Tag: Odisha News

A look at the Manakunda village under Bhograi block and one will see big holes on a vast patch of land. It appears like several ponds have been dug up in the area, thanks to the rampant illegal sand smuggling. The village, which borders West Bengal, is now reportedly in the grip of Bengali brokers.

As per reports, the OTDC built the panthashala at a cost of Rs 22 lakh claiming to provide lodging facilities to the tourists coming to Kendrapara town. But since its construction, it could not be made operational till now.

As per reports, around 150 tribal families who live in this village surrounded by mountainous forests have settled on forest land for generations. But despite paying taxes every year, they don't know which land belongs to them.

A mobile looter was detained by the police on Saturday after he was caught on CCTV while stealing a mobile phone in Dhabaleswar Temple.

A huge wall painting of ‘Holy Trinity’ with over 5K bottle caps was created by school students in Berhampur.

A dacoit gang allegedly looted cash, gold ornaments and other valuables by breaking into a house and tying the couple in a bathroom late Friday night.

A youth was thrashed by locals and subsequently handed over to the police on Friday while attempting to abduct a college-going girl at gunpoint.

To evacuate the stuck labourers, a special Auger machine from Sambalpur’s Hirakud Dam has been sent to the collapse site for drilling.

The All Odisha Private Bus Owners' Association has alleged that the state government has adopted a vindictive attitude towards it for holding strikes in the state against (LAccMI) bus service.

The body of a youth was found under mysterious circumstances near Ghosaramal in Sambalpur district on Thursday.

The family members of five Odia labours who are among the stuck in the tunnel, prayed for their safe return.

As per the tradition, five special attires of Lord Jagannath take place in Puri during this period.

A total of 83 cases were registered against many petrol pumps in the last three years for the same reason. Moreover, a total fine of Rs 10,66,000 was collected from those pumps during the same period.

Shouting slogans against the state government, the agitating bus owners demanded immediate halt of the bus service under LAccMI. Private bus owners have long been alleging that due to such bus service of the state government, they have to suffer a lot in terms of business. 

The photos of a royal Bengal tiger was captured by a trap camera which was installed by the forest department in Rayagada block in Gajapati district.