Odisha

Angul/Bhubaneswar: In a devastating fire, over 40 houses were gutted in Badabandha village under Athamallik block in Angul district on Tuesday. Fire tenders from Athamallik and Boudh reached the spot and took...

Dhenkanal/Bhubaneswar: Normal life in Kamakhyanagar of Dhenkanal district was affected due to a dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by Kamakhyanagar Notified Area Council (NAC) councilors on Tuesday. The bandh was observed demanding immediate repair of...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave-like situation intensified in several parts of the State on Tuesday with the mercury soaring up to 40 degrees Celsius in Bhubaneswar. “Ten places in Odisha recorded temperatures above 40 degrees...

Bhubaneswar/ Bhadrak: The State Crime Branch has identified at least 150 people who allegedly created disharmony and law and order situation in Bhadrak by misusing the social media, special DG, crime branch,...

Sundergarh: A 50-year-old man was killed after being hit by a speeding truck at Kutra Square in Sundergarh district on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Muhammad Abdul Razak, was riding his motorcycle...

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested two persons from a hotel located at College Square in Cuttack in connection with a prostitution ring. The arrested were identified as Rakesh Sahoo and...

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...