Odisha

Bhubaneswar: After Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi and Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev, another expelled BJD leader, Rajendra Das, will be joining the BJP on March 4, sources said on Saturday.  The...

Cuttack: Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi (silver filigree), unique to Odisha, was on Saturday accorded GI tag by Chennai-based Geographical Indication Registry. With this, the existing Odisha GI list has gone up to 26. ...

Deogarh: Deogarh Police on Friday recovered the decomposed body of a woman buried near a playground in Reamal of Odisha’s Deogarh district. A case has been registered but the identity...

Bhubaneswar: After senior party leaders’ claim of going it solo in the upcoming elections in Odisha, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) state election in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar on Saturday firmly ruled...

Bhubaneswar: Food regulator FSSAI has awarded 'Eat Right Station' certification to 150 railway stations, including four in Odisha, for ensuring safe, hygienic and nutritious food options for passengers. The railway stations...

Sambalpur: President Droupadi Murmu visited Madhupur in Sambalpur district and paid tributes to Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi at his birthplace before winding up her four-day Odisha visit. The President left...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience more heatwave days than normal this summer with El Nino conditions likely to continue at least until May, according to the seasonal outlook of...

Bhubaneswar: In a major jolt to the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the elections, sitting MLA from Jayadav in Khurda district, Arabinda Dhali, resigned from the primary membership...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal, who returned to Bhubaneswar after meeting the central leadership last night, refuted speculation of any alliance with the BJD ahead of the simultaneous elections...

Sonepur: In a bizarre incident, a man allegedly strangled his 24-year-old girlfriend to death and set her body on fire at Balipali village in Kenjhiriapali panchayat under Birmaharajpur police station...