Odisha

Berhampur: Excise officials on Thursday seized 160 kg of ganja and arrested three persons for transporting the contraband in city of Ganjam district. Shantanu Kumar Nayak, Deputy Commissioner of Excise...

Bhubaneswar: Gopalpur legislator Pradeep Panigrahi, who was expelled from ruling BJD in Odisha recently, was reportedly picked up by some people identifying themselves as Crime Branch EOW officials from his...

Nayagarh: The Pari murder case took a new turn on Thursday as Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) chairperson Sandhyabati Pradhan suspected that the 5-year-old girl might...

Malkangiri: Tension prevailed at a tribal-dominated village in Malkangiri district over the burial of an elderly man as he had converted to another religion. According to reports, a section of...

Bhubaneswar: The farmers of Odisha, who were on a dharna against the new agriculture policy of the Centre, were engaged in a scuffle with police in the city on Thursday....

Binka: Rising pollution and presence of toxic waste in Mahanadi river, that passes through Binka in Sonepur district is posing twin threats - affecting aquatic life and business of local...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the Nayagarh SP to provide adequate security to the family members of Pari, the minor girl, who was abducted and murdered in...

Baripada: A youth allegedly attempted self-immolation after his girlfriend got married to another person in Mayurbhanj district. According to sources, the youth, Baidyanath of Kathapal village in Betanati area and...

Kendrapda: Olive ridley sea turtles are back for mass nesting at Odisha's Gahirmatha. Forest personnel on patrolling drives have sighted pairs of mating turtles, Hindustan Times (HT) reported officials as...

Balasore: Some unidentified miscreants allegedly looted lakhs of rupees by breaking open two ATM machines in Soro of the district late Wednesday night. While one ATM is of Axis Bank,...