Samantha Akkineni is currently on cloud nine following the success of her recent flick Oh! Baby. She is not only a talented and gorgeous actress of the South film industry but also one of those few stars who always stand for a noble and social cause. In view of the acute water shortage in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its drive against brown sugar smuggling, the Commissionerate police has registered 36 cases and arrested 54 persons in last 10 days. Besides, 224 grams of brown sugar, 54 kgs of ganja and more than one lakh rupees were seized by the cops. Several vehicles including cars and bikes were also seized during this […]

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the State ruling BJD today met the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Director General of Police (DGP) and demanded special security arrangement for smooth conduct of the Patkura election to be held tomorrow. Led by party MLA Pramila Mallick, a women delegation of BJD met CEO Surendra Kumar and DGP RP Sharma […]

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the All Odisha Parents’ Association today met the Joint Secretary of the Health department, Sharat Chandra Nayak and sought his intervention in the on-going Hi-Tech Medical College admission row. The members of the parents’ association apprised Nayak about the problems the students are facing due to hike in admission fee. “As […]

Malkangiri: From the launch of malaria control programme- Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran (DAMaN) to spending crores of rupees for elimination of this serious vector-borne disease, Odisha government has undertaken several initiatives to check malaria in inaccessible areas of the State. However, the programme seems to have miserably failed in effectively combating the disease among the […]

Jeypore: Notorious inter-state ganja smuggler Kabul Khara was arrested following an encounter with Jeypore Police in Koraput district early this morning. Sources said, a special team of police reportedly raided Hatisala Chowk area around 4.30 AM today after getting information about the movement of Khara. However, after finding police on the spot, Khara fired two […]

Cuttack: Padma Shri D Prakash Rao, renowned for running a children’s education and welfare programme in the State was admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital after he fell sick on Tuesday. He complained of chest pain during his tour to Angul to attend a program. According to Rao’s wife, P Vijaylaxmi, the Padma Shri […]

Kalahandi: In August 2016, Kalahandi hogged headlines after a man, Dana Majhi, walked for 10 kilometres with his wife’s corpse on his shoulder after being denied a hearse vehicle. Nothing seems to have changed for the people residing in the remote areas as cases of disrespect to the dead fail to die down even after […]

Cuttack: The Indian Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis teams are confident of winning all the gold medals at the Commonwealth TT Championship scheduled to begin tomorrow at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack. Both Indian TT men’s team captain Sartha Kamal and women’s captain Manika Batra exuded confidence that their teams will do well in […]

Sambalpur: Acute water shortage has massively affected the agricultural activities causing a drought-like situation in several parts of Sambalpur district. The farming community has alleged that, though it is monsoon, the peak time for agriculture, they are yet to begin the agrarian works as there is no water in their fields. Hundreds of farmers in […]

Sundergarh: The district police on Sunday detained four Plus-III students of a degree college for allegedly raping one of their classmates last month. Police have also seized a bike (bearing registration number OD 16 F 1241) used by the accused in the crime. As per the allegation, the girl student was waiting for a bus […]

Jajpur: In a major breakthrough, Jajpur District Police arrested four members of an inter-state gang on Sunday while they were planning to loot a jewellery shop at Singhapur under Binjharpur Police limits of the district. Apart from the four miscreants, another man who was buying the stolen ornaments from them, was also arrested, informed Jajpur […]

Angul: At least 54 students of Kulei Upper Primary School reportedly fell ill after consuming food served under mid-day programme on Saturday. After the students complained of stomach-ache and vomiting, they were admitted to Sub-Divisional Hospital in Talcher. “We found a spider in the food which was served to us in the school. When we […]

Keonjhar:  Tension ran high at Mundasahi village under Champua forest range in Keonjhar district following the death of a minor girl after being attacked by a wild elephant early this morning. Family members of Sini Munda, the deceased minor girl, alleged that a tusker broke a part of their house while the family members were […]

Rayagada: In a fateful incident, a class VII girl student of Kasturba Residential School in Kumudabali was electrocuted to death after accidentally coming in contact with a live wire on Wednesday. The minor student, Nandini Kadraka, died after she touched a livewire hanging from one of the walls of the hostel room. The incident took […]

Keonjhar: A pall of gloom descended on Kendua villagers under Keonjhar Sadar Police limits after a youth died of electric shock this morning hours before his marriage. The deceased has been identified as Lokanath Mohanty. With a heavy heart, Mohanty’s family members said that almost all the preparations for his marriage had reached final stages […]

Cuttack: A miscreant was caught hold and thrashed by some locals while he was trying to escape allegedly after looting gold ornaments worth lakhs from a jewellery shop at CDA Sector-6 in Cuttack last night. According to reports, five miscreants came in a car while three of them entered Sree Ram Jewellery Workshop pretending as […]

Bhubaneswar: Throwing a challenge at the Commissionerate Police, unidentified miscreants Wednesday allegedly looted valuables worth Rs 3 lakhs by breaking the window of an Engineer’s car parked near the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Bhubaneswar. According to reports, an Engineer (identity yet to be established) and his family members from Nimapara area in Puri district […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Higher Education Department on Tuesday issued notices to the Principals of five colleges in Odisha who skipped the Conference of Principals held in Bhubaneswar last month. The department has reportedly issued the show cause notices to Principals of Government Degree College in Bolangir, Government Women’s Degree College in Bolangir, BB Sanskrit College […]

Napoli/Bhubaneswar: Bringing accolades to Odisha and the country yet again, ace sprinter Dutee Chand won the 100m sprint at the Universiade, the World University Games, in Naples on Tuesday. With this, she became the first Indian to win a gold medal at this global event. Dutee finished the race in just 11.32 seconds. Ajla Del […]