Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a major administrative revamp, the Odisha government announced the creation of Rairangpur Police District by carving it out from the existing Mayurbhanj Police District. The establishment of the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday declared Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit as the brand ambassador of Odisha Handlooms for one year. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

Jagatsinghpur: A man and his nine-year-old daughter died after being run over by a speeding truck on Cuttack-Paradip highway in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Thursday. The deceased have been identified...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the alleged self-immolation death of a 20-year-old girl in Odisha’s Kendrapada, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday voiced serious concern saying three young...

Paralakhemundi: Eight persons were apprehended by the police on Thursday in connection with the alleged killing of a man over sorcery suspicion in Mohana area of Odisha's Gajapati district. Police...

Puri: Normal life in Odisha's Puri district was partially hit on Thursday by a six-hour hartal called by the Opposition BJD, demanding justice for a 15-year-old girl who died of...

Angul: Three persons, including two minors, have been arrested for alleged gangrape of a woman in Odisha's Angul district. Ranjan Kumar Mukhi (22) of Baramancha village has been identified as...

Kendrapada: A day the alleged self-immolation death of a 20-year-old girl, Kendrapada SP Siddharth Kataria on Thursday transferred assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sailendra Mohan Palai of Pattamundai Rural police station to...

Jajpur: Three policemen of Balichandrapur station in Odisha's Jajpur district were suspended over an alleged attempt by a 28-year-old youth to end his life by consuming poison after being subjected...

Jagatsinghpur: Jagatsinghpur SP Bhawani Shankar Udgata has formed a team to probe the allegations of custodial torture of a 41-year-old man detained at Biridi police station. A show-cause notice has...