Bhubaneswar: United States of America thumped South Africa 2-0 in opening match of the hockey FIH Men’s Series Finals which kicked off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar here today. Christian de Angelis (47) and Paul Singh (57) scored for the USA while shot stopper for the North American side Jonathan Klages was however adjudged […]

Nayagarh: In a major breakthrough, the Fategarh Police in Nayagarh district busted a robbery gang and arrested four members of the group on Saturday. Police also recovered stolen valuables including cash and ornaments and two motorcycles bearing registration numbers OD-25-B-1512 and OD-25-H-1172 from their possession. According to sources, Birabar Behera of Ragaripada village lodged a […]

Balasore: A fraudulent company allegedly looted lakhs of rupees from a group of women on the pretext of providing low-interest loans in Sajanagarh area under Nilagiri police limits of Balasore district. As per the allegations by the duped depositors, a ponzi firm had opened an office in Sajanagarh area and collected Rs 5,000 each from […]

Cuttack: What would you do on finding a bag containing cash and ornaments? Well, many might think of keeping it but a couple has now become the talk of the town for returning baggage to its rightful owner. One Bijayananda Mohanty and his wife Pratibha Mohanty of Bramhana Khandi village under Nischintakoili block of Cuttack […]

Nayagarh: Acting on the allegations of illegal sex determination and pregnancy termination, the Nayagarh district administration sealed a private nursing home after conducting a raid on Saturday night. Two employees of the nursing home have been detained in this connection. The raid was conducted in the presence of the Nayagarh Tehsildar and senior officials of […]

Cuttack: The haphazard road construction work by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has now given rise to new a problem for the residents of Cuttack. As sand is now being used at several places to fill the craters where construction work was undertaken for the integrated sanitation project, it is leading to road mishaps. […]

Berhampur: The Odisha Fire Services personnel on Saturday inspected safety arrangements at various coaching centres of Berhampur, Sambalpur, Rourkela and Balasore. The move comes in the wake of recent fire tragedy at a coaching centre in Surat in which over 22 students were killed. As many as 10 teams of the Berhampur unit of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Body of Odisha mountaineer Kalpana Das, who died above the balcony area on Mount Everest while descending from the summit on May 23, was brought to Kathmandu today. Sherpas had successfully brought Kalpana’s mortal remains to the base camp yesterday night from the spot where she died. However, her body could not be air-lifted […]

Jagatsinghpur: A woman warden of Kujang sub-jail in Jagatsinghpur district has brought sexual harassment charges against the additional sub-jailor of the prison. As per the allegations, additional sub-jailor, Ashok Behera, has been behaving with the lady warden inappropriately for the past several days. The complainant further alleged that no action has been taken against Behera […]

Bhubaneswar: As a tribute to mountaineer Kalpana Das, who died while descending the Mount Everest last week on May 23, the outfit which Kalpana wore while climbing Mount Everest in 2008, has been put on display. She had reportedly handed over the outfits to the State Museum in 2017. “It is a matter of great […]

Balasore: As the entire State is reeling under intense hot and humid conditions for the last several days, frequent power cuts have made life miserable for the patients undergoing treatment at Nilagiri Sub-Divisional Hospital in Balasore district. Health services have been massively hit due to the scorching heat and frequent power cuts at the hospital […]

Angul: Tension prevailed at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) Balaram coal mines in Talcher as labourers and security staff staged a dharna demanding ex-gratia and job for one of the family members of a security guard who was killed in an accident. The deceased, Kailash Maharana was a resident of Kalamchuin village and was working as […]

Balasore: Telangana Police arrested a man in Balasore district yesterday and recovered around 100 high-end and expensive cycles from his possession that he had stolen from a Hyderabad-based cycle showroom recently. The accused has been identified as Deepak Jena of Kamarda area. According to reports, Jena was working in a cycle showroom in Hyderabad and […]

Cuttack: At least five persons including a woman were injured in a post-poll violence at Pokhari village in Niali area of Cuttack on Monday morning. Some members of a particular political party barged into the house of an activist of another party and attacked him and his family members with wooden planks over political rivalry. […]

Jagatsinghpur: Four rooms and two shops were gutted in separate fire mishaps in Jagatsinghpur and Angul districts in last 24 hours. In a suspected case of short circuit, fire engulfed four rooms of a family at Benapada village under Naugaon Tehsil of Jagatsinghpur district in the wee hours today. Many valuable items were reduced to […]

Berhampur: A youth was beaten to death allegedly over love affair at Dhaugaon under Dharakote police limits of Ganjam district on Friday night. The deceased youth has been identified as been identified as Alekh Nahak. As per the police complaint lodged by his father Santosh Nahak, family members of a girl attacked Alekh with sharp […]

New Delhi: Modi wave seems to be sweeping Rajasthan with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in 24 out of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state as counting of votes progressed on Thursday. This is a major debacle for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress, which had managed to form government in the state a […]

Bhubaneswar: While every political party is busy with the seat arithmetic, the Odisha unit of Congress party has conceded defeat and even expressed scepticism over retaining the seat of the Leader of Oppositions (LoP) in the State. A day before the counting of votes in the general elections in Odisha, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar today issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for seven districts in the State. As per the latest forecast, a moderate thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh till 6.30 PM […]

Nayagarh: A woman was allegedly murdered by her in-laws over dowry at Binodpara village under Ranapur Police limits of Nayagarh district. The deceased has been identified as Subhrakeshi Swain. The family members of the deceased have alleged that her in-laws tried to burn the body after killing Subhrakeshi over dowry demand. “Our daughter’s husband, her […]