols that were stolen from Radhakanata temple in Giria village under Rajkananika police station of the district were recovered today from a cashew field in the nearby Kantapada village. According...

Berhampur: The accused doctor in the sensational murder of a bank agent Bishnu Prasad Gouda that sent shockwaves in the area is still at large. Police have not been able to nab Hrushikesh Tripathy the...

Bhubaneswar: After the high level meeting with state government ended inconclusively, the block grant teachers have vowed to continue their agitation and celebrated Ganesh Puja on the streets today. Akin to last year, the teachers...