Odisha

Bhadrak/ Bhubaneswar: Amid curfew and restrictions in Bhadrak town, a group of unidentified miscreants set some shops afire at Bonth Square in Bhadrak on Monday. Police has detained one person in...

Bhubaneswar: The 4th International Buddhist Conference began at Udayagiri here on Monday, with a view to promote Buddhist heritage of Odisha as a niche tourism product within and outside the country. Organised...

Bhubaneswar: Decrying the Centre’s refusal to enhance Odisha’s kerosene quota, BJD youth activists here on Monday took out a bike rally demanding immediate hike in the fossil fuel’s allocation for the...

Bhadrak/Bhubaneswar: Curfew has been extended till 6 pm on Saturday and patrolling intensified in communal violence-hit Bhadrak town. Security has been tightened further with deployment of 18 platoons of police...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday left for New Delhi on a five-day trip. The Chief Minister will be attending an inter-state council meeting, official source said. As the CM has...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level meeting was held in Bhubaneswar on Friday to review security arrangements ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State in mid-April. Chief Secretary A P Padhi, who chaired...

Bhadrak: Curfew has been imposed in Bhadrak after an angry mob protesting against some derogatory Facebook posts on Lord Rama and Sita burned down several shops in Bhadrak town on Friday....

Bhubaneswar: Keshab Swain, who holds a Guinness World Records for breaking 85 tender (yellow) coconuts with elbow in one minute, will attempt for a new record at Exhibition Ground here...

Bhubaneswar: Janaki Ballava Padhee, the owner of leading educational coaching chain Padhee's Tutorial, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his residence at Bramheswarpatna here on Thursday morning. Locals said...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has set May 4 deadline for supply of academic books for Class-1 to Class-VIII. Chairing a review meeting on status of availability of textbooks across the State, school...