Odisha

Balasore: At least eight passengers were critically injured after a bus overturned on National Highway (NH) 5 near Shergarh in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday afternoon. According to sources, the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a comprehensive restructuring of its welfare and development schemes, aiming to discontinue non-performing programmes, rationalise expenditure, and redirect resources toward high-impact initiatives that benefit...

Mayurbhanj: A stray dog was hailed as a hero in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district after she fought and killed a venomous snake that threatened a group of over 30 kindergarten students,...

Bhubaneswar: The 21-year-old youth was allegedly found hanging at his residence at Nimidha village in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Benupani Sahu. According to...

Bhubaneswar: As the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) started the process to remove century-old sand from the sanctum sanctorum of the Konark Sun Temple, the focus is on safety issues....

Rayagada: Two persons died after their motorcycles collided head-on near Bada Baridi in Gunupur area of Odisha's Rayagada district on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Shiba Mandangi and...

Sambalpur: Police in Odisha’s Sambalpur district arrested five persons on Friday for allegedly recording and circulating a video featuring a female sankirtan (devotional kirtan) singer on social media. The accused...

Bhubaneswar: With intense heatwave sweeping Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Friday announced an early summer vacation for schools. "The Chief Minister has approved a proposal submitted by the School...

Bhubaneswar: A 66-year-old former malkhana clerk from a court in Koraput district, who had been evading arrest for eight years, was apprehended by the Odisha Crime Branch (CID) on Thursday...

Jagatsinghpur: The estranged boyfriend of the 24-year-old woman, whose half-naked body was found on April 20 a day after her engagement ceremony, hired a contract killer from Jamshedpur to eliminate...