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Bhubaneswar: The festival of colours, Holi, was celebrated with traditional fervor in the campus of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a sister concern of KIIT in the Odisha capital on Thursday. Well-known Ollywood actors, directors, singers, social activists, sportspersons and journalists joined 25,000 tribal children of the institute in the festivity. The cine artists […]

Dhenkanal: A dalit leader was attacked murderously by miscreants here today over some political rivalry. Grievously injured Baidhar Nayak has been shifted to SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack from Dhenkanal headquarters hospital after his condition deteriorated. The incident took place when Nayak was returning from peace committee meeting, which was convened by police […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP will hold its executive meeting on March 27 in Puri. Ahead of the executive meet, the saffron party’s office bearers’ meeting will be held on March 26. “BJP’s day-long executive meeting will be held on March 27 in Puri. On March 26 evening a meeting of all the MLAs, senior leaders and […]

Athgarh: A decomposed carcass of a tusker was recovered from the Hatimundia Hill jungle within the Khuntuni forest range of Athgarh today. The tusker is said to be around 25 years old. According to sources, the trunk of the tusker was found chopped. As per preliminary investigation, it is suspected that the elephant was killed […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Health minister JP Nadda will launch the rotavirus vaccine in Odisha tomorrow as part of the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhea. During his visit, the health minister will also hold a review meeting at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the government, along […]

Jajpur: The man who was accused of branding his 5-year-old granddaughter with hot iron rod was arrested by Jajpur Road Police on Friday. The accused grandfather has been booked under Section 341 and 326 of IPC. “We have registered a case against the girl’s grandfather Dillip Bindhani,” Jajpur Road PS IIC Sisir Mishra said. The […]

Bhubaneswar: People in large number belonging to the Christian community thronged to churches across the state today to observe Good Friday by offering prayer and penance in honor of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Also referred to as Holy Friday, the day commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. Churches are decorated and different […]

Cuttack: Jaundice scare gripped Cuttack city after 17 persons were tested positive with the disease. After a preliminary investigation by the Collector Nirmal Chandra Mishra along with a special team around 17 persons have been identified with the disease at Nuasahi in Jobra area of Cuttack. According to sources, leakages in drinking water supply pipes […]

Jharsuguda: In a major breakthrough, Brajarajnagar police on Thursday arrested notorious criminal Guddu Gupta aka Sanjay from MCL quarters in Kalinagar under Orient police limits here. According to sources, police have seized six mousers, 40 live bullets and Rs 10 lakh cash from his possession. On March 23, while police was conducting checking of vehicles […]

Baripada: In a shocking incident, a deeply wounded body of a minor girl found from Sanakumarum forest under Tiring police limits in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday. Family members of the deceased girl, identified as a resident of Sanakiajanga village, have alleged their daughter has been murdered after being raped. According to sources, the girl was […]

Bhubaneswar: Holi revelry in the State took many ugly turns on Thursday which claimed at least 21 lives and left over forty injured. While eight deaths were reported due to drowning in various water bodies in the state, 13 deaths due to road accidents at various places were registered. According to sources, while two persons […]

The Superintendent of Police (SP) Nitinjeet Singh on Thursday suspended Chaudakulata police outpost officer-in-charge and a constable for allegedly misbehaving with a 62-year-old man during a house raid at Bhagabatipur village yesterday night causing death of the senior citizen

In a major road accident, six persons were killed and two more injured as a SUV overturned near Neulapur square in Dharmasala in Jajpur district on Thursday

In an inhuman act, a five-year-old girl child was branded with hot iron on her face by her grandfather for not obeying him at Padmapur village of Jajpur district

Lambasting both the BJP-led Central government and the State government over shifting of the proposed railway wagon factory from Narla in Kalahandi to Vizag, State Congress chief Prasad Harichandan on Thursday said the Kalahandi district unit will observe a Kalahandi bandh on April 6 protesting against the decision